Sam1911
Moderator Emeritus
Hi All!
I'm seriously considering attending the PA Appleseed shoot in September. I don't know that much about them (RWVA) than what's on their site, but it looks awesome and a great chance to learn.
I'm curious to hear from folks who've participated about what to bring and what to expect.
Once upon a time I shot NRA 3-position smallbore for some years (shot at Perry in '94), and a little high-power. I did the DCM thing, back when it *was* DCM, so I am not a brand newbie to "practical" rifle shooting. But I'd be planning to enter this as a blank slate.
I've read over their list of recommended items to bring, and that all looks fine, except I didn't catch whether you should plan on 400 rounds for the high-power gun by itself or 400 rounds between the big one and your .22 or 400 rds each? What do you need?
I'm planning to bring either my Garand or '03-A3. I think. Maybe one as a back-up for the other. I have around 300 rds. of Korean ball, maybe 120 rds. of Greek ball, and then some "match" hand-loads I made up last year. When they speak of average shooters with rack grade rifles and service ammo ... well, are they serious? Should my DCM Garand and some Korean surplus ammo be all I need to do this, or would you all invest in the components to make some high-quality ammo for this event? Again, 400 rds of good stuff? That's going to cost significantly more than my match fees, for sure! Is it going to make that much difference?
Further, what would you do to prepare? What kind of practice and how much?
Finally, as I've said, I've planned to shoot this with the '03-A3 or Garand. I also have a couple of buddies who might like to shoot it but haven't purchased rifles yet...and I might just be curious about other guns. What, of the following, would you feel good bringing to an Appleseed shoot:
K-31
FAL (Stg58)
M48A Mauser
SKS
(for giggles?)
AKS-74, AKM, M1 Carbine?
Thanks for the advice!
-Sam
I'm seriously considering attending the PA Appleseed shoot in September. I don't know that much about them (RWVA) than what's on their site, but it looks awesome and a great chance to learn.
I'm curious to hear from folks who've participated about what to bring and what to expect.
Once upon a time I shot NRA 3-position smallbore for some years (shot at Perry in '94), and a little high-power. I did the DCM thing, back when it *was* DCM, so I am not a brand newbie to "practical" rifle shooting. But I'd be planning to enter this as a blank slate.
I've read over their list of recommended items to bring, and that all looks fine, except I didn't catch whether you should plan on 400 rounds for the high-power gun by itself or 400 rounds between the big one and your .22 or 400 rds each? What do you need?
I'm planning to bring either my Garand or '03-A3. I think. Maybe one as a back-up for the other. I have around 300 rds. of Korean ball, maybe 120 rds. of Greek ball, and then some "match" hand-loads I made up last year. When they speak of average shooters with rack grade rifles and service ammo ... well, are they serious? Should my DCM Garand and some Korean surplus ammo be all I need to do this, or would you all invest in the components to make some high-quality ammo for this event? Again, 400 rds of good stuff? That's going to cost significantly more than my match fees, for sure! Is it going to make that much difference?
Further, what would you do to prepare? What kind of practice and how much?
Finally, as I've said, I've planned to shoot this with the '03-A3 or Garand. I also have a couple of buddies who might like to shoot it but haven't purchased rifles yet...and I might just be curious about other guns. What, of the following, would you feel good bringing to an Appleseed shoot:
K-31
FAL (Stg58)
M48A Mauser
SKS
(for giggles?)
AKS-74, AKM, M1 Carbine?
Thanks for the advice!
-Sam