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The RWVA are a great bunch of people, extemely polite and very considerate. I didn't get the opportunity to shoot with them this past fall when they were at TacPro Shooting Center in Mingus, Texas where I work, but did get the chance to observe throughout the two days as I checked on our ranges. A very friendly bunch indeed, I hope they make the trip out to TacPro again this year, so I can attend.


Thomas
 
Homerange

Billy Sparks, if you are less than an hour from the homerange,you don't have to wait for an Appleseed Shoot to learn.
The RWVA has monthly shoots and welcome all to attend.
They start the day with shooting the 25 M. AQT and will help you out with sighting in,sling use and positions.
In the afternoon,they shoot matches at the full range targets(100-500 yds.).
They also have special shoots during the year and again all are welcome to attend. There are small fees to take part but not expensive.
If you want to become a full member of the RWVA. The requirements are to be an Expert shooter but they will teach you how to become one at the matches and you can shoot free until you become one.

I do not know if all the above is still a fact, I base it on what I have read on the RWVA sites :confused:
If not true at this time,will someone let me know?
 
I have been hesitant to attend one fo the events for fear I would be the "weakest link" so to speak. I have heard some conflicting information on the web as to you can be a novice to attend up to "if you aren't a good marksman don't come". To those who have attended which is it?
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Appleseed Shoots are all about learning basic rifle marksmanship. If you are a "weak shooter", then you are just the fella that Appleseed is looking for.
There was nobody weaker than me when I went to my first Appleseed last February, toting my Yugo SKS and a half-case of Wolf ammo (no rifle snobbery at Appleseed, either).
 
Question for you guys. I have a 'new' CZ 527 carbine and the iron sights aren't adjustable, set at the factory. I've put a scope on it...do they shoot with scopes at the Appleseed or iron only?
 
Scopes??????

Yes,plenty of shooters use scopes at an Appleseed Shoot. It is better in my opinion to learn the basics of using iron sights before going to a scope(never know when scope may break) but the RWVA wants you to shoot what you have and learn to do it well.
If you will zero your iron sights 2 MOA high at 25 M. with a 6 o'clock hold, you can do a pretty good job of shooting the 25M AQT's by holding a little into the black on the standing stage while holding 6 0'clock on the other stages.

The main point of attending an Appleseed is to learn to use whatever you have on hand.
 
Chris the prefer you learn to use your iron sites, but I have seen scopes on the line,(older folks don't see too good). Bring what you have, they will work with that!
 
Davo posted:

Appleseed cancelled the California shoot.

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Im fuming. Ive been looking forward to and praticing for the Saugus shoot for 6 months. I get word today that its been cancelled because the shoot may be seen as illegal militia activity by lawyers in this state.
Im in constant practice, but I have to admit I was thrilled that an organization would have the guts to come here to KALI and give me instruction.
As a reference the state of California has the largest population in the country. We have over twice the population of Texas(the next largest). Though the state is mostly liberal weenies, there are still MORE conservative folks here than most midwestern and southern states. There are alot of us, and we are forgotten at times and overshadowed. Its not to be, at least for now. I may look at the Vegas shoots, I dunno.
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Davo, why don't you just simply attend an Appleseed in an adjacent state? That's what some of us have to do, and is what I'm doing. Then, you can hold Mini-Appleseed day shoots, getting folks interested in your area.

There were very valid reasons for cancelling the Saugus event, and there was a bunch of flak for it. I agree with the decision myself, the legal issues raised were valid, and eventually will be fully addressed, so there can be an Appleseed in your state.

You can also do what some of us brave souls have done, host one yourself. The 2 smallest states (in population) have events on the calendar or pending.
 
I was doing some looking around on the RWVA site, and I saw a lot of events in the American Southeast and East, and someone mentioned a California Appleseed shoot as well. So my question is, are there ever any shoots here in the Midwest, specifically in the fine state of Missouri? I'm still in high school, and I would love to experience the shoot and obtain the training before I do leave for college.
 
Osage Beach, MO Oct 13 & 14 I think details on this are still in the finishing stages.

The list of events is here, with more added all the time.
http://www.rwva.org/yabbse/index.php?topic=1385.0

BTW if your state is not mentioned go to the rwva.com website PM Fred or Riflewoman and they will be glad to work with you on bringing one to your hometown (with your help).

Mike
 
Also 20 and Under plus current military shoot for free (you still gotta provide your gear and ammo)
 
Davo,

You got screwed through your own state politics, and through an unfortunate internal decision in RWVA.

I for one was very dissapointed things went the way they did, it was not right.

That does not diminish the value of attending an Appleseed. I do not know anywhere that you can go to receive the quality of instruction for the bargain price. If you can point me to it, I will check it out.

Great pains are still being taken to get as close to California as possible. I urge you to check out the closest shoot. I live in Florida and had to travel 9 hours to the first Appleseed and 12 hours to the next (thats 1 way) The instruction was just that good.

Hope you get to a shoot.

Mike
 
Appleseed

I
spent 10 years in the Marine Corps, so went to my first Appleseed feeling a tad smug. Found out quickly that I needed all the help I could get. By the end of the Appleseed, I shot Rifleman (with a straight-pull bolt Swiss K31) and that was better than shooting Expert at the range in Pendleton with an M16. These are an absolutely Great bunch of people. There is NO rifle snobbery, NO condescension on those with little or no shooting skills (heck, that's who these things are for mainly), only enthusiasm, and a love of this nation and a desire to regain some of what we have lost in the past 60 years. Namely pride in ourselves.
So, bring your body, your rifle, ammo, and a willingness to learn. By the end of the event, you will be sore, sunburned, bruised, chafed, and fired up:D
Even if you don't qualify as Rifleman, you will have learned valuable tools that will enable you to shoot better than you ever thought you could. More importantly, you will have learned some things about the founding of this Nation and will have bonded with people of like minds and interests.
These events are a seminal experience and not to be missed. Under 20 or active Military? Come shoot for free! On us! Crack shot? Come be an instructor. Pass that knowledge on! Don't have one near you? MAKE ONE HAPPEN!! I did. It wasn't easy, but then again, nothing worth having is ever "easy". The pride I feel in having this event come to my town is priceless and worth whatever inconveniences or difficulties I may have to overcome.
Semper Fi all of you, and come to an Appleseed. I look forward to meeting you all.
 
While an Appleseed shoot is geared toward training people--young and old, male and female--to be better rifle shots, it is also about American history.

A few short lectures over the two day program remind us of the sacrifices of our forefathers, their bravery, and the legacy they wanted to leave their children and generations of grandchildren. These tales with references to specific people, the facts of those days, and what those sacrifices produced help motivate attendees to engage more fully in the "soft war", i.e., supporting our Constitution and standing up for our rights in the political process today. These rights continue to be quickly eroded by dimwits electing dimwits to state and federal legislatures.

If each Appleseed can help produce more right thinking, educated people who will join an informal natiowide political militia of Constitution supporters, who will themselves get off their TV couches and send a message to their elected representatives, then the Appleseed program will continue to succeed. It is infectious good. This is a solid, friendly organization restoring value to American life, and that is a good thing.

But in between the short talks on patriotism, you get to shoot! A lot! And you learn how to shoot better. There are two types of people who attend an Appleseed: those who come with at least some humuility that they could learn how to shoot (better?), and those who already know that they can shoot really well, but who are interested in a challenging course of fire, comraderie with a great group of like-minded people, and perhaps spreading to others all the good that Appleseed espouses, both for accurate shooting and patriotism.

Check it out. RWVA.org Attend one, then bring friends to another. If for any reason you don't like it, you don't have to come again--but I think you will like it.

CB3
 
If each Appleseed can help produce more right thinking, educated people who will join an informal natiowide political militia of Constitution supporters, who will themselves get off their TV couches and send a message to their elected representatives, then the Appleseed program will continue to succeed. It is infectious good. This is a solid, friendly organization restoring value to American life, and that is a good thing.
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If only there were a bumpersticker big enough to hold this!

You're right, of course. Like I said earlier, this program made me a better shooter -- in spite of handicapping myself with an SKS.
 
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