Appleseed at Banner (Yukon/El Reno) March 26-27, 2011

[henschman]

Attention shooters: Project Appleseed is returning to Canadian Ranges (aka the Banner Road Range) March 26-27, 2011. The range is a great location for anyone near the OKC area... it is just off I-40 between Yukon and El Reno, and is a half hour or less from OKC.

Come and hear the best instruction in the fundamentals of rifle marksmanship you will find anywhere, and re-connect with your American heritage. Appleseed teaches rifle marksmanship from traditional field positions, based around the Army Qualification Test course of fire. Appleseed also connects its marksmanship training with Revolutionary War history, and teaches the remarkable story of what happened on April 19, 1775 -- the day the professional British military was soundly defeated and driven from the field of battle by farmers, shopkeepers, craftsmen, and everyday folk who were fed up with tyranny. An amazing story that every American should know, but few do.

Anyone who qualifies Expert on the AQT is awarded our Rifleman's patch (see my avatar), and is eligible to join the ranks of volunteer instructors that make up the program.

Appleseed's goal is nothing less than turning this country back into a Nation of Riflemen. Participants will be taught all the skills necessary to pick up a rack-grade rifle with surplus ball ammunition and iron sights and hit man-sized targets out to 500 yards... the traditional Rifleman's Quarter Mile.

Everyone is encouraged to attend, no matter your skill level. Everyone from beginners to experts will benefit from the coaching and focus on the fundamentals. A semi-auto with detachable magazines is ideal for our course of fire, but any safe rifle will do. A .22 LR is fine, since we do most of our shooting on 25m Army qual. targets, but center fires are welcome and encouraged. An adjustable sling is highly recommended. Shooters are encouraged to bring at least one extra magazine, if they have it. A limited number of .22 training rifles are available for loan from Appleseed instructors, for those who cannot bring a rifle. Contact me to make arrangements. Shooters who come with a 25m zero will be ahead of the game.

Subjects covered include:

- Safety
- What it means to be a Rifleman (with a capital "R")
- Solid field positions
- The sling as a marksmanship aid
- Natural Point of Aim
- Zeroing with Inches, Minutes, and Clicks
- Rifleman's Cadence
- Trajectory, Ranging, and Battle Sight Zero
- Compensating for wind
- The story of Lexington and Concord, and how marksmanship made the difference
- The importance of keeping the heritage alive

You will also enjoy being in the company of the finest group of Americans you will find (I've never been to an Appleseed where the attendees didn't fit that description). We offer free and/or drastically reduced rates for certain groups within which we want to encourage marksmanship, or who especially need to hear our message of liberty. This includes youth under 21, women, active duty military/guard/reserve, peace officers, eleced officials, and teachers.

Come be a part of the rebirth.

Event Info here: http://appleseedinfo.org/smf/index.php?topic=21009.0

Registration here: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1377190213

 

[foghorn918]

This will be my first Appleseed. Any other Boomer Shooter members going too?

 

[toyfreak]

This will be my first Appleseed. Any other Boomer Shooter members going too?

Does the rifle half to have iron sights? All of my guns have glass on them. I have a Savage Mk II TR that I would love to use at this event. Looks very interesting.

 

[rawhide1]

I'll be there.

 

[michaelclm]

Guys, I don't think you'll be disappointed at all. Hensch and his bunch run a great firing line and they bring a fantastic lesson. Don't forget to take the kids. Beware: As with most things shooting these are addictive, especially the pursuit of 'the patch'.

toyfreak, they encourage iron sights but they won't turn you away without them. If your rifle can be mod'ed to take Tech Sights I would encourage them but you can shoot with optics at an Appleseed. There were people at the one I attended last September who had everything from rimfire scopes to holo/red dot sights to bigger variable power glass. Just make sure that you know what fraction of a minute your clicks are for the zero.

 

[henschman]

Well, it was a great event. 14 shooters showed up on an unexpectedly cold Saturday morning. The weather was pretty miserable both days, but we perservered like Riflemen do, and shot from 8:30 until 6:00 both days. We had 2 gentlemen shoot Expert on the AQT and earn their Rifleman's patches on the first day... and they were both using iron sights (one with a Ruger with Tech Sights, and the other with a 14.5" AR with flip ups shooting co-witnessed through an Aimpoint). Good job Greg and Troy. Everyone else's skills improved dramatically over the weekend. We had at least 3 gentlemen who were nipping at that Expert score. I bet they will be back soon to claim that patch. Rawhide and Foghorn, that means you! And after you get those patches, we have some nice orange hats that would look good on your heads. Sunday evening was kind of fun... the shooters started trickling out and only 3 shooters were left by 4:00 or so, so we decided to do a little rifle swapping. Everyone got to put a clip downrange with my CMP M-1 (which you can become qualified to purchase through Project Appleseed, btw), and some of the instructors got a little trigger time. Rawhide was nice enough to let me shoot his Mossberg M44. What a sweet little .22! For a bolt action I like it about as much as my CZ-452.

Anyway, you guys were great students. Thanks for making it another successful Oklahoma Appleseed.

toyfreak, you should come down to Grandfield on April 30 - May 1. It will be a good time. Scope, irons, it doesn't matter. It isn't a competition... it is just all about restoring the heritage of marksmanship in this country. If you have a center fire, you should bring it... Bobby has steel out to 1000 yards at Grandfield. It is a good time.

Thanks for the kind words, Mike!

 

[rawhide1]

Thank you to Henschman, Will and Dale for doing an outstanding job teaching. Despite the cool spring weather we really enjoyed ourselves. It's been a long time since I was that cold but am very grateful to have experienced it.

The old Mossberg is fun to shoot but I loved your Garand and will definately have to get one. Got an email from my brother today about going to Grandfield. You're likely to see us there.