Comments on: APPLESEED http://backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/2010/02/01/appleseed/ Massad Ayoob on Firearms, Self-defense, and the 2nd Amendment Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:58:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joseph O'Connell http://backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/2010/02/01/appleseed/comment-page-1/#comment-10807 Joseph O'Connell Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:31:35 +0000 http://backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/?p=688#comment-10807 When is the next date for Appleseed? Also where would be a good place to buy a 22 .795 Marlin semi-automatic. We tried at Wal-Mart and found a 22 .60 Marlin lever action with a scope for $220. Is it a good deal. When is the next date for Appleseed?
Also where would be a good place to buy a 22 .795 Marlin semi-automatic. We tried at Wal-Mart and found a 22 .60 Marlin lever action with a scope for $220. Is it a good deal.

]]> By: Boomer http://backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/2010/02/01/appleseed/comment-page-1/#comment-10423 Boomer Tue, 18 Oct 2011 05:41:32 +0000 http://backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/?p=688#comment-10423 Mas, - My son, one daughter, and I went to our first Appleseed this weekend out here in Oklahoma. It was outstanding history, training, and camaraderie. All of our scores improved as the training progressed. We came home with no patch, good sunburns, and and a ready attitude for the next event! - Possible things to bring up in your follow up that I learned, (assuming it's not already done), 1]Ground mats of some type were vital in the goat-heads and sundry stickers 2] slings are really a must on your 10/22 if you are to maximize the potential learning 3] I picked up both the expert pistol & rifle awards in the Navy before I retired, and Appleseed's Rifleman Patch is centered around the Army's quals, but it turns out that my eyes aren't what they used to be, so I got a cheap scope for day two, and in one way that wasn't the best time to change up if you wanted to bump your score, and in another way, it was perfect for a plethora of instruction and insight on how to calibrate and make that little scope perform [all that to say; those targets have shrunk over the years! Beware!]... - I ended up with a 187, two happy kids, some good American history, and a ready desire to return! BTW Mas ... God bless you brother! r/ Eric "Boomer" Blomgren ... and don't forget to breath! Mas,
- My son, one daughter, and I went to our first Appleseed this weekend out here in Oklahoma. It was outstanding history, training, and camaraderie. All of our scores improved as the training progressed. We came home with no patch, good sunburns, and and a ready attitude for the next event!
- Possible things to bring up in your follow up that I learned, (assuming it’s not already done),
1]Ground mats of some type were vital in the goat-heads and sundry stickers
2] slings are really a must on your 10/22 if you are to maximize the potential learning
3] I picked up both the expert pistol & rifle awards in the Navy before I retired, and Appleseed’s Rifleman Patch is centered around the Army’s quals, but it turns out that my eyes aren’t what they used to be, so I got a cheap scope for day two, and in one way that wasn’t the best time to change up if you wanted to bump your score, and in another way, it was perfect for a plethora of instruction and insight on how to calibrate and make that little scope perform [all that to say; those targets have shrunk over the years! Beware!]…

- I ended up with a 187, two happy kids, some good American history, and a ready desire to return!

BTW Mas … God bless you brother!

r/
Eric “Boomer” Blomgren

… and don’t forget to breath!

]]> By: Joe http://backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/2010/02/01/appleseed/comment-page-1/#comment-7156 Joe Wed, 05 Jan 2011 08:03:49 +0000 http://backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/?p=688#comment-7156 Flash. As an educator you must know that it is impossible to teach at a pace suitable for everyone. Especially when there is a low instructor to student ratio. If they taught to the slowest common denominator some would have been bored to death. You would also not have been exposed to a lot of material such as computing MOA, NPOA, and shooting AQT's. Realistically two days is barely enough time to cover the material. What you need to do is to use what you learned there at home and after you become more proficient come back to another 2 day shoot and learn some more. Or even consider one of the 6 days boot camps as the pace is much much more relaxed IMHO. I have attended 5 shoots and learn each time I attend. (However I do wish Fred would institute a lifetime membership for those of us not born the correct sex.) As far as getting a patch does it really matter? You are there to improve your shooting and I will wager that this did occur. If you did not think that Appleseed was a great bargain you can check out some of the rifle schools out west that will run you a few thousand dollars for the week. From what I have heard are not any better than the instruction at Appleseed. Flash.
As an educator you must know that it is impossible to teach at a pace suitable for everyone. Especially when there is a low instructor to student ratio. If they taught to the slowest common denominator some would have been bored to death. You would also not have been exposed to a lot of material such as computing MOA, NPOA, and shooting AQT’s.

Realistically two days is barely enough time to cover the material. What you need to do is to use what you learned there at home and after you become more proficient come back to another 2 day shoot and learn some more. Or even consider one of the 6 days boot camps as the pace is much much more relaxed IMHO.

I have attended 5 shoots and learn each time I attend. (However I do wish Fred would institute a lifetime membership for those of us not born the correct sex.)

As far as getting a patch does it really matter? You are there to improve your shooting and I will wager that this did occur.

If you did not think that Appleseed was a great bargain you can check out some of the rifle schools out west that will run you a few thousand dollars for the week. From what I have heard are not any better than the instruction at Appleseed.

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