Appleseed in Indiana: Wabash & Evansville Events

[techres]

Appleseed in Indiana: Still Looking for Riflemen!

2008 is nearly half over, but there are still many Appleseed Shoots in the region, so that you can share the Appleseed experience with friends and family.

We now have the following Appleseeds, that may be of interest to you.

The RWVA hopes to see you, your friends and family at one of these locations in 2008.

Indiana:
Wabash June 14-15
Evansville June 21-22
Wabash October 18-19

Ohio:
Gibsonburg August 23-24

Illinois:
Chillicothe August 30-31
Ottawa September 6-7

Kentucky:
Totz June 7-8
Morehead July 19-20
Knob Creek October 25-26

You can get the details for each of these locations, confirm dates, and register at The Appleseed Project.

The folks at RWVA are looking forward to seeing you soon.

And A Personal Testimony:

These guys are the real deal and are inexpensive for what they do. Their combining of history with marksmanship is not to be found in any other program. Their zeal for freedom, shooting, and improving each shooter is evident in every event.

If you have not gone to one, go! If you have a reason you cannot go for time, or money, or ammo, whatever, IM me and we can try and make a way. Those of us who have done these and have seen how it change shooters into marksmen are ready to do what we can to get people on the line.

One unique aspect of Appleseed is that it ties our American past to the American present in order to save America's future.

Anyone who has ever whined about the dying shooting community, or loosing the "soft war", or the changes in America that have lead to the AWB, open carry becoming seeming criminal, or the constant harangue that gunowners are marginalized, you need to come and bring a buddy.

If you have said, "What can I do?", the answer is you can do this.

[Soundslikejosh]

Anybody familiar with the Wabash area? Are there hotels nearby? Perhaps a place with an Appleseed group rate? Planning to be there June 14th and need to make the appropriate plans. Hope to meet some of you there.

[Soundslikejosh]

Oh, by the way, camping is not out of the question, if it's available. Any ideas?

[hawkhavn]

All, Here is the link with the hotel and shoot registration info: 2008 Wabash IN Appleseed Information There is no camping at the range at this shoot. If anyone knows of a good campground nearby, let's hear about it. SoundslikeJosh, looking forward to meeting you as well. Start doing some nightly stretches now, make the weekend a little smoother. hawkhavn

[indyjoe]

Looks like Knob Creek is just as close for Indy south siders. I-65 is a faster road. October is much more realistic for getting my two 10/22s built up as LTRs.

Have there ever been any Appleseeds in Central Indiana?

[Yamaha]

Originally Posted by hawkhavn

All, Here is the link with the hotel and shoot registration info: 2008 Wabash IN Appleseed Information There is no camping at the range at this shoot. If anyone knows of a good campground nearby, let's hear about it. SoundslikeJosh, looking forward to meeting you as well. Start doing some nightly stretches now, make the weekend a little smoother. hawkhavn

just north of marion, indiana there is the mississenewa reservoir campgrounds. I cannot think of anywhere else, but that should be less than a 20minute drive to wabash

[hawkhavn]

indyjoe,

We just had one at Freedom on April 19th. Second largest in the country for that special weekend.

hawkhavn

[W9ZEB]

Can someone explain exactly what to expect at an appleseed event?

Is this a class/training event? A competition? Or something else completely?

Why is a bolt action more difficult to use than a Semi Auto? Are the targets timed? Perhaps someone very familiar with the events can post a solid "About Appleseed Events" thread.

Thanks. I have virtually zero rifle experience. I figure this might be a good place to start, but the RWVA site doesn't appear to do a good job of explaining exactly what to expect.

Thanks in advance.

[Fenway]

I have a hard time figuring out exactly what happens at these events as well.

[hawkhavn]

All,

I decided to 'borrow' this from Techres' reply in this thread:

http://ingunowners.com/forums/tactic...d_project.html

"I am very involved and have been to a few shoots. Frankly, you will not find better marksmanship training at their price point anywhere. Additionally, no one spends the time to match the skills of marksmanship with American history (specifically how marksmanship was critical in the lead up to and opening battles of the Revolutionary war) with the detail and care that the Appleseed trainers do.

As much as shooters complain about the dwindling body of gun owners and shooters in this country, you would think we would all flock to the opportunity to shoot two days straight and usually even spend the night camping out and chatting by the fire with gun owners from far and near.

Even more, these shoots are attended by men, women, kids of all ages. And frankly, if you have not been to an event where 50 rifles of all caliber open up at the same time on either side of you (down the line), you really have not "been shooting".

Traditional marksmanship, sling use, breathing and body control, history, camaraderie, and tons of gun owners hanging out, it is a blast.

And they charge next to nothing. And if you do not have a rifle, they will even find one to loan you. Bring whatever you have. Last shoot the guy on the left had a bolt action K-31, the guy on my right had an M1A, the guy beyond him had a lever action .22, and I had my AR.

IF you have not been to one, go. If you have, go again. The Appleseeders are convinced that the only way to bring back the body of American shooters that are going to be involved in shooting, and politics, is to get shooters out there, having fun, getting skilled, and knowing the history behind them so we can keep it all in the future."

So no it's not competition, it's training. It's rifle instruction at the fundamental level. You are taught how to shoot from prone, sitting/kneeling and standing. How to use a sling, how to find your natural point of aim, the six steps to firing a shot, breath control and a whole lot more.

The stages are timed, that is why a semi-auto with detachable mags is recommended. That being said, shooter's bring every rifle under the sun and shoot with them. You can use iron sights or scopes. Most of the shooting is done at 25 m so we don't spend all day running to a distant target and back.

It is excellent training for a new shooter, experienced shooters all tell us that they have learned something of value. Shotgun News did an article back in April as did SWAT magazine, we are on the cover of Small Arms Review this month.

I just checked and there are 22 threads mentioning the Appleseed program here on INGO, here is the link to the Freedom shoot in April, page 5 with their comments:

http://ingunowners.com/forums/tactic...edom_in-5.html

Please post any other questions/concerns/comments about the program and we will get the info to you.

hawkhavn
RWVA Instructor and IN State Coordinator