Mingus TX (Dallas/Ft Worth) Appleseed Shoot Oct 28th and 29th

[BozemanMT]

Two days, $70
About all the ammo you can shoot
learn how to shoot a rifle well and correctly from basic positions.

For $70, how can you go wrong?

www.rwva.org/yabbse/index.php?topic=811.0

Registration form

You are running out of time to pre-register, but even if you decide on the morning of the 28th, we'll find room for you on the line.

What to bring


what will be taught:
This is the course of fire on Saturday:

1. 20 Round Classification
2. 20 Round Classification
3. 5 Sighters
4. 5 Sighters
5. 5 Sighters
6. 40 Round qd-AQT
7. 10 Rounds prone practice
8. 10 Rounds prone with sling practice
8. 10 Rounds sitting practice
9. 10 Rounds standing practice
10. Ball-n-dummy
11. 40 Round rapid fire qd-AQT
12. 40 Round rapid fire qd-AQT

This the course of fire on Sunday:
1. 20 Round Classification
2. Ball-n-dummy from prone
3. 10 rounds Sitting, stand up after two shots; NPOA drill
4. 10 rounds Single fire standing... walk away from line between shots...NPOA drill
5. 10 rounds Standing in 2 minutes (compare groups)
6. 12 rounds, mag change drill, 6 targets, two shots into each target including the mag change.
7. 24 rounds Rapid fire: 4 shots in 12 seconds or less , repeated 6 times into 1" square

100 Yard Range
1. 5 shots at 100 yards, sights set at 200 meters...transition target
2. 5 shots at 100 yards, sights set at 200 meters...transition target
3. 5 shots at 100 yards, sights at 300 meters....transition target
4. 5 shots at 100 yards, sights at 400 meters....transition target
5. 40 round rapid fire AQT at 100 yards....


200 Yard Range
1. 5 rounds at simulated 1400 yard target
2. 10 rounds shoot and scoot (firing done at 200 prone, 150 standing, 100 supported prone

Topics discussed:
1. Six steps of firing the shot.
2. prone position
3. sitting position
4. standing position
5. sling usage, hasty hasty, hasty, loop
6. npoa
7. call the shot
8. talking targets
9. dragging wood...trigger finger
10. rapid fire, rifleman's cadence
11. mag changes
12. barrel maintenance
13. inches/minutes/ clicks
14. come ups
15. doping wind, Fred's simplified rule
16. adjusting sights
17. Six o'clock holds, Center holds
18. Target identification
19. Range determination...front sight width.
20. Cheek weld

That is a lot of information for a two day program and only $70.

 

[ACP230]

Y'all gonna get enough shooters there to beat Indiana's numbers?
Well, are ya?

 

[BozemanMT]

I dunno
I'm trying
Texans??????????????

I think he's calling you out.

 

[Pacer]

Wow.

Two weeks away, and not a single Texan making any effort to meet the challenge gauntlet thrown by Indiana!

The 'review' might be good practice for future essential protection of the homestead, but I guess all of Texas is actively supporting the MM on the border?

Pacer

 

[mkh100]

bump bump,

Come on Texas....this is gonna be fun to boot !

 

[TexasRifleman]

Maybe some description of what an Appleseed shoot is rather than assuming we all know?

'Cause I know I haven't a clue what it is.

 

[rbernie]

I just searched thru all the links and still don't have a clue.

 

[El Tejon]

I read in Fred's column in SG that Texas cannot beat Indiana as they only have one little dinky star on their state flag while we have 19 of them (or something like that).

Best wishes to all involved in the Appleseed training. It is a worthwhile endeavour and should be emulated and expanded! Good luck, Texas.

 

[Bane]

www.rwva.org Click on the Applleseed links on the left. The Appleseed is a great chance to learn practical rifle shooting. I highly recommend it to anyone who is even slightly interested. Texas will never beat Indiana's numbers!

 

[mkh100]

Its about several things.....

Its about shooting your modern rifle VERY well....accurately with iron sights out to 500 yards, the traditional "Rifleman's Quarter Mile"

Its about building a Nation of Riflemen....Folks that have guns, know how to use them, and understand how 2A was meant and should be upheld. The instructors are all volunteer, and the group is non -profit. A bunch of Americans have decided to push back against those that would legislate your rights away, by teaching any American willing to learn how to better handle their firearms.

Its about getting together and meeting friends and neighbors that like you hold their responsabilities in a free society as being worth defending. We will win the "soft war" against the gun grabbers through education.

At a shoot you will spend about 10 minutes or so each day applying the history we learned in school to the present day. Then spend the rest of the two days SHOOTING and SHOOTING, and SHOOTING. You will fire about 400 rounds over two days and I doubt you can find a better place to learn or hone your skills......certainly not for so inexpensive a price, $45 for 1 day, $70 for two (and a free t-shirt to boot). under 20 shoots free as do active duty guard and military.

Any rifle is fine, Ive seen bolt guns, tube fed 22's, M1A's, AR's, Ak's, SKS's, FAl's, 10-22.....its not rifle nor caliber specific....ability to reload rapidly is a plus !

Its an awesome way to introduce a new shooter. Its how I brought my wife and daughter into Rifle shooting.....all the way back from Alabama my wife kept wanting to stop at Sporting goods stores to "feel" the different guns...we shoot together now, daughter now has her own as well.

Its also a great place to sharpen your skills....I have now seen several guys that thought they were pretty good shots see the reality when we fired the qualification AQT's the first time. Then I have watched those guys open up to instruction and signifigantly improve over a weekend.

If you have one near you go there...its worth your while. I travelled 18 hours round trip to get to my first Appleseed. 24 hours to attend the second....came home and worked out the arrangements to bring one to Florida in January.

Im a cheerleader.....because it works !

Feel free to e-mail me any questions [email protected]

here is the link to their forum.

http://www.rwva.org/yabbse/index.php

 

[JohnKSa]

If Mingus, TX doesn't mean anything to you, think Tac-Pro Shooting Center.

The owner and operator of Tac-Pro, Bill Davison, has been featured recently on Shooting USA with Jim Scoutten providing rifle shooting tips.

http://shootingusa.com/PRO_TIPS/BILL_DAVISON/bill_davison.html

BTW, is there some reason no one will explain the Course of Fire?

 

[mkh100]

This is specifically for Georgia, but its basically the same general COF

Final course of fire is TBD, but this will give you a feel for how things will go on day #1:

0900-1700: 25M AQT Instruction
- Sling/Position Instruction
- Obtain 25M Zeroes for all Students
- Fire 1 qualifying stage (8 rounds) as baseline; 2 rounds standing; 2 rounds seated from standing; 2 rounds prone from standing; 2 rounds prone.
- Instruction on "six steps of firing the shot" and "natural point of aim"
- Ball and dummy drill
- Multiple "round" drills: see "drill of the day" from left margin of RWVA blog
- Fire additional 25M AQT stages

The second day will drive home the lessons of the first day, and provide for more application of what you have been learning.

Here are more drills you might expect. Depends somewhat on Instructor, Range, Attendee's, etc...

http://rwva.blogspot.com/2005/05/rifleman-series-ii-rapid-fire-drill-of_10.html

Look on the left hand side of the above page Under "rapid fire drills"

 

[thertel]

Look forward to seeing yall there. Stop in and say Hi to me in the shop. I'm the "kid" with Spiked Hair. TacPro Shooting Center is a world class facility and if you ever have time, you should take one of Bills precision rifle classes.

Look forward to seeing you all there.

Thomas

 

[BozemanMT]

JohnKSa said

BTW, is there some reason no one will explain the Course of Fire?

Ummm, did you read the first post?
It's all in there, a good solid 2 pages worth of exactly what is planned to do.
Did you have a more specific question perhaps?

 

[JohnKSa]

The first day's shooting doesn't identify the ranges or the targets used.

The second day's shooting spottily identifies ranges and targets but not usually both nor even always one or the other.

If you read back through the thread you will see that I was not the only person asking for information.

Also, the name of the event got my brain stuck on the idea that it was some sort of contest.

 

[mkh100]

JohnKsa,

Most of the courses use some variation of the Army Qualification Target (AQT). THat will be sprinkled with some zeroing targets, and if time allows often a "shoot the star, and or team drill".

The "cooks" or those that score low on their initial AQT will shoot mostly at 25m. Its provides the time for a good deal more shooting. Less time spent heading 400 yards downrange to check and replace targets.

Its not a contest. Unless you count the feeling to do better the next time than you did the last time, its a self improvement kinda thing.

Good Luck,
Mike

 

[rbernie]

Dang - I wished I'd have seen this sooner. No chance to make plans to get away at this point.....

 

[aguyindallas]

If I didnt have to work EVERY Saturday, I would be ALL OVER this.

Have fun guys!

 

[mkh100]

They will take you for one day....$45

In fact Sunday is usually a bit less crowded as most of the 1 dayers pick saturday.

 

[cabinboy]

The targets are reduced-size US Army "Dog"/D head and upper torso targets, scaled to give apparent ranges of 100/200/300/400 yards at an actual distance of 25m/27yds/1000 inches.

Sunday afternoon, we go over the the long-range area and shoot the full-size Dog targets at 100/200/300/400 yards.

Drills listed in posts above are performed at 25m. "Rifleman"/Expert is 210/250 points, or 84%.

Does that help?

 

[ctt]

I'm interested. Unfortunately I've got plans for Saturday already, but I'd like to sign up for 1-day (Sunday) class.

It looks like I missed the pre-registration, so how do I register now?
Can I just show up? What's the procedure?
Lastly, what's the cost for non-preregistered people?
Thanks.

 

[mkh100]

Just show up Sunday usually starts by 8:30. Cost for 1 day is $45.

Bring half the ammo so 200 rounds oughta do it. You may be a little behind but the Instructors will have you up to speed quick.

Make it for Sunday, you won't regret it.

 

[Cowboybootnut]

I don't go to events like this, but if you have time, go to near-by Strawn to Mary's Cafe for the best chicken-fried steak in Texas.

 

[mkh100]

HeHe........now that sounds like good advice !!!!!!!

 

[sgist]

I just want to express my appreciation to the RWVA organizers and volunteers who organized this weekend's Appleseed shoot in Texas. I will take away a lot of the lessons learned and will try to bring as many of my friends and aquaintances as I can to future shoots. The training was invaluable. By the way, we had 91 shooters Saturday and a few new ones on Sunday.