Join shooters across the nation to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord this Patriot's Day weekend on April 18-19, 2015 with Project Appleseed, and get the best training in the fundamentals of rifle marksmanship you can find anywhere.
In an effort to get as many Oklahoma shooters as possible participating in Project Appleseed's biggest event of the year, we are holding shoots at two locations this Patriot's day weekend... one for you North Oklahomans at the USSA gun range in Tulsa, and one down south at Alex Arms and Instruction's Dry Hole Range near Chickasha.
Project Appleseed is a nationwide all-volunteer organization dedicated to promoting rifle marksmanship and Revolutionary War heritage. In addition to the usual rifle marksmanship and Revolutionary War history taught at every Appleseed marksmanship clinic, we always do some special things on Patriot's Day weekend, to remember April 19, 1775 -- the day marksmanship met history, and liberty was born. This includes a memorial volley, when we will join hundreds of other shooters at dozens of other Appleseed ranges across the nation to form the largest coordinated firing line in the world, to remember the brave men who died fighting for liberty on April 19, 1775.
At Project Appleseed, we believe there is a big difference between a rifle owner and a Rifleman (with a capital "R"). We believe there are plenty of the former in this country, but not near enough of the latter. Our marksmanship curriculum is designed around the goal of teaching every American the marksmanship skills necessary to hit man-sized targets out to 500 yards from field positions with any center fire rifle -- the level of skill that defines "Riflemen" for us.
Our marksmanship curriculum focuses strongly on the fundamentals -- therefore most shooting is done at 25m. This allows us to do a lot of shooting, and allows the use of any rifle, including .22 LRs, for most of the course. We use 25m Army Qualification Tests to measure the skill of our shooters. Anyone who shoots to 'Expert' standards on this test is awarded our prestigious Rifleman's patch. Though the AQT course of fire is is geared primarily toward military-pattern rifles that load quickly from a box magazine or a clip, you may use any safe rifle at Project Appleseed. Whatever you bring, we will teach you to be a better shooter with it. Appleseed is not an equipment race. To get the most out of the course however, we do recommend your rifle be fitted with an adjustable 2-point sling, since sling-supported shooting is heavily emphasized throughout the course. Cost for the course is $60. Discounts are available for certain categories of shooters. Appleseed will benefit you regardless of your skill level or what type of shooting you do. It will make you a better target shooter, hunter, competitor, or defender of life and liberty.
Some of the things you can expect to learn at an Appleseed are:
- Steady hold factors for the four basic field positions
- The use of the sling as a marksmanship aid
- The Six Steps to Firing the Shot
- Proper trigger control
- How to tighten your groups by using the Natural Point of Aim technique
- Rapid and efficient zeroing using the Inches/Minutes/Clicks technique
- How to maintain a high volume of precision fire using Rifleman's Cadence
- Rapid and efficient position transitions and target transitions
- The amazing true story of the Battle of Lexington and Concord, and how marksmanship impacted our nation's history
And much more.
For more information and to register, click the links below:
For the Tulsa event: http://www.appleseedinfo.org/search-states-location.php?locationid=228&id_event=3657
For the Chickasha event: http://www.appleseedinfo.org/search-states-location.php?locationid=554&id_event=3661
In an effort to get as many Oklahoma shooters as possible participating in Project Appleseed's biggest event of the year, we are holding shoots at two locations this Patriot's day weekend... one for you North Oklahomans at the USSA gun range in Tulsa, and one down south at Alex Arms and Instruction's Dry Hole Range near Chickasha.
Project Appleseed is a nationwide all-volunteer organization dedicated to promoting rifle marksmanship and Revolutionary War heritage. In addition to the usual rifle marksmanship and Revolutionary War history taught at every Appleseed marksmanship clinic, we always do some special things on Patriot's Day weekend, to remember April 19, 1775 -- the day marksmanship met history, and liberty was born. This includes a memorial volley, when we will join hundreds of other shooters at dozens of other Appleseed ranges across the nation to form the largest coordinated firing line in the world, to remember the brave men who died fighting for liberty on April 19, 1775.
At Project Appleseed, we believe there is a big difference between a rifle owner and a Rifleman (with a capital "R"). We believe there are plenty of the former in this country, but not near enough of the latter. Our marksmanship curriculum is designed around the goal of teaching every American the marksmanship skills necessary to hit man-sized targets out to 500 yards from field positions with any center fire rifle -- the level of skill that defines "Riflemen" for us.
Our marksmanship curriculum focuses strongly on the fundamentals -- therefore most shooting is done at 25m. This allows us to do a lot of shooting, and allows the use of any rifle, including .22 LRs, for most of the course. We use 25m Army Qualification Tests to measure the skill of our shooters. Anyone who shoots to 'Expert' standards on this test is awarded our prestigious Rifleman's patch. Though the AQT course of fire is is geared primarily toward military-pattern rifles that load quickly from a box magazine or a clip, you may use any safe rifle at Project Appleseed. Whatever you bring, we will teach you to be a better shooter with it. Appleseed is not an equipment race. To get the most out of the course however, we do recommend your rifle be fitted with an adjustable 2-point sling, since sling-supported shooting is heavily emphasized throughout the course. Cost for the course is $60. Discounts are available for certain categories of shooters. Appleseed will benefit you regardless of your skill level or what type of shooting you do. It will make you a better target shooter, hunter, competitor, or defender of life and liberty.
Some of the things you can expect to learn at an Appleseed are:
- Steady hold factors for the four basic field positions
- The use of the sling as a marksmanship aid
- The Six Steps to Firing the Shot
- Proper trigger control
- How to tighten your groups by using the Natural Point of Aim technique
- Rapid and efficient zeroing using the Inches/Minutes/Clicks technique
- How to maintain a high volume of precision fire using Rifleman's Cadence
- Rapid and efficient position transitions and target transitions
- The amazing true story of the Battle of Lexington and Concord, and how marksmanship impacted our nation's history
And much more.
For more information and to register, click the links below:
For the Tulsa event: http://www.appleseedinfo.org/search-states-location.php?locationid=228&id_event=3657
For the Chickasha event: http://www.appleseedinfo.org/search-states-location.php?locationid=554&id_event=3661
