How to shoot and sight in a rifle? - Appleseed Update

[hammAR]

What makes a rifle "set up" for Appleseed?

USGI Sling, good sights, sighted in.

AFAIK.

If I remember they prefer/recommend:
Sling: USGi or 1907
Sights: Peep with front ramp blade/prong
Magazines: 10 round

I have seen them allow lots of custom semi-auto rifles (10/22, AR, etc), any kind of sling, and scopes up to 32x.....and they call themselves rifle men........

[Spike]

What makes a rifle "set up" for Appleseed?

Check out this link: http://appleseedproject.blogspot.com/20 ... rifle.html

[Dave Pendleton]

What makes a rifle "set up" for Appleseed?

Check out this link: http://appleseedproject.blogspot.com/20 ... rifle.html

I did, and thank you.

I've been looking for a USGI sling for a long time, and found them on that site.

The site doesn't mention anything about rifle type or caliber other than .22 or centerfire. I assume an AR is acceptable (sans optics, that is)?

[hammAR]

The site doesn't mention anything about rifle type or caliber other than .22 or centerfire.

In MN most shoot .22's, but lots also shoot .223's in AR or other "assault" rifle types......their rules stipulate a .22 to a .32 (8mm).....
I have even watched a couple guys shoot it with an FAL and M1A in .308.......not bad for 25 meters............
Other states shoot to a true 500 yards, but in Mn they limit it to 25 meters with scaled targets to simulate 100 to 500 yards........

I assume an AR is acceptable (sans optics, that is)?

Already answered that 3 posts up...............

[plblark]

Actually it's the best offer shooting wise you will ever get.

Is this the vote on everything section?
+45

[Scott Notaeh]

Thanks to hammAR and wrench for offers to help. PM's sent. Sitter has been arranged for Saturday. Thanks again!!

[Scott Notaeh]

Scott,

If you and your partner can make it to the 2nd Saturday North Breakfast:
a) you will meet some folks from the board,
b) I will take you both to Oakdale GC,
c) I will bring an "extra" rifle already set up for Appleseed..........
d) and you bring a bunch of munitions and plan several hours...

PM me before EOD Thursday to advise......

Sounds great! We are very grateful for your offer. See you at breakfast.

[hammAR]

Sounds great! We are very grateful for your offer. See you at breakfast.

To be fair, you also need to acknowledge and thank wrench..............as I understand it,
she is meeting with you folks on Friday to go over range safety, firearm safety and some basics...........
saves me time............and you from doing push-ups..............


See you Saturday...........

[Scott Notaeh]

To be fair, you also need to acknowledge and thank wrench..............as I understand it,
she is meeting with you folks on Friday to go over range safety, firearm safety and some basics...........
saves me time............and you from doing push-ups..............
See you Saturday...........

Yes, my wife was especially happy that we would be getting some help from a woman's perspective. She will need to get some suggestions on a carry pistol while we are at it. We are very happy that wrench has offered to help us out!

[Scott Notaeh]

Sent you a PM

Wrench was awesome today. Super noobs to putting 10 shots into the 1" bullseye by the end. My wife started out a bit nervous and was out shooting me by the end. Wrench was perfect and explained everything very well and took away our fears and worries. She demystified all of the range rules and etiquette, discussed the safety rules, showed us how to hold our rifles, helped us sight in the scope and peep sights, and even had us shooting the Ruger Mark III pistol by the end. Wrench was super patient even when it took us forever to get off our first groups.

Three firearms are no longer in the unfired condition. Turned out that my wife is right handed but left eye dominant so she was shooting the tech sighted marlin semiauto left handed. She had trouble getting a cheek weld on the savage mark II bolt because the scope rings are too high for her. Looks like I might be shooting the bolt with scope at the appleseed while she uses the semi auto with open tech sights.

Tomorrow we will get off the bench with HammAR. I hope it is not only for push-ups!

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you Wrench!!!

[goalie]

Sent you a PM

Wrench was awesome today. Super noobs to putting 10 shots into the 1" bullseye by the end. My wife started out a bit nervous and was out shooting me by the end. Wrench was perfect and explained everything very well and took away our fears and worries. She demystified all of the range rules and etiquette, discussed the safety rules, showed us how to hold our rifles, helped us sight in the scope and peep sights, and even had us shooting the Ruger Mark III pistol by the end. Wrench was super patient even when it took us forever to get off our first groups.

Three firearms are no longer in the unfired condition. Turned out that my wife is right handed but left eye dominant so she was shooting the tech sighted marlin semiauto left handed. She had trouble getting a cheek weld on the savage mark II bolt because the scope rings are too high for her. Looks like I might be shooting the bolt with scope at the appleseed while she uses the semi auto with open tech sights.

Tomorrow we will get off the bench with HammAR. I hope it is not only for push-ups!

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you Wrench!!!

I have a Marlin with tech sights, sling, and 4 magazines you can use for the Appleseed if you want to have matching rifles instead of shooting with a scope.

Just PM me.

[Scott Notaeh]

Thanks again for all your help today, hammAR! I hurt. We learned a ton and best of all, my wife is really getting comfortable behind her rifle. We are both very excited about how much we have learned and the journey we are beginning.

[hammAR]

........................ hammAR! I hurt.

I don't..........

[mnglocker]

........................ hammAR! I hurt.

I don't..........

to Gunny. Did you at least make them do a push-up?

[DeanC]

I have a Marlin with tech sights, sling, and 4 magazines you can use for the Appleseed if you want to have matching rifles instead of shooting with a scope.

Just PM me.

Same here. You have my number from yesterday. Use whichever of us you can find easier if you decide to go that route.

But like I said, it's not the end of the world. Focus on getting into position efficiently. Holding NPOA is going to be tougher with the bolt gun, but it can be done. In fact, the bolt gun will magnify whether you really are at NPOA because you will have to move more to cycle the action.