https://appleseedinfo.org/
Project Appleseed is a non-profit that believes Americans should know how to shoot. They tie the class into the Revolutionary War and teach very effective methods to hit your target. There's no politics. IMO, it's just the purest form of Americans exercising their 2nd Amendment rights.
Last weekend, I attended a 1/2 day Appleseed class with two other adults and 3 kids ages 9 to 11 (son and nephews) in my group. There were 14 in the class total. I highly recommend this class. Appleseed has been posted about before and it gets great reviews every time for good reason. The instructors are volunteers and there were more volunteers there than actual class attendees. It's just awesome.
Some takeaways-
- I think the 1/2 day class is the right one for new and young shooters. My kids liked they class but they were worn out at the end of 4 hours. It moves at a fast pace. My son was getting frustrated and I'm glad we finished when we did. I can work with him one and one with what we learned. They all do want to do the 2 day class eventually now.
- I underestimated the class. We were supposed to bring 100 rounds each which doesn't sound like much shooting to me over 4 hours. Man, let me tell you, they make every shot feel important. I was helping 3 boys with reloads and whatnot so it was a little extra hectic for me.
- Rifle setup is important. I knew the LOP on the stocks I had was too long for the boys but didn't have time/resources to get youth stocks. Also, they should have all had scopes. Appleseed encourages iron sights but I think a scope just makes things easier for a young/new shooter. Don't let the rifle stop you from taking the class, but set it up if you can.
I'll be working with the kids on what we learned and properly setting up 10/22s for them. We'll certainly be going back for our Rifleman badge.
Special thanks to
6Bones
. He answered questions before the class and made sure there were loaner rifles for our large group. It would not have gone as well as it did without him.
Project Appleseed is a non-profit that believes Americans should know how to shoot. They tie the class into the Revolutionary War and teach very effective methods to hit your target. There's no politics. IMO, it's just the purest form of Americans exercising their 2nd Amendment rights.
Last weekend, I attended a 1/2 day Appleseed class with two other adults and 3 kids ages 9 to 11 (son and nephews) in my group. There were 14 in the class total. I highly recommend this class. Appleseed has been posted about before and it gets great reviews every time for good reason. The instructors are volunteers and there were more volunteers there than actual class attendees. It's just awesome.
Some takeaways-
- I think the 1/2 day class is the right one for new and young shooters. My kids liked they class but they were worn out at the end of 4 hours. It moves at a fast pace. My son was getting frustrated and I'm glad we finished when we did. I can work with him one and one with what we learned. They all do want to do the 2 day class eventually now.
- I underestimated the class. We were supposed to bring 100 rounds each which doesn't sound like much shooting to me over 4 hours. Man, let me tell you, they make every shot feel important. I was helping 3 boys with reloads and whatnot so it was a little extra hectic for me.
- Rifle setup is important. I knew the LOP on the stocks I had was too long for the boys but didn't have time/resources to get youth stocks. Also, they should have all had scopes. Appleseed encourages iron sights but I think a scope just makes things easier for a young/new shooter. Don't let the rifle stop you from taking the class, but set it up if you can.
I'll be working with the kids on what we learned and properly setting up 10/22s for them. We'll certainly be going back for our Rifleman badge.
Special thanks to
6Bones
. He answered questions before the class and made sure there were loaner rifles for our large group. It would not have gone as well as it did without him.
