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My First appleseed AAR Yaanceyville NC ,now with a 100% less toe .
2/22/2010 9:42:50 AM
Went to my first appleseed this weekend , had a great time even with a bad trigger finger I cut with a hatchet splitting kindling. The instructors were very good guys and were quick to catch our mistakes and work on correcting them. I brought along my fiancee's cousin and his son and they had a good time .
(a little whining)
This brings a side note , if you bring non shooters/fudds make sure they bring the right gear or will put there ego aside and use a loner if there equipment isnt up to par . I lost most of my down time tring to get slings mounted to there rifles only to have one not use his and the other use a bolt day one and use his 40 year old tube fed day 2 that had problem after running half the day in the mud. I also let them him borrow my elbow pads and tarp which the combination of it caused a issue . Because 3 ppl were on one tarp I was really close and was peppered by brass which then roll to the base of my elbows piling up while I shot , minus my elbow pads =s points cost on me . My first aqt the 2nd day I lost 2 shots on the 3rd string do to brass burns still got 225 and one the one after that 227 I lost a shot on 4th string do to brass . Next time Im not going to be as nice to ppl who come with me . Then there was playing musical rifles the first day with the boy because he was complaining about his gun ,then the loaner so I swapped with him to prove it wasnt the rifle. So I used a loaner during the AQT the first day and got a 209 .
The first day I could really see my groups tighten up the second day the instructors were real helpful in helping me fine tune them. Funny thing the 2nd morning I was having trigger pull stringing and the instructor watched me and said I was using to much finger on the trigger . What had happened my hatched cut had become sore so I was putting my trigger finger in further with out noticing it to get by the cut . After that round I put some neosporing on it and kept pressing on it until is softened and numbed up some , problem solved. Another issue I had Ive put on 30 pounds this winter and I can really tell it especially in setting position . Im going to have to lose some weight no question about it , if I had trouble with a riflemans course a tac course is going to kill me lol
This is great for kids both that were there loved it , brad and a guy and his daughter . Both were very exited to be there and the instructors did a great job working with them . The little girl hugged her dad several times after some of the rounds . Brad wants to go back and get his own 1022 instead of using his dads 40 year old rifle.
3rd degree tactical is a great place , anyone looking to host training in NC or VA should take a look at it , the owner is a great host and the facilities are very nice. They have cabins and a camp ground with full hook ups . They also are building a class room and making improvements on the range.
I plan one going to another one with hopfully by then my wife and her son , my best friend want to go to one now to.
Well on to the pics , only got them the 2nd day
Brad my fiancee's cousin's son getting his patch .
Good for young to old .
My AQT that got my patch in arfcom fashion , edit to save viewer pains of a ungodly site.
First day AQT almost .... dang my trigger pull
(a little whining)
This brings a side note , if you bring non shooters/fudds make sure they bring the right gear or will put there ego aside and use a loner if there equipment isnt up to par . I lost most of my down time tring to get slings mounted to there rifles only to have one not use his and the other use a bolt day one and use his 40 year old tube fed day 2 that had problem after running half the day in the mud. I also let them him borrow my elbow pads and tarp which the combination of it caused a issue . Because 3 ppl were on one tarp I was really close and was peppered by brass which then roll to the base of my elbows piling up while I shot , minus my elbow pads =s points cost on me . My first aqt the 2nd day I lost 2 shots on the 3rd string do to brass burns still got 225 and one the one after that 227 I lost a shot on 4th string do to brass . Next time Im not going to be as nice to ppl who come with me . Then there was playing musical rifles the first day with the boy because he was complaining about his gun ,then the loaner so I swapped with him to prove it wasnt the rifle. So I used a loaner during the AQT the first day and got a 209 .
The first day I could really see my groups tighten up the second day the instructors were real helpful in helping me fine tune them. Funny thing the 2nd morning I was having trigger pull stringing and the instructor watched me and said I was using to much finger on the trigger . What had happened my hatched cut had become sore so I was putting my trigger finger in further with out noticing it to get by the cut . After that round I put some neosporing on it and kept pressing on it until is softened and numbed up some , problem solved. Another issue I had Ive put on 30 pounds this winter and I can really tell it especially in setting position . Im going to have to lose some weight no question about it , if I had trouble with a riflemans course a tac course is going to kill me lol
This is great for kids both that were there loved it , brad and a guy and his daughter . Both were very exited to be there and the instructors did a great job working with them . The little girl hugged her dad several times after some of the rounds . Brad wants to go back and get his own 1022 instead of using his dads 40 year old rifle.
3rd degree tactical is a great place , anyone looking to host training in NC or VA should take a look at it , the owner is a great host and the facilities are very nice. They have cabins and a camp ground with full hook ups . They also are building a class room and making improvements on the range.
I plan one going to another one with hopfully by then my wife and her son , my best friend want to go to one now to.
Well on to the pics , only got them the 2nd day
Brad my fiancee's cousin's son getting his patch .
Good for young to old .
My AQT that got my patch in arfcom fashion , edit to save viewer pains of a ungodly site.
First day AQT almost .... dang my trigger pull
2/22/2010 9:59:05 AM
Socks, you need them.
Thanks for the pics and story of your day.
Thanks for the pics and story of your day.
2/22/2010 10:05:20 AM
lol took them off for the pic , dont like my gold bond outlined toenails lol
2/22/2010 10:06:41 AM
Gaaahhhh!!!! Those toes !!!!!!!
AAAiiiiggghhhhhhh!!!!! My retinas !!!!!!!
Appleseeds are fun - I plan to do another soon. I'd really like to qualify using iron sights, though. Problem is my 50 year-old astigmatic, myopic ocular jelly sacks may just not be up to the task.
Good job getting the kids involved - that's THE most important thing.
AAAiiiiggghhhhhhh!!!!! My retinas !!!!!!!
Appleseeds are fun - I plan to do another soon. I'd really like to qualify using iron sights, though. Problem is my 50 year-old astigmatic, myopic ocular jelly sacks may just not be up to the task.
Good job getting the kids involved - that's THE most important thing.
2/22/2010 10:16:20 AM
The iron sites were fun on the loaner gun , I just didnt have enough in my budget this time for tech sights . I scored 209 on there loaner with tech sites , but my eyes are 20 years younger then yours .
Oh on a side note I switch to the ar M4ish the end of the last day but forgot I just replaced the the rear buis a few months ago and have not shot it since . That was interesting , the shorter sight radius makes a difference . My groups were a fair bit larger , I wish I would have bought my a2 along to check the difference.
There less toe ...
Oh on a side note I switch to the ar M4ish the end of the last day but forgot I just replaced the the rear buis a few months ago and have not shot it since . That was interesting , the shorter sight radius makes a difference . My groups were a fair bit larger , I wish I would have bought my a2 along to check the difference.
There less toe ...
2/22/2010 10:58:15 AM
Originally Posted By Hawk_308:
There less toe ...
There less toe ...
2/25/2010 10:09:41 AM
Originally Posted By ShingleMonkey:
Originally Posted By Hawk_308:
There less toe ...
There less toe ...
There toe go?
2/28/2010 3:33:15 PM
Were most people using a scope of some sort? I prefer using a scope, but heard they prefer you to start with irons.
2/28/2010 5:23:50 PM
It was alot of back and forth there , I used a loaner with irons some and my scoped rifle some . I scored better with the irons lol brad swapped rifles with me on day 1 . There were several m4geries there running aimpoints and a AK running an ACOG so it was really varied . The instructors had the attitude if it worked it was good . But it was funny because they would ask ppl about there sights ..... oppps forgot you were shooting scoped.lol
3/1/2010 12:56:41 AM
It's not a big deal and is still a rifleman's score, but on your photo you are counting a 46 score (out of 50) as a 56. It's a good target regardless.
If you get a chance to shoot at Ramseur, I recommend it. It will be more crowded usually but access to the 500 yard range can be a real benefit to confirm zeroes and maybe have the opportunity to shoot a full distance AQT.
If you get a chance to shoot at Ramseur, I recommend it. It will be more crowded usually but access to the 500 yard range can be a real benefit to confirm zeroes and maybe have the opportunity to shoot a full distance AQT.
3/1/2010 7:53:11 AM
I didnt count it lol ... thanks though .
Ill most likly go back to yanceyville with some more ppl later in the year.
Ill most likly go back to yanceyville with some more ppl later in the year.
3/2/2010 9:58:07 AM
I was planning on going with my dedicated .22 AR and simply put the ACOG from my .223 on it. I figure that is what optic I will be using on the .223 so might as well get used to shooting with it.
