Welcome to the Appleseed Project

What the RWVA (Revolutionary War Veterans Association) is all about:

The Appleseed Program is designed to take you from being a simple rifle owner to being a true Rifleman. An American tradition, the Rifleman has been defined as a marksman capable of hitting a man-sized target from 500 yards away - no ifs, ands or buts about it. This 500-yard range is traditionally known as "the Rifleman's quarter-mile." A Rifleman can hit just about any target he can see within that radius. Marksmanship skill (albeit with smoothbore muskets) was particularly evident in the birth of our country, and was the difference in winning the Revolutionary War, right from the first day. 

So why me? This country was founded and won by Riflemen who fought and beat British forces. We invite all interested Americans to learn the traditional American skill necessary to shoot proficiently; and then hope you'll participate in teaching and practicing with others so that together we can save this great land. Why you? Well, that's simple: if you're on this page we're betting you're a person concerned about the future of his country, and we hope you answer the call.

What's a Rifleman?

In short, a Rifleman is an American skilled with a rifle, and much aware of his tradition of American Liberty. It's a man who has learned to shoot a rifle accurately - accurate enough to score "expert" on the Army Qualification Course. It`s a man who knows how liberty got started in this country, by a bunch of farmers and villagers with muskets - and skill - on a long ago April day (in fact, one thing you`ll hear at every Appleseed is the Story of April 19th, 1775, the story you never heard in school, the real story, and it will make you not only relive pride in your heritage but just might make you want to protect that heritage and see it passed on for another generation). After attending an Appleseed AQT shoot, you'll have the knowledge necessary to become a true Rifleman, and will understand the critical need for helping us expand this program until every American has had an opportunity to come and learn the tradition, the history, and the heritage - just like you did.

If you want to know more about the Appleseed Project, please see this.

The RWVA is dedicated to the Appleseed Program and encourages every American to learn to shoot.