Project Appleseed

I was going through the Appleseed Academies "Essential Reading" and found this gem:

Golden Rule of Safety

We all know, of all the safety rules, the most important is Rule #1.

Therefore, we need to beef it up as much as possible, so the message rings loud and clear for our students: NEVER let that muzzle get in the wrong direction.

So here's some language I suggest you add in your final review/summing up of the safety rules during the Saturday morning Safety Briefing:

"What's the first rule of safety?"

[audience shouts Rule #1 back at ya]

"Folks, it means what it says, especially that part about ALWAYS."

"Which means when a piece of hot brass lands on your back, and you can feel it burning, what do you do?"

[audience: "KEEP THE MUZZLE IN A SAFE DIRECTION!"]

"RIGHT! And what do you do when a bee stings you? BEFORE you even think of saying 'OUCH!'"

[audience: "KEEP THE MUZZLE IN A SAFE DIRECTION!"]

"RIGHT! And what do you do when a piece of the firing line cover overhead falls on your head, and it hurts?"

[audience: "KEEP THE MUZZLE IN A SAFE DIRECTION!"]

"ABSOLUTELY! All those things have happened at Appleseeds. When they do, there's only one thought which should be in your head – and what is that thought?"

[audience: "KEEP THE MUZZLE IN A SAFE DIRECTION!"]

By illustrating concrete examples, it may bring it home to the shooter better than simply restating the rule over and over. In other words, when something happens that's surprising or painful, there's one thing, and only one thing, the shooter should be aware of – keeping that muzzle in a safe direction.

I have personally seen canopies fall on shooters, a bee sting during a course of fire, hot brass go down a woman's PANTS (GlockGirl!), as well as the usual dust in the eyes, forgot my mag, etc.

Got any funny, humorous, scary, or strange stories where shooter did keep their muzzle in a safe direction?

Quote from: ScottInTX on July 07, 2026, 02:59:11 PMA consideration for folks north of 6' is the height of the canopy, Costco has another model from CORE that is 13' x 13'.  I purchased it on a season end sale from them two years ago, and confirm that it's tall enough for me to walk under without smacking into.

Shhhhh - Those of us vertically challenged need to get our revenge a little at a time. 

Good to know.  How much longer is the canopy folded up?  I stick everything in the back of my car.  Being short helps there too since my seat is up further than you would have it.  The better 10 x 10's have about a 8-10ish" to spare before I can't close the back.  I can fit 4 canopies as a base layer to the car and hide a couple rifle cases in. between.

Hello fellow cadre,

Please join us at D-DAY in Conneaut this year. The event this year is August 13-14-15. There is a Liberty Seed on the schedule for this. Please sign up to help out at the booth that Birdman once again has arranged for us to talk to the general public that attends this every year.

CDH

Hello fellow cadre,

Please join us at D-DAY in Conneaut this year. The event this year is August 13-14-15. There is a Liberty Seed on the schedule for this. Please sign up to help out at the booth that Birdman once again has arranged for us to talk to the general public that attends this every year.

CDH

Hello fellow cadre,

Please join us at D-DAY in Conneaut this year. The event this year is August 13-14-15. There is a Liberty Seed on the schedule for this. Please sign up to help out at the booth that Birdman once again has arranged for us to talk to the general public that attends this every year.

CDH

Hello fellow cadre,

Please join us at D-DAY in Conneaut this year. The event this year is August 13-14-15. There is a Liberty Seed on the schedule for this. Please sign up to help out at the booth that Birdman once again has arranged for us to talk to the general public that attends this every year.

CDH

Absolutely a two thumbs up video!

My favorite ww2 fighter.🙂 Glad the old boy got to go an stretch its legs. Now let's see a p47 !

First time this plane fired its guns since 1944.  Well worth watching.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2MW3_lcWR84&pp=0gcJCWQCo7VqN5tD&ra=m

There is some information about this plane in the comments

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