Project Appleseed

SOLD!

FS:  2 Geissele Mk16 rails.  13.5" long.  MLOK ready.

These are new in the wrapper with manufacture's oil on them.  They were originally sold as "blems", but I sure can't tell why.



These are in "desert dirt color" (DDC).  The photo is a stock pic.  Geissle is very emphatic that their DDC batches vary in color, so if you're building a safe queen, these might not be for you.

These are perfect for that 16" backup rifle you're gonna build this fall.  Comes with rail, barrel nut, misc hardware, allen wrench, instructions, and Geissle sticker pack.

Price:  175 shipped per rail. 

I'm happy to accept Zelle, Venmo, or personal check from any volunteer who's been in the program more than a year.

best,
MO

  Huzzah

Photos will hopefully follow shortly.  Sadly, Apple has changed their default image format.  I didn't realize all of my photos for this event were taken in Apple .HEIC format.

A Weekend of Blessings!

    I'll start this AAR by saying how much of an honor it was to teach a wonderful group of eager students at Patriot Academy in Fredericksburg, TX during our October Rimfire Known Distance Event.  The students who dedicated their weekend to attending our Rimfire Known Distance clinic were asked to absorb a lot of new information quickly and put it into action.  Our event line had the capacity to hold 12 shooters, but with only nine students showing up it gave us plenty of room to breathe easy on the shooting line.  Speaking of breathing, the weekend started out with barely a breath's movement in terms of wind so we knew this weekend had great potential from the start!
   
    We began the weekend by discussing the additional challenges faced by a Rifleman when in real world scenarios.  Target Detection was explained in simple terms and examples provided.  Similarly, Range Estimation was introduced and quickly overviewed with the knowledge a more detailed discussion would happen later in the weekend.  We immediately began to focus on the final challenge of a Rifleman – "Making The Shot".  We introduced the concepts of ballistic trajectory and how it can be accounted for and used to a Rifleman's advantage.  We also briefly discussed wind corrections and specifically the accommodation which need to be made for 22LR cartridges.

    Once the introductory information was provided, we began the task of zeroing our rifles at the 50 yrd mark.  We did so because the ballistic maximum for the majority of 22LR cartridges occurs at this range.  Once zeroed, longer distance targets can be addressed by properly adjusting the rifle's sighting system.  Our students were able to accomplish the 50 yrd zeroing quickly which allowed us to transition to further ranges to witness the ballistic drop.  We made note of the ballistic drop at 100, 150 and 200 yrd distances so our students had appropriate information for the necessary sighting system adjustments.

    While the previously mentioned activities could be summarized quickly, they actually took more time than you may realize to finish.  As such, we were able to finally get to our last zeroing session at 200 yrds. finished around ~2:00 p.m.  We took our time and made sure all shooters were comfortable with their distance related zeros before moving on to the actual AQT.  With everyone's rifles now dialed-in and key information gathered we proceeded to work through our first AQT of the weekend.  We did allow inspection at each stage so participants could se how things looked.  Oddly, as we worked our way back from 50 yrds. to 200 yrds. one participant's rifle decided it did not like its extractor and summarily launched it into the void!!!!  Ryan finally got it diagnosed on the first 200yrd string.  Luckily, Gus, was able to help him with a temporary rifle to complete the day's tasks.  Sad part was, this was a brand new 10/22!!!!

    Our second AQT of the weekend went much quicker since we no longer inspected our targets after each stage.  This allowed our final AQT of the day to finish up right on time at 4:00 p.m.  When we went to inspect the targets it was great to see Josh had accomplished Rimfire Known Distance Rifleman with a solid 43/50 hits count.  The cool part was, this was actually Josh's first Rimfire Known Distance event.  He absolutely upholds his Jones' family name with regard to marksmanship.  His father Richard Jones in the Waco, TX area is one of our Instructors with a very high level of natural marksmanship.  We wrapped up this day on a very high-note and decided to go grab some good food with friends in town.

    The next morning welcomed us with the same amazing warm weather and clear skies as the previous day, and the wind was actually more calm than before which was hard to believe.   The first challenge our students faced this morning was making a solid hit on a Cedar Shingle sized target at 125 yrds. properly scaled to replicated Captain Daniel Morgan's qualifying target to become one of his company of Sharp Shooters.  Each student was directed to take a single shot at the target and see if they could mark themselves as one of Captain Morgan's Rifleman or a cook helping the cause from behind the lines.  The challenge proved itself to be greater than most of our participants expected.  Some students forgot to properly compensate for the new range or greatly over corrected.  One of our Instructors, Gus,  was able to connect with a solid hit on the shingle from the STANDING position making him our only Morgan's Rifleman for this weekend.  Way to go Gus!!!!!  Amazing as always sir to see your skills put into practice!!!

    After Morgan's Shingle introductory shot to Sunday morning, we began verifying our rifle's 50-yard zero status.  Luckily, there was not a lot of time needed for this task as all of our students had not needed to make any serious changes to their rifles in the meantime.  We got this accomplished rather quick and moved to completing our Stage 1 of our Sunday morning AQT.  Once completed, we backed up to 100 yrds. and verified groups again just to make sure everyone was happy with their information collected from the previous day.  We then moved on to Stage 2.  Once completed, we proceeded to do a similar exercise for 150 yrd. and 200 yrd. distances. 

    We rocked through two full AQTs before needing a break for lunch.  While at lunch we talked about the important Rifleman in history and the difference they truly make.  Our example for this day was the Battle of King's Mountain.  It was great to share how the "Over The Mountain" men had avoided the errors made a decade before when facing the British and prevailed.  This battle was a key pivotal moment in the British plan to conquer the southern half of the colonies. 

  While everyone was finishing their lunches, I introduced our students to the concept of Range Estimation.  I provided them with a number of theoretical examples and how to quickly do some Rifleman math to determine the distance to an object of known size using our rifle's sighting system.   Once outside again, we ran through a range estimation exercise with a number of random objects placed down range.  Scot was the participant who got closest to all range estimation targets.  He did an excellent job of putting a difficult concept into immediate practice.  Way to go Scot!!!

    The weekend wrapped up after completing 5 AQTs on Sunday after already having completed 2 AQTs on the previous day.  Our students most certainly got their workout in for the weekend completing more than 14,000 steps easily for each day marching up and down the amazing 200 yrd range at Patriot Academy.  Luckily there were ample opportunities for our other students to achieve a Rimfire Known Distance Rifleman score and two more participants took advantage of this.  Nathaniel, one of our local IITs, came out and requalified as Rimfire Known Distance qualified with a 43 using a bolt action (his usual rifle of choice).  Way to go sir!!!!!  And I'm happy to say, Scot, was also able to make Rifleman – Rimfire Known Distance with a great score of 41/50 hits.  This is actually Scot's third or fourth Appleseed event – ever!!!  Way to go sir!!!!

    It was a wonderful challenge for our students during this event and an amazing privilege to teach a great group of attentive and eager students.  I hope to see all of them return and complete the 22LR Rimfire Known Distance Challenge and achieve a Rifleman score.

Chad Stovell – GenX Minuteman

Event Cadre
Chad Stovell – GenX Minuteman (Shoot Boss)
Mike – Gus (Instructor)
Josh – cypherpunk (Instructor) 

I mentioned adding the second J hook because it allows you do quickly disconnect the sling from the rifle versus disconnecting the sling from your arm.
It's considerably faster and I'd also posit that it's safer.
The main disadvantage is noise. It creates "battle rattle".

All of mine are done per the instructions above, how I learned to my first appleseed nearly a decade ago.  I was just merely pointing out the difference for the sake of conversation.

Happy & safe shooting all.    

Good evening, 413guy.

The CMP says a lot of things. 

Rig the sling how it makes you happy, but the instructions in our article are based on how the sling was intended to be used for field shooting - by the folks who designed it.

Quote from: 413guy on November 05, 2026, 05:31:22 PMGetting ready for a seed this weekend and washed my sling to loosen it a bit and needed a refresher as to how the hardware went back on.  It is interesting to see that the CMP recommends the opposite of the above, with the buckle and latches the opposite direction stating that way they are flat against your shoulder.

AWESOME! Good shooting, everyone. Sorry I missed this one.

Getting ready for a seed this weekend and washed my sling to loosen it a bit and needed a refresher as to how the hardware went back on.  It is interesting to see that the CMP recommends the opposite of the above, with the buckle and latches the opposite direction stating that way they are flat against your shoulder.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIvk0vRC7Js

What a great weekend we had in Ranger, GA. It was perfect shooting weather, even with a little wind.  We had 7 shooters signed up with an additional 4 volunteers shooting this weekend - taking full advantage of shooting in relays.  We quickly found out that we had some exceptional shooters in the group.  Sydnee cleared her target and there were several good groups with some of the other shooters.  They all listened well as Leadslinger and I took turns going through our blocks of instruction.  Zinthous and I took turns with the Strikes.  On paper we said we'd only stay until 3, but I hope everyone was having as much fun as I was staying until around 4.  By the end of the day we had some really good groups.  Jerry had the high of the day with a 207.  Syndee and Leadslinger tied for the second highest score with 203 each.  Ho-hum, Leadslinger decided to shoot as a lefty - no big deal. Laura nearly doubled her score from her first PQT to her second. GREAT shooting!

The next day we were all on time and appreciating going back to standard time, an extra hour of sleep is always nice.  We lost Leadslinger and 12Gage, but gained Centimeter, who came to shoot and help instruct.  Never boring, he brought his revolver - the only one on the line.  I'm thankful Leigh was able to pair with him during the Ball & Dummy drill and share some pointers.  We had great groups with a few warm ups and refresher drills and got right to work on some more PQTs intermixed with history.  At lunch Centimeter shared the most detailed DOM on John Paul Jones that I've ever heard.  I'm loving the pistol Dangerous Old Man history.  We finished the day with some more drills, including a fun competition of Aim Small, Miss Small - Sydnee got the only perfect score of 20 out of 20 hits, but Jerry wasn't far behind her.  We got through 2 more PQTs for the day and ended the day with the Whitlock Drill.  We replaced the revolver with a Scorpion and everyone seemed to like the CZs on the line - Andrew's and the Scorpion.  The different optics were also eye-opening (get it?).  What a difference a sight change can make.  This drill might not be great for wallets, but they expose so many of us to what's on the market that we'd never see without it.

All in all, this shoot was a great success.  I saw a lot of improvement, especially with Laura and Angie.  Leigh was finally able to make an Appleseed event (a little hurricane and family kept him away twice before).  He and my Ranger and Roswell neighbors all had consistent and good groups throughout the weekend. Jerry, Sydnee, and Centimeter all shot Pistoleer scores - fantastic shooting!!! The volunteers always work well together and I'm grateful they all signed up.  I'm also grateful the rain held off.  I hope Laura got home to Kentucky safely!

Please feel free to comment and post any pictures.  Keep up the perfect practice and I hope to see you again at another shoot soon.



2 Handed shooting



Laura and Andrew team up for Ball & Dummy


Leigh and Centimeter team up for Ball & Dummy


Leadslinger makes this look easy



One handed left handed shooting


Sydnee clears the Hits Count target Saturday morning - Nice shooting!


It's no surprise that she shot a Pistoleer score by Sunday afternoon  Congratulations!