Project Appleseed

Great price for an AR-5. Looking for something to get into KD shoots? This is a great opportunity.

PSA 16" Mid-Length 5.56 NATO 1/7 Nitride 15" Lightweight Hex M-Lok Classic Rifle $479.99

https://alnk.to/esYGAGj

Product Details

Barrel Length: 16"
Barrel Material: 4150V Chrome Moly Vanadium Steel
Barrel Finish: Nitride
Chrome Lining: No
Barrel Profile: A2
Chamber: 5.56 NATO
Twist Rate: 1 in 7"
Extension: M4
Gas System: Mid-Length
Gas Block Type: Low Profile .750" Diameter
Upper Receiver: Forged 7075 T6 Aluminum
Receiver Style: M4 Flat top with feed ramps
Receiver Finish: Hardcoat Anodized
Forward Assist: Yes
Dust Cover: Yes
Handguard Style: PSA 15" Lightweight Hex Full Picatinny M-Lok Free Float Rail
Bolt Steel: Carpenter 158
Bolt Carrier Steel: 8620
Staked Gas Key: Yes
Lower Receiver: Forged 7075 T6 Aluminum
Receiver Finish: Hardcoat Anodized
Fire Control Group: PSA AR-15 Mil-Spec Fire Control Group
Buffer Tube: 7075 T6 Aluminum Mil-Spec Tube
Adjustment: 6-position collapsible
Stock: PSA Classic Carbine Stock, Black
Magazine: (1) 30-Round Magazine (where available by law)
Weight: 7 Lbs
Length: 32"
Features

Barrel: Chrome-moly vanadium steel barrel chambered in 5.56 NATO, with a 1:7 twist rate, M4 barrel extension, and a mid-length gas system.  The A2 profile barrel is finished off with a PSA 15" Lightweight Hex Full Picatinny M-Lok free-float rail, low-profile gas block, and A2 flash hider.

Upper: Forged 7075-T6 A3 AR upper is machined to MIL-SPECS and hard coat anodized.  Uppers include forward assist and dust cover.  These uppers are made for us right here in the USA by a mil-spec manufacturer.

Bolt Carrier Group: Full-auto profile bolt carrier group. Shot-peened, mil-spec Carpenter 158 steel bolt. Gas Key Hardened to USGI Specifications, Fastened with Grade 8 screws, and Staked Per Mil-Spec. The carrier is an 8620 steel M-16 full-auto profile.

Lower: These forged lowers are quality made using 7075-T6 aluminum and are marked "MULTI" for the caliber. The finish is hard-coat anodized. The Mil-spec diameter 7075-T6 buffer tube is hard-coat anodized has 6 adjustment positions, and is fitted with a PSA Classic Carbine Stock and then the rifle is finished off with a PSA Classic A2 grip, and standard Mil-Spec AR-15 Fire Control Group.

Interesting find, thanks for sharing.

A student named Ben who lives near Ramseur, NC, shared the following history with the group at a recent clinic at our home range. He followed up with me in an email, which I've copied below (with his permission) including links and images. These events appear to have taken place less than 2 miles from the home range where we were all sharing stories and honing our marksmanship. I've looked around the forum, but I haven't seen mention anywhere yet about Maj. Gen. Baron de Kalb and the importance of Cox's Mill near the current RWVA range. Ben's assumption is that continental troops would have been foraging and hunting on what is now the home range. I'd love help learning more if I've missed something in our archives.

Ben's email:

I wanted to follow up with some more information about the history that unfolded right around the Project Appleseed home range in Ramsuer, NC!

In the mid 18th century the land had emptied out when the Saponi indians migrated to Fort Christanna in Virginia for better trade and protection. The land adjacent to the range was granted to Harmon Cox (sometimes written Herman Cox), a member of the Cane Creek Society of Friends (Quaker). In fact, there were so many members of the Cox family settled on this section of Deep River that it was called "The Cox Settlement".



You can see the original land grant (1758) for 665 acres in the special collections at the Randolph County Library. These early grants are interesting because they are not oriented north and they are measured out in "chains" of distance from particular landmarks - in this case a dogwood, a black oak, a white oak, a black oak, and Youngblood's path.



It looks like my estimate was a little off. Buffalo Ford, right below Harmon Cox's mill, is 1.9 miles from the range. So, 70 chains (22 yards to a chain) is only about half the distance. Since there isn't a land grant directly east of Harmon Cox from this era, it makes me think the range itself would have probably been open hunting/foraging land at that time.

Harmon Cox's mill, and his brother Thomas Cox's mill across the river were the most important public utilities for the community, and Buffalo Ford was one of only 4 crossing points for Deep River before 1800. See Warren Dixon's (local amateur historian) write up to nominate Buffalo Ford as a cultural heritage site.

 https://www.randolphlibrary.org/hlpc/buffalofordnomination.pdf

 It was not only the gathering point for the southern department of the continental army in July of 1780, but was also the headquarters of Col. David Fanning during the following 1-2 years of backcountry fighting.

Harmon Cox himself was sentenced to death by Governor Tryon in May of 1771 for his support of the Regulator Movement. He was pardoned at the last minute by taking an oath of allegiance, but many of his neighbors were less fortunate. The Cox Settlement on Deep River was ground zero for the Regulators and it's where Governor Tryon came after Alamance to burn the crops and houses of the movement's leaders.

 https://www.ncpedia.org/history/colonial/regulator-movement

Some people consider the Regulator uprising to be the start of the American Revolution in North Carolina - but most histories don't include it because the Regulators were not seeking independence per se, they were seeking a just government. But, it does certainly illustrate the widespread unrest across the colonies leading up to the events of 1775.

 

Flags are flying high for the 4th! Seventh stepping in TN.  
Are there any other flags out there?

Many thanks to special_k for IT support. 

Much gratitude to Ben Lomond Gun Club for the use of their awesome facility and for the timely installation of a cover on the 400-yard KD range (and the 600-yard high-power range), which made the warm conditions so much more tolerable, allowing us to get the most out of the weekend.

Kudos to Shoot Boss Lead Sled for running another spectacular KD event. Your passion for long distance marksmanship and the program truly shines through at these events.

Thanks also to the CO cadre for their outstanding performance, displaying knowledge, skill, and adaptability.

Kudos to our shooters, the stars of the show! Six KD rockers, one distinguished tab, and six Morgan's Riflemen patches is certainly proof of quality marksmanship.

Regarding the cadre Top Gun awards, you guys earned 'em! Yearly requalification is important, as it demonstrates that our crew (even an old buzzard like me) can walk the walk.

For those of you interested in stretching your .22LR rifle out to 100 yards, slots are still available for our one-day Rimfire Know Distance shoot on Saturday, Sept 27 at Skyline HFC in Littleton.

Here's the sign-up link: https://appleseedinfo.org/schedule/?qstate=CO&state=Colorado

Looking forward to seeing you on the line!

If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animating contest of freedom, go from us in peace.
We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you.
May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen. ~ Samuel Adams

Happy Independence Day!

What a great event at such an awesome new range, Everett Sportsmen's Club! Fourteen shooters came out on a warm, sunny weekend, some returning after many events looking for a distinguished Rifleman score, others following their friend's lead to see what this Appleseed thing is all about, an even a few youth shooters in search of some extra practice and more instruction to improve their shooting in other disciplines! Huge thanks to watzizzname for opening up this range to us, making sure we had all the support we needed, and bringing out range leadership to show off what we're all about. One longtime range member shared that he'd tried to get an Appleseed event at ESC way back in the early days of the program, and it was so incredibly rewarding for all involved for him able to attend this first of what we hope is many more events!

We started out as we always do, with history! That comfortable sitting in the morning sun did not last long, as the rest of the day was full of learning and practicing what was review for some, and completely new for others. Everybody seemed in good spirits and by Saturday afternoon we gave an AQT a try. Jamison and Drew easily re-qualified with a 214 and a 220 respectively. Some shooters were in the 190s, but most were still getting the hang of things and learning to deal with the time pressures of the AQT. There were multiple shooters shooting below 50 points on that first AQT, something I highlight only because nobody gave up and the shooters returned eager for more on Sunday. Those shooters that may have had reason to be discouraged with initial scores all improved significantly - some even approaching an exponential amount of growth. We started Sunday with review and a focus on NPOA shifting - after running a few drills to reinforce the concept shooters were eager for more AQTs. Jessica at her very first event came away with a 212! As the day wore on shooters may have been able to use heat as an excuse but kept on going, taking advantage of the cooler and ice water on hand. Shooters who saw the bumpy first run of the new Parker's Revenge target in April got another chance, and the Instructor team once again thanks them for the patience as we learn the best ways to utilize this target along with them. One thing's for sure - the target is a huge hit! 'Centerfire's Clever Name' and 'Amazing People' tied up with 13 points each, 'Deadly BrA** H***s' 24, and 'Revolutionary Punt Gun' got to visit the box of prizes with the winning score of 25 points, it was a tight competition! Rounding out the weekend we even learned about shooters in attendance who knew their history and shared with me one of their ancestors who was a soldier during the American Revolution, who was listed as a fighter at the Battle of Kings Mountain (if you haven't heard about Kings Mountain consider coming to a Known Distance clinic). There were not any more Rifleman patches given out this weekend, but everyone went home more knowledgeable than before they showed up and equipped with the ability to practice for their next event.

We had a great time, and hope to see each of you again on the lines!

 

That came out great!  Nice job, Cinncinatus!

Dude! That is awesome! I like it a lot. One of the ranges I go to doesn't really have a good place to hang flags. May have to steal this idea. 

Thank you all for the kind words