David here, checking in from Westby, WI. My son Christopher shot his first Appleseed event at summer camp this year and shot Rifleman right out of the box, so call me a proud dad. He did it with a scope, though, so now the challenge is on to do the same with iron sights.
We shot together this past weekend in La Crosse, so that was my first Appleseed event. Outstanding instruction! We were only able to attend the Saturday course (wishing that the Sunday event started a little later in the morning, to accommodate those who wish to go to church.) But even just the Saturday course was great.
I was unhappy with my actual shooting. My rifle threw an extractor early in the game and so I borrowed one and had loads of trouble with its sights. (And I might have been part of the problem too, you never know.....
) But hey, the bottom line is that I learned and came home with a boatload of fresh information, inspiration and motivation to practice and do better next time.
I was greatly in need of a refresher course on basic marksmanship, since my own Army training is a couple of decades in the past and I haven't shot a lot since then. My son hasn't shown much interest in shooting.....until now. It's a great father/son activity. We now have two LTRs with Techsights and set up our own range on which to practice. Looking forward to the next event in 2012 and we'll definitely be bringing some friends.
