Project Appleseed - November 2011 in Virginia

[EastTennesseePrepper]

I love finding old houses etc in the woods. great shooting brother!

[therealvirginiawind]

@EastTennesseePrepper Thanks EastTennessee. It really does help to have a decent rifle. I'm really impressed with my DPMS AR 15. The only jam I had on it all weekend is when I once let the bolt go while the plastic chamber blocker was installed. That was just dumb on my part. Other that that, I shot between 400 and 500 rounds without a single hitch.

[MyDaddysgirl44]

glad you enjoyed it..

[therealvirginiawind]

@MyDaddysgirl44 The shoot really was a lot of fun. These aren't just guy things either. Women and kids were there too.

[Buckrun11]

Sounds like a good time. As I get older getting up and down would wear me out also. I tell the guys at work that the ground keeps getting farther away. That is when I drop something and have to pick it up. LOL

[therealvirginiawind]

@Buckrun11 It really was a good time. The up and down did get old in a hurry, but on my last target I did better than the 30 year old next to me.

[jmdavis45]

Good job on the red coat. Cleaning it at your first Appleseed is good shooting.

[therealvirginiawind]

@jmdavis45 I don't think the red coat was a complete accident. I felt good about it before I went down range to pick up my target. However, I sure couldn't get past 205 on the other targets. I plan to be back next year and will have practiced a lot and hopefully will be able to earn the patch.

[JessicaPersonalChef]

LOL I was thinking Blair Witch too right before you said it! Hope your event was awesome!

[therealvirginiawind]

@JessicaPersonalChef In addition to the haunted house, when I went to bed I read a book for a little while. It's a story about some folks being chased by zombies. You'd think between the two I would have had screaming nightmares. No go. The only terror in the night was getting up and facing the freezing temps to get to the restroom.

[JessicaPersonalChef]

@therealvirginiawind You're a brave man! I wanted to mention my son has a few videos of him with his Lego designs up on my channel. He's very proud of them. Check them out if you have a chance. Have a great week!

[vtpaladin]

I have been wanting to go for a few years now. I really need to nail down a date and just go. Thanks for the post.

[therealvirginiawind]

@vtpaladin I was really impressed with the program and plan to attend again next year.

[logcabinlooms]

Interesting, I had never heard of it before, sounds like a good program.

[therealvirginiawind]

@logcabinlooms Do look into it. apple seed info dot org. One of the things said during the class was that during WWII a Japanese general was asked to develop an invasion plan for the U.S. His reply was that it was not practical because there was a rifleman here behind every blade of grass. True or not, I don't know. I do believe that everyone should know that there are responsible, armed citizens who willing to defend what this country was founded upon. Spread the word.