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Old 03-25-2013, 3:28 PM
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A note on ammo usage.

First, I highly recommend doing the first day and as much as you need of the second day using a 22 to master the fundamentals of the instruction. When you are getting good there switch to your centerfire to confirm that the techniques transfer (allowing for real recoil), confirm your zero and shoot the score.

Second, here's the break down of ammo usage where you will see you have a lot of choice in how much ammo you use. We shoot a Redcoat target as the first and last target of each day, 13 rounds per target x 4 times we shoot it = 52 rounds on redcoats for the weekend.

On the first day we shoot the exercises on 1" squares 5 rounds per exercise perhaps 12 exercises = 60 rounds. We then shoot an AQT target = 40 rounds.

On sunday we shoot some refresher 1" squares perhaps 6 exercises at 5 rounds per exercise = 30 rounds.

Now we shoot what we call the AQT grind... each AQT target is 40 rounds. There is the opportunity to shoot seven or 8 of these but you only need to shoot as many as you need to get your score, or until you feel you have had enough. You can sit out rounds of AQTs to rest/recover/regroup etc.

Each AQT is shot in 4 stages of 10 rounds each. So its not like you blast off 40 rounds at the target to try and get score. You can use each stage as simply more exercises to
polish each technique as you require, instructors can work with you on this. Others and you eventually will get to a stage where you just want to get in your bubble and shoot each AQT with minimal intervention so you can focus on time and shooting for score.

So of the "mandatory" exercises its 126 rounds on Sat and Sun 56. The rest is 40 rounds per AQT as you see fit/useful. Nothing is "mandatory" at an Appleseed, we are after all all free, armed Americans on a shooting range; we try to work with all shooters limitations, be it health, age, equipment, etc. We are here to have fun and celebrate the Heritage of Marksmanship... its not a bootcamp.

We try to run the shoots at the pace of the group, not the slowest, not the fastest but the group as a whole.

Hope this helps... believe me we understand the ammo situation.

Cheers
V

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Originally Posted by Ewcmr2 View Post
I would also guess the Appleseed organizers would rather have you on the range a little shy on ammo than sitting home on the coutch!
Absolutely.

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