seeker01
04-30-2010, 08:09 AM
i am toying w/ the idea of doing the appleseed course later this year
here is what i understand...
- the weekend takes about 400-500 rounds
- you CAN use rimfire (but i don't wanna :batman:)
- lever action seems awkward for the course, since you have a lot of movement that will mess up your posture/sight alignment/picture
- bolt action probably is better, but still lots of movement and opportunity to mess up your follow up shot
- I have a .308 bolt action that would probably require a mortgage payment worth of ammo to use, and would leave my shoulder purple
so...
- would like (if possible) to stay true to the spirit of appleseed/revolutionary war/history buffs/etc, by using American service rifles or the-like (western world), as opposed to soviet block [i said i would like, but not required]
- consider that getting the ammo should not break the bank or be some hard to find caliber
- since i shot the m-16 (5.56/.223) while in the corps, this caliber seems like a reasonable alternative (?)
- AND, PLEASE temper the advice to this bubba's budget (~300-500)
your thoughts on caliber, rifles, etc.?
here is what i understand...
- the weekend takes about 400-500 rounds
- you CAN use rimfire (but i don't wanna :batman:)
- lever action seems awkward for the course, since you have a lot of movement that will mess up your posture/sight alignment/picture
- bolt action probably is better, but still lots of movement and opportunity to mess up your follow up shot
- I have a .308 bolt action that would probably require a mortgage payment worth of ammo to use, and would leave my shoulder purple
so...
- would like (if possible) to stay true to the spirit of appleseed/revolutionary war/history buffs/etc, by using American service rifles or the-like (western world), as opposed to soviet block [i said i would like, but not required]
- consider that getting the ammo should not break the bank or be some hard to find caliber
- since i shot the m-16 (5.56/.223) while in the corps, this caliber seems like a reasonable alternative (?)
- AND, PLEASE temper the advice to this bubba's budget (~300-500)
your thoughts on caliber, rifles, etc.?