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bkoenig:
Good article on Appleseed:

http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20091014/OPINION01/910140310/1018/OPINION

SBarry:
We made a contact with them at St. Louis. I would like to find some volunteers to help get a few set up across the state. They speak about getting involved in our cause. I am working to get one set up in Kearney next spring, we need volunteers for everywhere else. If you can help arrange one in your town, let me know. Under 18 or female get to attend free, adult males are $70-$80 per class. This would also be a good opportunity to spread our message and grow the organization.

rugermanx:
It sounds like a decent group, and they seem to be well intentioned, but I just have trouble believing everything I read on a website. So for those of you that "made contact" what was your impression?


In the mean time I will talk to a few people in the area here and see if there would be any interest. The only problem is that we really don't have much of a range real close that's longer than 100 yds (and I'm not really sure how many shooters it would accommodate at the required 4ft per shooter). I will get ahold of the owners to see how big it is and see if they would be willing to let us use that range. If I can come up with a range and at least a little bit of local interest I will post back here. If there is some local interest I would be willing to get one set up. However I'm not extremely good at planning parties so I may need some advice from someone with some experience.

bkoenig:
I attended one in Grand Island a couple of weeks ago and it was worth every penny.  Interestingly enough, they don't encourage any one particular point of view.  Other than promoting marksmanship, their goal is just to create involved citizens.  It's a fight against apathy as much as anything else.

Rich B:
I was in the GI class back in September too.  There was little to no discussion of politics, gun control, or anything like that.  They were there to teach us how to shoot, not pontificate about their love or hate of laws and politicians.

For those looking to set one up, you do not need a very large/long range.  I think we had around 15 people on the line with space for 20.  Shooting is done at 25 yards (meters?).  It could probably even be done indoors too, but you'll need the space to get prone.  They provide the instructors.  You'll need to provide the range.  This is an all-day event, so having one in Mid-July might not be very pleasant.  The weather we had in early September was PERFECT.

FWIW, my friend made "Rifleman" (their top honor) with a iron-sighted Ruger 10/22 with a stock trigger and Federal Bulk Pack.  The only modification was a set of Tech sights (rear peep).  The other four individuals who made Rifleman (including a young lady) were shooting highly modified, scoped 10/22s.  The point is you don't need a $6,000 Accuracy Int'l bench gun.

We shot around 600 rounds, IIRC, over both days so centerfire can get expensive and it can also be punishing if you have a .308, '06, etc. 

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