Project Appleseed is a nationwide program of The Revolutionary War Veterans Association, teaching rifle marksmanship skills that have been passed down from generation to generation and reconnecting Americans with the people and events of our Founding Fathers.

 

The Revolutionary War Veterans Association is a non-profit organization operated by volunteer instructors dedicated to teaching every American our shared heritage and history as well as traditional rifle marksmanship skills.

 

Our volunteer instructors travel across the country teaching those who attend about the difficult choices, the heroic actions, and the sacrifices that the Founders made on behalf of modern Americans for our country’s freedom and independence. 

 

Project Appleseed‘s heritage program vividly portrays the Battles of Lexington and Concord.  Modern listeners are confronted with the danger, the fear, and the heartbreaking separations that arose out of the choices made on April 19th, 1775. They are also reminded of the marksmanship skills and masterful organization that ultimately helped set the colonists on the path to success. Those who attend gain a better understanding of the fundamental choices faced by our ancestors as they began to set the stage for the nation we now enjoy.

 

The Project Appleseed rifle marksmanship clinic will be held on October 8-9 at Chattooga County Wildlife Association in Summerville, Georgia on Penn Bridge Rd near the intersection of Alexander Rd.

Directions to the range: Hwy. 27 North to Summerville, GA. Hwy. 27 takes a sharp right turn into downtown Summerville, continue northward 4 miles, passing Wal-Mart on the left. Take the next right onto Penn Bridge Rd. and proceed 1 mile, passing Alexander Rd. on the left and continuing up the hill and around curve. At the top of the hill, turn left into the entrance to the Old Landfill.

Hwy. 27 can be accessed from I-75 taking Exit 306 (Adairsville, GA) and traveling west on Hwy. 140 approximately 15 miles to the intersection with Hwy. 27 and turning right (north) toward Summerville, GA. Hwy. 27 also intersects in the south with I-20 at Bremen, GA, and in the north with I-24 in Chattanooga, TN. From Savannah: Take I-16 West to Exit 6. Turn left on Ocmulgee East Blvd and then follow the directions above.

Registration begins at 8am.   The clinic starts at 8:30 a.m. and will continue until 5:00 p.m., both days.

 

Participants are taught fundamental rifle marksmanship skills that are to allow a rifleman to be accurate out to 400 yards, with iron sights or a scope, a standard rifle and surplus ammo. Most of the instruction at a Project Appleseed event is conducted on the firing range at 25 yards, at reduced size targets to simulate 100 to 400 yards.  Students will learn rifle shooting from the standing, sitting, kneeling, and prone positions, sight alignment, and breath control, along with safe gun handling, proper use of a sling, and Revolutionary War history.

 

Please bring your own ear/eye protection, a rifle with sling, ammunition, rifle mat, bug repellent, hat, sunscreen, a packed lunch, snacks, drinks, and plenty of water to stay hydrated.

 

A .22 caliber rifle is recommended, but you can use a centerfire rifle if preferred.   About 250 rounds of ammunition will be needed per day.

 

Marksmanship Clinic fees (includes both Saturday and Sunday, but participants do not have to attend both days): 

Adults: $60

Youth under age 18:  $20

Active duty military, Law Enforcement Officers with ID, and elected officials are free.

 

Additional range fees of $15.00 per person for the event. (No fee for women, children, military, or physically handicapped.)

To register online, go to www.appleseedinfo.org.   For more info, contact the GA State Coordinator at GA@appleseedinfo.org  or Wayne Richey at wayne.richey@hcahealthcare.com.