My wife and I participated in the Appleseed event in Raton NM at the NRA Whittington Center April 17-18. What a great place for an Appleseed! We had to wait for the mule deer herd to clear the range a few times.

I shot a 15-22 I bought in February from Cabela's. I put a Rock River 2 stage match trigger in it, and had an EOTech cowitnessed with my iron sights. I sighted it in at 25 meters (only had to change the rear sight a couple of clicks) and put a canvas GI sling on it. Fed it Federal Wally World bulk ammo.

The bottom line: The rifle shot great, and significantly helped my qualifying effort. I had only one malfunction, a double feed, in two full days of shooting. I'm extremely happy with the rifle.

I almost took my 15-22 to an Appleseed but grabbed my Sig 556 instead. I'll take it to the next one I attend. No problem sling shooting it? I had wondered if that would be a problem. Glad to hear it wasn't it.

I am glad to see more positive reviews showing up in the forum. Thanks for taking the time to write a favorable review.

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Timman
Semper Fi

i shot my gun 7 times for the 7 patriots who lost their lives starting the revolution on the 17th at 4:00 eastern, unfortunately i didn't hear any other shots fired ( only mine and my fathers) i read about it a week before in the shotgun news paper my dad gets. have not heard anything else about it till this thread. ( it was published in the shotgun news by the appleseed movement to do so)

An appleseed event is coming to my town next month. A few questions for you:
-Was the 15-22 accurate enough for an average shooter or would you recommend something else?
-How much did you feel like the event improved your shooting skills?
-I have read online about appleseed and agree with their agenda but don't know anyone who has attended. Can you give a little detail about your experiences.

Congratulations on your qualification

I bought a 15-22 to use at my first AS but couldn't use it due to the constant FTE's I was having. It's currently at S&W now getting repaired. As long as she is running right when I get here back, it'll be going with me next time.

I've attended.....Appleseed event comments are here.

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Stu

Congratulations on qualifying Rifleman! That is something to be proud of.

I would be interested in hearing your impressions of the use of the shooting sling with the 15-22.

Excellent review!

I attended my first AS event a month or two back out at the same range. The weather was nice but I only made it the first day. I was shooting my AR so I was happy that I only burned through 150 rounds. I must say it was harder than I expected and it was that event that prompted me to buy a 15-22 to practice the fundamentals with.

I'm in the process of making my 15-22 as close to identical as I can to my real AR, and vice versa, in hopes that it will be easier to transfer what I learn to the real deal later on. I'm looking to attend again this fall, a rifleman persists, in the mean time I've been working on my 25m skills at my local outdoor range.

Congrats on your improvement, your almost there!

Thanks for the review Stu- very well written.

Thank you.....hope you found it helpful or at the least, interesting .

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Stu

Re: Sling on 15-22 - I used a canvas GI loop sling, and found that it worked well. I mounted the front on a picatinny mounted sling swivel (Midwest Arms, I think). I found that the detached rear loop style worked best for me in prone and sitting position. I used the "hasty" style loop in standing position, and found that I had to be careful not to get it too tight. If I did, I found that it tended to cause the rifle and pistol grip to cant, creating problems establishing and maintaining my natural point of aim.

Re: Is the 15-22 useful for a novice at Appleseed? Yes, I think the two most important points to consider are: 1. Is the rifle reliable. Make sure you've shot the rifle enough to know what ammo works and whether the rifle will function well enough not to distract from the learning experience. 2. The experience and results will be much enhanced by the installation of a good trigger. I originally started practicing with the stock trigger in my 15-22. The rifle was very reliable, but I wasn't getting the accuracy I wanted. I dropped in a Rock River 2-stage National Match trigger (easy installation) and that made all the difference in the world.

I think the light weight of the 15-22 and the adjustable butt stock should make this an excellent rifle for an young person or smaller adult beginner.

Be sure to practice with the rifle, know what ammo works best, have the rifle sighted in dead on at 25 meters (82 feet) and have at least two magazines.

I used the EOTech sight cowitnessed with the irons because my dominant shooting eye (right) simply won't focus on the front sight. I found that the red dot superimposed over the top of the front sight helped me with that. The red dot was small enough not to obscure even the simulated 400 yard silhouettes. It worked great during the cloudy weather, but faded out in bright sun, making me drop back to relying on the iron front sight.

Re: The Appleseed experience. I was somewhat sceptical at first of volunteer instructors, but I came away very impressed. The instructors were sincere in their beliefs, reasonable in their presentations and extremely knowledgeable about the fundamentals of marksmanship. They imparted the knowledge without any posing or egotism. I really enjoyed it, and learned a lot. My wife, who was a novice at shooting rifles, found it to be a great learning experience. She really progressed and improved her skills. Thanks to the lead instructors, BlueFeather, TaosGlock, LongRifle and NMMI.

My wife used a Ruger 10/22 set up with Tech Sights as a "Liberty Training Rifle". I think the 15-22 was every bit as useful and accurate as the 10/22.