I was contacted a couple months ago by an American who currently lives in Japan and works for a medical supply/equipment company. He said he was bringing a few Japanese cardiac surgeons to the US and wanted them to do the kind of stuff they can't do in Japan, so we set up a 1-day long range class. They were accompanied by a cardiac surgeon from Kentucky.

Met them on the 1,000yd range of Elk River Training Center in Pelham, TN. Started them on a custom .308 bolt action, then on my JP Enterprises LRP-07 in .308, topped with a Nightforce ATACR F1 4-16x42mm. We started at 100yds and worked out to 1,000yds in 100yd increments, all on steel.

I had every one of them ring steel 2 or more times at 1,000yds using the JP LRP-07. Most had never fired a firearm at all, a couple had shot a handgun before. Great bunch of guys, we all had a good time.

Semper Fi!

Outstanding! I bet that will be a top highlight when they tell folks about their trip to the US.

I'm picturing Shep using his colorful phrases and language in Japanese.

Ha!  Yes.....

Shep, that is awesome you got all of them on steel at 1,000 for the first run.

Thanks, guys.  

I'm not sure they understood some of my more colorful or colloquial turns of phrase.

That's awesome.  Thanks for being a good ambassador for the cause.  I bet they had a blast.  Hell I've never shot past 400 yards