Basic Precision Rifle Course

September 16-17, 2017

Elk River Training Center on their 1,000 yard range

4626 SR 50
Pelham TN 37366

Both days will start at 0800hrs Central Standard Time and run until approximately 1700hrs CST. There will be a 1 hour lunch break each day.

Cost for the course is $600. Limited to 10 students.  Course is already partially full.

DAY 1
Topics covered will include (but aren't limited to):
Selection, care and maintenance of the entire system (rifle, scope, rings, mounts, ammunition, bipod, cases, etc.). This includes a comprehensive disassembly and other Armorer's tips.
Marksmanship basics
Use of a mil-based or other ranging reticle for ranging unknown distance targets
Use of optics (including adjustments and all other functions)
Use of data book
Zeroing
CCB/CHB/HFB

DAY 2
All the classroom and fundamentals were taken care of on Day 1, Day 2 is all about precision shooting. We will pick up where we left off on Day 1, and continue out to 1,000 yards. I will be working with each shooter to find tune their skills and fix any issues they have.

We will shoot in 2 relays, so one relay can learn the proper techniques that a Spotter needs to assist the Shooter. All students will shoot to 1,000 yards.

Gear list will include:
Rifle capable of 1MOA. Bolt actions and semi-automatics are both welcome
Quality optics. The following features are mandatory on the optic:
-Finger adjustable turrets with audible/tactile “clicks”, MOA or mil are fine
-Ranging reticle, mil or MOA based are both acceptable
Ammunition, 200 rounds. Ammunition must be "match grade" from a reputable manufacturer, or known handloads of equal or better accuracy
Data book w/ calculator (any calculator that multiplies and divides will work. I highly recommend the Storm Tactical modular rite in the rain databooks)
Rifle-mounted bipod, or front rest
Rear bag(s) (optional)
Shooting mat (optional)
Minimum 5 “dummy” rounds
Spotting scope (optional)
Eye and ear protection
Clothes and footwear appropriate to the weather. If it rains, we train, as long as there is no thunder/lightning.
If you are military/LE, it is preferred that you use your duty gear, body armor and other ancillary equipment that you will use on duty. Train like you fight!

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
1. If you plan on using a rifle other than a bolt action tactical or varmint model from Remington, Savage, Winchester, FN, or a custom-built rifle
and/or
a scope made by other than Nightforce, Leupold, US Optics, IOR, Schmidt & Bender, Premier Reticles, Vortex Viper PST, Bushnell Elite series or Sightron SIII please contact me so that we can discuss your system and make sure that it will meet the requirements of the course.

2. Your system must be fully assembled and sighted in with a recent 100 yard zero prior to the class. The zero must be done with the ammunition that you will be using in the class. I offer my services for free to any of my students who need assistance with any rifle or optics work, or zeroing, that they may need.

3. Ammunition must be “match grade” from a known manufacturer, or handloads that you have shot out of the rifle you are bringing to the class and are sure of their accuracy.

4. A bipod or ruck to shoot off, as well as a rear bag. For a bipod, I highly recommend the Harris BRM-S (6”-9”, notched leg, swiveling).

5. If you don't have some sort of adjustable cheekpiece, or cheekpad, I recommend one. The comb of your stock needs to be high enough that your cheek bone rests on it naturally when you have a perfect sight picture, not your jawbone or the middle of your cheek. Ask several of my former students and they'll tell you this makes a HUGE difference.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about any of your gear. I would rather sort the problems out ahead of time than have you show up at the class with gear that won't work, or that is set up wrong.

I will reiterate, I offer my services for free to students when it comes to mounting up scopes/bases/rings (including lapping the rings), weighting and texturing stocks, and any other tweaking that your system may need. I will also assist in getting your rifle zeroed prior to the class.

All LEO's will receive POST credit for this course.

Other than confirming 100yd zeroes, all targets will be reactive steel.

Please visit Precision Applications, LLC for more information about the training and Instructors.

Semper Fi!

Slots available

do you need a 20 minute base to go out to 1Kyds?..

Depends on your caliber, load, and scope. Even if you run out of elevation, if you have a scope with a mil or MOA reticle, you can use hold-overs.  I've had students run out of elevation and I still got them on the 1,000yd target.  

What caliber and load are you shooting?   After your 100yd zero, how much elevation do you have available to you?

scope is SWFA mil/mil SS 3-15x42 with claimed total elevation of 36mils but actually adjusts 37.5.

at the moment all I have that will hold <1minute is 5.56 but it's 16" barrel. I don't have a load worked up, I've just been shooting 77SMK that a friend loaded up. this has given me 2" groups at about 250 yds but that's as far out as I have access to...

I've had plenty of students run a 5.56, but they've all used an 18" barrel.  It would be interesting to see how she would do.  I've run plenty of 16", and shorter, .308's out to 1,000yds and further.

I can also rent you a rifle.

I'm sorry, this was all just me talking, I'll be at the beach with my wife that weekend but wanted to understand if I am in the ball park for a another class down the road.

fwiw, I built this carbine never considering going much out past 600yds. I just always thought bolt gun when talk turned to 1K...

Gotcha.

I also have a course I teach called Guerrilla Sniper.  The course is set up in such a way that dang near any rig will work in the class, but most students run a 16" AR.  The maximum distance in the class is 600yds, but the maximum required distance is 300yds.  In many drills I leave it up to the student to pick which target(s) to engage.

See y'all this weekend.

Had a great weekend.  Not only were my students good shooters, they were a great bunch of folks to spend a weekend with.  On Day 2 all were regularly ringing steel at 1,000yds.

Class was an even mix of bolt guns and semi-autos.  All students used .308, except one who used a Ruger PR in 6.5 Creedmoor.  2 semi-autos were factory, albeit modified, while the 3rd was built by the shooter.

Ammunition was a mix of factory and handloads.  For the .308's, one student used 168grn SMK's, one used 178grn AMAX's, all the rest used 175grn SMK's.   The 6.5 used factory Winchester ammo with a 140grn SMK.  

Most scopes were Nightforce; a mix of SHV's and ATACR's.   Other scopes included Bushnell Elite, Vortex Viper PST, and Vortex Razor AMG.

It was interesting that the lone 6.5 Creedmoor shooter, after running to 1,000yds with the 140grn loads, switched to a 120grn load and used the same dope to hit the same steel at 1,000yds.

It's cuz they're magic