McMiller's Sports Center - Long Range Fundamentals Class - August 31 & September 1, 2024

Description:

August 31 and September 1, 2024

This course is designed for anyone interested in learning the fundamentals of long-range shooting. Whether you are an avid hunter looking to take that long-range shot or a beginning shooter that wants to learn proper form, this course will benefit you. The course is a total of 8 hours with classroom instruction along with live fire instruction.

Time: 8am - 5pm

Course Description: 300-yard rifle marksmanship and long-range course consisting of classroom and live fire instruction. 

The course will cover:

• firearm and optic nomenclature
• how to properly to setup an dzero your rifle
• firearm inspection and maintenance
• scope function and adjustments (Mils/MOA turrets and reticles, first vs second focal plane optics, parallax and diopter adjustment)
• the fundamentals of marksmanship and building a repeatable shooting position
• collection of environmental and ballistic data
• the practical aplication of gathered data, on the range, with your rifle and optic at 100-300 yards
• targets suplied

Required Equipment:

• appropriate ey/ear protection and suitable attire for the weather
• rifle capable of 1.5 MOA accuracy with ammunition to be used in class
• rifle case
• 120 rounds of match grade (or equivalent) ammunition; must all be the same manufacturer and load/grain (same lot number is recommended)
• variable powered optic with exposed or capped finger adjustable turrets in, at minimum, 1/4 MOA or .1 Mil adjustments. Parallax adjustable, zero reset and zero stop equipped optic encourage
• Optic's max magnification a minimum of 9x power
• Bipod and rear support required (may be bags or monopod). Rear bags may be purchased from office while supplies last.