Introduction to Long Range Hunting

Our “Intro to Long Range Hunting” course is designed to build the foundation of long-range marksmanship and give you the confidence on your next hunt. This course will take you from confirming zero on your rifle to hitting steel at 1000 yards by the end of the day. This class is shot from the prone (laying down) position and students should be physically capable of safely getting up and down from that position.

Although this class is hunting oriented, it is not limited to only hunting rifles or those who hunt. The fundamentals of marksmanship, reading wind, and building a data (D.O.P.E.) chart apply to all who want to attend. The context geared towards hunters is driven around our firearms safety and handling, field expedient wind calls, and acceptable margin of error.

Topics Covered:

- In-depth Firearms safety and medical briefing

- Fundamentals

- Explanation of common terms: Mils/Moa, Ballistic Coefficient etc

- Velocity gathering (multiple Garmin Xero C1 chronos on site)

- Range Data collection and data truing (dope chart)

- Breaking down wind calls

- Range facility has paper targets at 100-200 yards and steel targets from 300-1000 yards

What is required:

- A rifle/scope that is zeroed and verified to shoot consistent groups with the ammo brought to class

- 4 boxes of ammo that the rifle is zeroed with

- Hearing protection and eye protection

- Physical ability to safely get into and up from the prone (laying down) position

- Paper and Pen/pencil for data collection

- Water and any snacks/food additional to the lunch that is provided

Recommended items:

- Bipod, tripod w/ shooting saddle

- Rear bag for added stability