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Introduction to Long Range Shooting Class

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Introduction to Long Range Shooting Class
Long Range Shooting Class donated by Allen Ernst & Guide Financial Group
You are going to have a lot of fun and learn a lot during this one day course for up to four (4) people.  The objective of this course is to give the student shooter the knowledge and skillset to successfully hit targets out to the maximum effective range of their favorite big-game hunting rifle in real-world environmental conditions. This will be accomplished through classroom-type field instruction and then practical application on one of the nicest private long-range shooting ranges in the Pacific Northwest.
The morning will include a detailed discussion of the rifle component as a system, ballistics, ammo selection & preparation, proper cleaning, use of laser range-finder, wind estimation and effects, electronic ballistic applications and marksmanship concepts. The remainder of the day will include equipment checks and hands-on real-world marksmanship practice. We will perform magneto chronographing during zero confirmation at 100 yards and then begin engaging steel targets in varying increments out to as much as 1,000 yards (or much more!), conditions and rifle capabilities pending.
At the end of the course, the student should have a basic understanding of what it takes to reliably make first round hits at longer ranges.  Most importantly, the shooters will understand their real-world maximum effective shooting range when using their favorite hunting rifle.  The ethical hunter knows his capabilities and limitations!
Student shooters are to provide their own rifle(s) and ammo.  Rifles should be chambered in big game hunting calibers and capable of shooting sub 1 MOA (1” groups or less) at one hundred yards. Preferably, scopes should have turrets with external ¼ MOA (.25”) elevation and windage adjustments. Dates to be mutually acceptable during late Spring through early Summer of 2017.