Description

When lives are on the line, you want a rifle in your hands.  Make no mistake about it: this class turns out rifleman; people able to make precise hits on attackers at any distance–from across the room to hundreds of yards away.  By the end of this class, you will be astonished at what you and your rifle are capable of accomplishing.  The purpose of this class is to teach you an appreciation of the rifle, its history, and its ability in the hands of a good, trained rifleman. Beginners and experts alike will benefit from the course content.

From the start of class, you will be coached on shooting fundamentals.  Students will conduct accurate fire from the muzzle out to 300 meters, learn how to present the rifle from various positions, (traditional and improvised) learn how to manipulate the rifle under stress, on the move, and cooperate in team drills designed to forge your will into your rifle.   Marksmanship–accuracy upon demand– will be taught and emphasized at all times.  You will learn to hate misses.

Class material includes drills and instruction on:  properly zeroing your rifle, holdovers, compressed application of marksmanship, shooting at distance, (out to 300 meters) manipulations of the rifle, close-quarters shooting, shooting on the move, stoppage clearance, positional shooting, (conventional and improvised) proper use of/presentation of the rifle from the sling, and team tactics.  Training is only open to legal, US Citizens or permanent residents (green card holders) per ITAR  (22 CFR §§120-130)

Course equipment requirements:

• Magazine-fed rifle ZEROED FOR 100 YARDS in an intermediate or battle rifle cartridge (5.56, 7.62×39, 5.45×39, .308, .30-06, etc…)
• Sling—a two-point sling is recommended.  (Bring a spare rifle also zeroed for 100 yards if you have one.)
• 600 rounds of factory loaded rifle ammunition.   M855 (Green tip) or 7n6 is fine for most drills, but we will be shooting steel on some drills so bring other non-green tips (xm193 or a similar variant) and commercial 5.45 ammunition as well.
• 4 rifle magazines
• White light (attached to rifle)
• Rain gear
• Ballistic eye protection.  You will also need clear eye protection.
• Electronic ear protection
• Sunscreen
• Gun cleaning gear
• Pen and paper
• You will also need to bring a lunch

There is no minimum age to take this class.  However, students under 18 years of age are required to attend the class together with a participating adult.