Mid Range Rifle: June 1-2 El Paso, TX
Mid Range Rifle: June 1-2 El Paso, TX
Location: El Paso, TX
Date: June 1-2
Mid-Range Rifle is two day course in which students will learn scope mounting, hold overs , positional shooting, spotting, range estimation, and wind calls.
Day 1
Upon arrival students will partake in a short classroom lecture in which instructors will cover some of the following:
- Ballistics
- Reticles (MOA/MRAD/BDC)
- Range estimation
- Wind Calls
- Holdovers
- Positional shooting & more
Upon finishing the classroom portion students will make their way to the rifle range to zero their rifles and gather data up to 500yds.
Day 2
Students will apply materials learned and data collected from the previous day at targets placed between 50-700yds. Various courses of fire will also be set up along the mountain that will require students to engage multiple targets at varying distances under time and stress.
Equipment List:
- Carbine/Rifle.
- LPVO or Rifle scope. (Mil reticle recommended)
- Ear & eye protection.
- Two-point sling.
- Minimum of four (4) detachable 30 round rifle magazines.
- 400 rounds rifle ammunition (77gr. or similar match grade ammunition is preferred).
- Belt or chest rig with rifle magazine pouches.
- Daypack. We will use this as a shooting platform.
- PLENTY OF WATER and a small lunch (this is particularly important for day 2 as we will be hiking and shooting from a mountain top)
- Outdoor clothes, hat, and hiking shoes/boots with a thick sole. We will be in a desert mountain terrain so expect cactus and loose rocks during the hike--please come prepared to deal with the elements and unexpected weather.
Recommended Equipment (not mandatory):
bipod
tripod
spotting scope
binoculars
suppressor covers
rear bags
20-round magazine(s)