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Long range rifle course.
« on: April 19, 2010, 05:47:17 PM »
Took a LR rifle course through GPS Defense this weekend.  The course was supposed to be a short "sniper experience" and since I am "time broke" I said what the heck.  I showed up at 0900 without any expectations and boy was I surprised.  The instructor rolled up a couple of minutes later and since I was the only one there I fully expected he was going to tell me that the course was going to be rescheduled.  He introduced himself and said that I was the only student, explained what the course was supposed to be and then said we were throwing that out the window.  He asked me if I was prepared to learn and move fast, I replied,"F&*K YES! We were able to cover every thing in their basic 5 day curriculum and most of the 2 day advanced curriculum in 2 days. Some of the things that were covered; Roles, equipment,rifle setup/cleaning, (he completely disassembled my rifle, evaluated it, corrected problems, properly fit it to me, and I had him cut and re-crown my barrel at their recommended 18". They have a lot of data and science behind this which I am not going to explain in this post), internal/external/terminal ballistics, target detection, ranging, wind, movers, angle shooting, etc. The basic and advanced curriculum, had I not been instructed 1-1, would have taken 7 days with 19 other students and would have cost me $1550.  It only cost me $440 and I got 1-1 instruction for 20+ hours. I was able to establish and verify DOPE for my rifle at ranges from 100-1250 yards. A friend asked me if I though it was worth the money. You f'n A Batman it was worth it. I got very lucky on this and I am deeply grateful to my Instructor for taking his time to go ahead with teaching me.  Plus I got to see my instructor shoot the 1250 offhand :shock: that was amazing and worth the price of admission!  
BEFORE:

AFTER:

920yd at a spray paint can.  The Gong is 18".  The spray can is about 3' to the right. This is at 10x through my camera. Image is hazy due to Mirage.

Video of above:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzLIA3oncIY1250yd.%20This%20is%20at%2010x%20through%20my%20camera.%20Image%20is%20hazy%20due%20to%20Mirage.
1250yd at 24x48 silhouette.

Video of above.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EGXDSOGF7E
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Re: Long range rifle course.
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2010, 06:33:49 PM »
Sounds cool Ross.

Before anyone comments on barrel length and accuracy:

http://www.sniperschool.com/sniper-rifle-barrel-length


http://www.sniperschool.com/barrel-length-revisited


Love the way your rifle looks now.  What are the specs?  Rem 700 in .308?
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Re: Long range rifle course.
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2010, 07:27:27 PM »
Quote from: "Farslayer"
Sounds cool Ross.

Before anyone comments on barrel length and accuracy:

http://www.sniperschool.com/sniper-rifle-barrel-length


http://www.sniperschool.com/barrel-length-revisited


Love the way your rifle looks now.  What are the specs?  Rem 700 in .308?


Remington 700 tactical .308 with 18" barrel.
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Re: Long range rifle course.
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2010, 07:32:29 PM »
That sounds like a sweet ass deal.  Was it a weekly thing or do they open the class as demand?
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Re: Long range rifle course.
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2010, 07:38:00 PM »
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That sounds like a sweet ass deal.  Was it a weekly thing or do they open the class as demand?
The classes are scheduled throughout the year.  I got lucky and was the only one to show up for my class.  The class was billed as a "sniper experience course" which is supposed to be a much lighter version of their basic course.  I got the full meal deal given at a very intense pace because it ended up being just me and the instructor.
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Re: Long range rifle course.
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2010, 07:54:16 PM »
Happy for ya, mate.

Maybe I'll check it out sometime.  I'd love to see what I have to gain from a course like that.
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Re: Long range rifle course.
« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2010, 09:57:20 PM »
wow, what an amazing deal. good for you!
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Re: Long range rifle course.
« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2010, 06:50:41 PM »
Did you ever post any vids?
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Re: Long range rifle course.
« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2010, 08:30:02 PM »
I will once I can get the on youtube both are pretty big files...
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Re: Long range rifle course.
« Reply #9 on: April 21, 2010, 11:11:00 AM »
Videos attached to original post..
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Re: Long range rifle course.
« Reply #10 on: April 21, 2010, 11:14:12 AM »
This is pretty cool man! How does it compare to a course like Appleseed and the like?
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Re: Long range rifle course.
« Reply #11 on: April 21, 2010, 03:15:48 PM »
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This is pretty cool man! How does it compare to a course like Appleseed and the like?

Advanced, as it pertains specifically to long range and precision marksmanship.

Appleseed teaches quality basic rifle marksmanship which you should know fairly well going into something like this.
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