Why Attend a Long-Range Shooting Course?

[JW@TRACT]

Has anyone attended a Long-Range (LR) shooting course? If so, which one?

What were your takeaways, and would you recommend others to do the same?

 

[hereinaz]

It is one of the best things you can do, at a good school. The feedback and education is the fastest way to competency.

I went to one, and it was very good.

 

[JohnJohnson]

Kind of, Bangsteel. It's more of a "bring whatever rifle you have and I'll show you that you can shoot long range with it" sort of deal. I will be taking a LR class at Coleman's Creek in the spring though probably. I've heard very good things about them. I want to attend a more formal class with them because I need to rebuild my shooting form from the ground up and my fundamentals are terrible right now. And if I could swing the cost/travel I'd love to take a class from Frank Galli, Rifles Only, or maybe Caylen Wojcik because all of their classes have reputations for hammering the fundamentals the whole time.

 

[Schism]

I've attended two classes from Frank Galli and Marc Taylor. Both were 3-day, PR1 level with targets to 1250 or so.

After taking the classes I had better shooting fundamentals and subsequently more confidence in making first round hits on targets that I probably wouldn't have been willing to attempt before. It was beneficial to both learn from experienced instructors and to be able to watch other students shoot while hearing instructor feedback to them. All the people attending each class were great and we all were more than willing to let others shoot our rifles, look through our scopes, use tripods etc so we could "try before we buy" new shooting equipment.

I would definitely recommend these classes to others.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

I used to instruct “long range basics” and then “long range advanced” programs. I am biased, but the vast majority of “long range schools” that I’ve seen, or heard feedback from recently, aren’t fantastic.