Help me name this new course

[nksmfamjp]

Level 1 + Hunting Shot Application (with your own gun)

 

[MOA or bust]

James,
Been considering your school for a while.
What about Level 1 Enhanced for your new class?
In the new class, is day one and two with classroom rifles?

 

[Barbourcreek]

James,
Been considering your school for a while.
What about Level 1 Enhanced for your new class?
In the new class, is day one and two with classroom rifles?

Yes day 1 and 2 is our guns
Trying to let folks use their rifles for day 3.
Thanks for the input

 

[Barbourcreek]

Just looking for a name to post on the schedule
Content is easy
Pretty simple for a one day add on. Very helpful for the student. Thanks Gentlemen

 

[Chuckrub]

How about Level 1 + Hunter skills trial or Hunter skills challenge

 

[Stevenstl86]

Apprentice level plus

 

[Barbourcreek]

Ok almost done just got done with day one class!
Red is the new day 3

what are your thoughts?

Barbour Creek long range Level 1 Plus????? is a 3-day course

Day 3 is designed for the student to shoot his or her own rifle (or ours if you don't have one).

Day 3 you will be shooting outdoors from alternate hunting positions, reading your own wind and using the ballistic rangefinder or app for your data.
This course is designed to make sure your rifle is set up correctly or show you what is wrong and how to fix it.
Level 1, days 1 & 2 are unchanged, adding the day 3 for you to use your gear and train outdoors using a tripod, bipod, fence support shooting ect.
This course will help prepare you for your immediate hunting success on your gear.
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LEVEL 1 COURSE SCHEDULE
Days 1 & 2
Breakfast: 8:00 am
Classroom: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Lunch: 12:00 pm
Range: 13:00 pm – 16:30 pm
Dinner: 18:30 pm

Days 1 & 2 Training

• Explanation of the Long Range Rifle Components
• Understanding Scopes, MOA, 1st and 2nd Focal Plane
• Lethality Max Range on Animals retained velocity for hunting.
• Proper Bench Shooting Techniques
• Internal and External Ballistics, Temperature, Station Pressure, Using a Ballistic Program
• Body Position, Breathing, Trigger Control, level use, rear bag support
• Follow Through and Correct Spotting Techniques
• Using the Wind Reader App
• Proper Cleaning and Maintenance
• Finding your twist rate
• Ballistics G1 and G7 Break down, Custom Curves
• Barrel and Speed-up
• Bullet Stabilization – Twist / Stability Factors / bullet RPM limits
• Barrel Types and Heat Convection/Conduction / Stress relieving / Flutting / Carbon VS. Steel
• Suppressor and Brake Performance
• Trigger Types and Selection
• Ammunition, Powder Selection for Long-Range Hunting
• Terminal Performance on Animals
• Wind calling, reading, and Mirage (Eagleman technique)
• Bullet flight time for hunting
• Using the Wind Meter-Kestrel Correctly
• Bullet Types for Long-Range Hunting
• Operating Rangefinders and using a Ballistic Rangefinder
• Using Rain Angle for Wind Speed (Eagleman technique)
• Eötvös
• Max Ordinate
• Programing a ballistic rangefinder correctly and data point breakdown
• Truing Velocities
• Tall target test instruction
• Entering sight scale factors in your ballistic solver
• And Much More!

Schedule for day 3 (Bring Your Own Gun)

Breakfast 8:00
Classroom 9:00 until 12:00

• Field Shooting positions
• Programing personal rifles in a ballistic rangefinder or app
• bullet flight time for hunting

Shoot house.

• Check zero, level, setting eye-relief and sight height measurement
• Truing velocities on personal rifles and or school rifles

12:00 lunch

13:00 to 16:30 Outdoors on Level 1 Property under the Pavilion

• Field, shooting
• All wind reading is done by the students (James coaching as needed)
• Students set the latitude, compass and wind in the rangefinder as if they were hunting
• Engage animal targets from 500 yards to 1100 yards (personal or school rifles)
• Timed shooting, on animal's

Dinner 18:30

Needed gear (Some items can be provided)

• B.Y.O.G (bring your own gun)
• Ballistic rangefinder or app (For personal rifles / provided for school guns) preferred Sig Kilo 8K or 10K (can be provided)
• Wind meter (preferred kestrel 1000) (can be provided)
• Proper clothing (not provided) for outdoors in a covered area
• Hearing protection (not provided) incase some customer guns have no suppressors, (prefer suppressors)
• 60 Rounds - Ammunition for your personal rifle (only 6.5 CRM ammo is provided for school guns)
• Bipod
• Arc rail on rifle or tripod with saddles
• Level on rifle or purchase one onsite

Rifles/Scopes (must be mounted on the rifle) no gunsmithing time is allocated in this course, ready to go!

• 338 max caliber's No .50 cal rifles
• Scope with elevation dialable turret in MOA or MIL, zero stop, stadia lines for wind hold, parallax knob
• Level on scope
• Ammunition capable of .75 MOA
• Rifle capable of .75 MOA
• Bipod

Spotting scope if you have your own and want to test it (can be provided)

Of course, our level 2 is the pinnacle of all the courses we provide as you progress through our long range training.

ELR 2000 yard almost done!!!!

 

[59FLH]

"This course is designed to make sure your rifle is set up correctly or show you what is wrong and how to fix it."

IMO, this will most likely expand into its own multi day program, fantastics idea.

Will customer supplied hand loaded ammo be allowed or is this a liability?

What happens if a customer supplied rifle fails the .75 MOA test? School gun and ammo to continue?

 

[Barbourcreek]

"This course is designed to make sure your rifle is set up correctly or show you what is wrong and how to fix it."

IMO, this will most likely expand into its own multi day program, fantastics idea.

Will customer supplied hand loaded ammo be allowed or is this a liability?

What happens if a customer supplied rifle fails the .75 MOA test? School gun and ammo to continue?

Hand loads would need an additional waiver signed and be tested for safety before coming here

Yes school guns will be available if customers rifle fails

 

[cohunt]

Hand loads would need an additional waiver signed and be tested for safety before coming here

Yes school guns will be available if customers rifle fails

I would say that 90% of guys taking a course like this that have a gun capable of 3/4moa or better are handloading. How are you "safety testing" their handloads?

 

[Barbourcreek]

I would say that 90% of guys taking a course like this that have a gun capable of 3/4moa or better are handloading. How are you "safety testing" their handloads?

I'm not that is their responsibility
They will sign a waiver

 

[Ronald W Schaefer]

Yeah, Level 1 Plus or level one advanced, level one enhanced, level one practical...

 

[Lee Goodwin]

After my class 400 yards will be a chip shot.
So, chip shot?

 

[Stretch_TX]

James - this is an awesome addition to your schedule!

I know I definitely learned a tremendous amount when I attended your classes in June (2023). Having an additional day like this would have been a "no-brainer" for me!

Great idea - perhaps I can talk my hunting buddy into signing up (I'd gladly come back again).