This two-day course is designed for a wide variety of experience levels, from the novice looking to strengthen fundamentals, to the hunter wanting to extend their ethical harvest distance, all the way to experienced shooters who seek to build upon and expand their knowledge level. 

• Safety

• Rifle, caliber, and optics selection

• Fitting an ergonomic rifle, optics mounting, rifle break-in, cleaning, and maintenance

• Rifle zeroing

• Internal and External ballistics

• Fundamentals of marksmanship

• Recoil management

• Shooting positions

• Atmospheric and environmental conditions

• Basic wind reading

• Building D.O.P.E. out to distance

• Target identification and ranging

Day one will primarily be spent in the classroom with range time in the afternoon. Day two will be spent entirely on the range. We will transition from the classroom to Colorado Rifle Club’s Long Distance Precision Rifle Range (LDPR) for practical application and live fire. Beginning with a zeroing session at 100 yards. Chronographs will be available if needed.

 Shooters are expected to understand and demonstrate safe operation of their firearm at all times and should have a good understanding of the function of their rifle and scope.

 Physical difficulty: Easy. Accommodations can be made for physical limitations. Please contact to discuss.

General range requirements:
Maximum muzzle velocity for all rifles is 3200 fps per CRC range rules. No steel core or armor piercing ammo. No pistol open carry or concealed carry. Eye and ear protection are required. CRC is a wildlife refuge, therefore all wildlife is protected. Absolutely no use of drugs or alcohol.

 Essential gear list for training day:

• Safe functioning, centerfire rifle, .30 caliber or below, with recommended accuracy of 1 MOA or better (1 inch group at 100 yards). Detachable box magazine(s) recommended, but not required. 100 rounds of quality/match ammo for the weekend.

• Riflescope with elevation and windage turrets capable of dialing or a detailed reticle capable of holdover to a minimum of 700 yards (1000 yards recommended), for the cartridge used. Red dot sights don’t satisfy this requirement.

• Notebook, pens and pencils

• Recommended to have a ballistic app on your phone (GeoBallistics, Hornady 4dof, Applied Ballistics, etc) or a Kestrel if you already have one.

• Chamber flag/ empty chamber indicators are required at all times off of the firing line. Chamber flags will be provided as needed.

• Support equipment: Bipod, Tripod, shooting bag/ support bag/ rear bag, shooting mat. While these are not required to participate, they are widely considered vital gear.

• Durable closed toe shoes and long pants.

• Food and drink: please bring your lunch, snacks and drinks.

**All participants are required to finish the "Intro to Long Range Rifle" course before signing up for this class. If you believe your skills are advanced enough to begin with this class, please contact us. The decision will be at the Trainer's discretion.**

This two-day course is intended for shooters who have completed the Intro to Long Range class. It represents the next phase in their training journey. Each session will be customized to meet the specific needs of its participants. The training will focus on the goals of the shooters, which may include longer distances, competition preparation, or hunting-specific skills.

• Positional shooting – Everything from modified prone to standing
• Deep dive into wind reading
• Continuing to focus on recoil management in new positions
• Farther distances – targets to 1 mile
• Deep dive into ballistics
• Milling targets
• Intro to PRS/NRL Hunter competition (if wanted)
• Mock competition stages (if wanted)
• Mock hunting scenarios (if wanted)
• Timed scenarios to focus on gear management
• Challenges amongst students as well as trainers

We will start with Day 1 in the class, and make our way to the range in the afternoon. This will give us time to go over new information as well as answer any questions that you may have come across since the first class. Day 2 will be spent entirely at the range.

 Shooters are expected to come with rifles zeroed, or very close to zero with minimal adjustments needed. There will be a brief amount of time to confirm zero and chronograph if needed.

Physical Difficulty: Still mildly easy. Accommodations can always be made for physical limitations. If you are interested in trying any mock competition stages, there will be more movement than there was in the first class. Please contact to discuss any possible limitations or concerns.

Maximum muzzle velocity for all rifles is 3200 fps per CRC range rules. No steel core or armor piercing ammo. No pistol open carry or concealed carry. Eye and ear protection are required. CRC is a wildlife refuge, therefore all wildlife is protected. Absolutely no use of drugs or alcohol.

Essential gear list for training day:

• Safe functioning, centerfire rifle, .30 caliber or below, with recommended accuracy of 1 MOA or better (1 inch group at 100 yards). Detachable box magazine(s) recommended, but not required. 100 rounds of quality/match ammo for the weekend.

• Riflescope with elevation and windage turrets capable of dialing or a detailed reticle capable of holdover to a minimum of 700 yards.

• Notebook, pens and pencils

• Ballistic Solver. This may be an app, kestrel, range finder, binos, scope, or anything else that has a ballistic solver on it, and can provide you the correct information for long range shots.

• Chamber flag/ empty chamber indicators are required at all times off of the firing line. Chamber flags will be provided as needed.

• Support equipment: Bipod, Tripod, shooting bag/ support bag/ rear bag. While these are not required to participate, they will be much more essential for this class than the last. We will have gear than can be shared amongst shooters.

• Durable closed toe shoes and long pants.

• Food and drink: please bring your lunch, snacks and drinks.