Long-Range Rifle

Long Range Rifle

What is "Long Range?" When windage and elevation become an issue with your shot, it's long range shooting!

The caliber, bullet, rifle and many other factors play into defining long range, and we work with you to get the most out of the equipment you field.

Fortress staff members Angelo Novelli (Barrett .50BMG World Record Holder) and Cpl. Aaron Black (USMC, Sniper), take you through the basics of rifle set up and creating a data book, estimating wind and distance, making proper scope/sight adjustments or hold over, and engaging targets at distances from 100-yards to the performance limit of your rifle and caliber*.

This course is offered to the individual shooter, as well as the shooter/spotter team(s).

Required Student Skill Level: None

Equipment required: Rifle of your choice, chambered in a caliber
capable of performance beyond 800-yards. Bipod, data book, pens,
spotting scope (20x power, or greater), and normal range safety
equipment and dress for weather conditions.

Please keep in mind that should you opt for a .22LR, 5.56mm or
7.62x39, etc., your distance options become quite limited, but
we will work with what you have. It's best to contact us for
consultation should you wish to train with such calibers.

Ammunition requirements: 500 to 1000-rounds of factory
ammunition, depending on course duration. We recommend the
Federal Match ammunition for standard bolt-action rifle calibers,
such as the .308, 30.06, etc., for target engagement out to 800+
yards. Many students prefer to handload ammunition and "tune"
the load to their specific rifle. We have no problem with that,
but some students have experienced problems with ammunition
they load which will shoot dime-sized groups at 100-yards, yet be
unable to hit anything at 800+ yards due to a lower powder
charge being used. Therefore, we recommend factory ammunition or hand loading be set to factory specifications.

If you prefer to use military surplus ammunition, or such, we will help you get the best performance you can get from it. We work with what you bring, but we have generally seen reloads cause more problems than they solve.

Duration: 1-2 Days (client specified)

*Target distances will be dictated by firing range limitations.

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
See the full list of requirements

AMMUNITION REQUIREMENTS
Fortress recommends the use of American made factory ammunition only! Foreign ammunition is often times dirty, smokey and lacking in quality control. Use of it can not only lead to stoppages but it absorbs valuable training time trying to repair dirty, non-functioning guns. We also do not allow the use of reloaded ammunition during our courses.