This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend Precession Scoped Rifle 1 with Sean Little of Vapor Trail Tactical. Location: Goldsboro NC. Dates Feb. 20-21
First off let me say that Sean did a wonderful job of instructing and supplied exactly what was outlined in his course description. You will walk before you run in these classes as Little believes you must have and understand the principals of precision marksmanship before you go all dynamic and think you’re cool. No reason to waste ammo at 900 if you can’t get your hits at 300.
I have owned a few precisions rifle for a while now and tried locally to find help from sources which really don’t exist or to be honest are worthless. I have previously trained multiple times with Larry Vickers, Ken Hackathorn, Dave Harrington, Pat Rogers and a list of other distinguished and recognized firearms trainers on other weapon systems. I can confidently say that Sean Little belongs in this league. He is a master of his craft and brings along real world experience. Little’s passion for precisions rifles and marksmanship is shown through his instruction. What I was the most impressed with is how he can analysis each and every shooter and then individually make things work for them. While the theory or principles may be the same he does realize that some things will work for some guys and some will not and if it’s not working for you he will figure out what it will take for you to accomplish the same result. Let’s face it, the precision rifle is really a personalized weapon and as such we need to realize that we are not exactly the same in size and stature therefore we must take a somewhat individualized approach to what works the best for each and every one of us while we apply those principles of marksmanship. Little’s ability to get results with each and every individual in the class, no matter what effort he must put forth, is worth more than the price of admission. If you are looking for a basic school in my opinion this is one to consider because I know it delivered improvement and results with each student.
The evening before class Sean checked on all the students to ensure that their sticks and gear were good to go. He offered to help in anyway and asked us about our triggers and if we were happy with them. Seeing as I paid a lot of money for my rifle, I said of course my rifle was squared away and you know I didn’t want to be “that guy” already. Then, I asked myself what the hell do I know and why was I here? Then I ran to my room to get my stick for him to critique. After a quick review and some discussion between us the action was out of my stock and the trigger was being stoned. Sean also noted a bedding/free float issue which we addressed as well. At this point, after getting my rifle squared away, I was happy to be “that guy”. Remember, this service was offered to each and every student.
TD1 was as advertised with about four hours of cozy class room time. All students received a booklet which covered in depth Safety, Rifles & Optics, Basic Fundamentals, Supported and Unsupported Positions, Scope Features & Adjustment, Weather, Data Book Usage, Shooter Observer, Ballistics, Ammo & Reloading, Care and Cleaning. We then drove to the range where we spent the remainder of the day working on the above principals and getting a good zero at 100 and started working at 300 as well. The facility is nothing fancy at all but offers you everything you could want and need in place to shoot long range. TD1 was all paper with very little down time as we were always being critiqued and manipulated so that we could individually maximize our results. We shot till just about dark and headed back for chow. Sean took the time to join most all of the students for dinner and fellowship. I can tell you from experience any time you have the opportunity to visit with your instructor outside of the class like at dinner you need to go! So much more can be learned through casual conversation and listening to what your fellow classmates and instructors are discussing. For what it’s worth a few beers always seem to help to get things flowing. After a mentally tasking sixteen hour day you’re pretty much fried and ready to crash especially knowing you’re at it again in the morning.
TD2 Started on the range with a cold bore shot at 300 on a really small piece of steel. Then it was back to work at 300 and 500. Most of shooting was again on paper as it is the best indicator of what you are doing wrong. All of us were given the opportunity as well to chronograph are ammo. We pretty much spent the remainder of the day shooting on steel targets at 700, 750, 800 and 900. A fair amount of time was also spent on Shooter Observer dialog because when you’re not shooting your spotting and recording data in your partner’s data book and calling corrections. Near the end of the day we were briefly exposed to some positional supported shooting from a barricade.
All in all for me the experience and instruction was spot on. I learned a ton and had only wished that I could have got even more trigger time and had more bullets. I believe that even the so called intermediate shooter can learn from Little. Sean will keep you moving and expects you to be ready to learn. There is very little down time as something always needs to be done or attended to. While the basic school is not “High Speed” it is fast paced. I was especially impressed with my fellow classmates and their commitment to top level equipment and the desire to learn and be open minded. It was more than obvious to me that everyone had pulled the trigger in the past yet where hungry for the information and recommendations Sean had. The group was great and no one held the class back or appeared to be further advanced than the program. Sean does make sure that you and your gear can walk if you will before he lets you move on or run to the next level. The program has been designed in such a manner that those that can continue to advance can and those that may have issue can resolve them without interfering at all with the others. I have been to other schools where it always seemed the rest of the class was waiting on “that guy” who has a way of stealing from your own training time. Not at all the case in Vapor Trail Tactical Precision Scoped Rifle 1.
I would like to thank all in attendance, especially Sean Little for the wonderful instruction. I know as a result of this class that I am a better shooter today and have a much greater understanding of the weapon system, the platform and craft. This class is worth the price of admission. HAVE AT IT!
First off let me say that Sean did a wonderful job of instructing and supplied exactly what was outlined in his course description. You will walk before you run in these classes as Little believes you must have and understand the principals of precision marksmanship before you go all dynamic and think you’re cool. No reason to waste ammo at 900 if you can’t get your hits at 300.
I have owned a few precisions rifle for a while now and tried locally to find help from sources which really don’t exist or to be honest are worthless. I have previously trained multiple times with Larry Vickers, Ken Hackathorn, Dave Harrington, Pat Rogers and a list of other distinguished and recognized firearms trainers on other weapon systems. I can confidently say that Sean Little belongs in this league. He is a master of his craft and brings along real world experience. Little’s passion for precisions rifles and marksmanship is shown through his instruction. What I was the most impressed with is how he can analysis each and every shooter and then individually make things work for them. While the theory or principles may be the same he does realize that some things will work for some guys and some will not and if it’s not working for you he will figure out what it will take for you to accomplish the same result. Let’s face it, the precision rifle is really a personalized weapon and as such we need to realize that we are not exactly the same in size and stature therefore we must take a somewhat individualized approach to what works the best for each and every one of us while we apply those principles of marksmanship. Little’s ability to get results with each and every individual in the class, no matter what effort he must put forth, is worth more than the price of admission. If you are looking for a basic school in my opinion this is one to consider because I know it delivered improvement and results with each student.
The evening before class Sean checked on all the students to ensure that their sticks and gear were good to go. He offered to help in anyway and asked us about our triggers and if we were happy with them. Seeing as I paid a lot of money for my rifle, I said of course my rifle was squared away and you know I didn’t want to be “that guy” already. Then, I asked myself what the hell do I know and why was I here? Then I ran to my room to get my stick for him to critique. After a quick review and some discussion between us the action was out of my stock and the trigger was being stoned. Sean also noted a bedding/free float issue which we addressed as well. At this point, after getting my rifle squared away, I was happy to be “that guy”. Remember, this service was offered to each and every student.
TD1 was as advertised with about four hours of cozy class room time. All students received a booklet which covered in depth Safety, Rifles & Optics, Basic Fundamentals, Supported and Unsupported Positions, Scope Features & Adjustment, Weather, Data Book Usage, Shooter Observer, Ballistics, Ammo & Reloading, Care and Cleaning. We then drove to the range where we spent the remainder of the day working on the above principals and getting a good zero at 100 and started working at 300 as well. The facility is nothing fancy at all but offers you everything you could want and need in place to shoot long range. TD1 was all paper with very little down time as we were always being critiqued and manipulated so that we could individually maximize our results. We shot till just about dark and headed back for chow. Sean took the time to join most all of the students for dinner and fellowship. I can tell you from experience any time you have the opportunity to visit with your instructor outside of the class like at dinner you need to go! So much more can be learned through casual conversation and listening to what your fellow classmates and instructors are discussing. For what it’s worth a few beers always seem to help to get things flowing. After a mentally tasking sixteen hour day you’re pretty much fried and ready to crash especially knowing you’re at it again in the morning.
TD2 Started on the range with a cold bore shot at 300 on a really small piece of steel. Then it was back to work at 300 and 500. Most of shooting was again on paper as it is the best indicator of what you are doing wrong. All of us were given the opportunity as well to chronograph are ammo. We pretty much spent the remainder of the day shooting on steel targets at 700, 750, 800 and 900. A fair amount of time was also spent on Shooter Observer dialog because when you’re not shooting your spotting and recording data in your partner’s data book and calling corrections. Near the end of the day we were briefly exposed to some positional supported shooting from a barricade.
All in all for me the experience and instruction was spot on. I learned a ton and had only wished that I could have got even more trigger time and had more bullets. I believe that even the so called intermediate shooter can learn from Little. Sean will keep you moving and expects you to be ready to learn. There is very little down time as something always needs to be done or attended to. While the basic school is not “High Speed” it is fast paced. I was especially impressed with my fellow classmates and their commitment to top level equipment and the desire to learn and be open minded. It was more than obvious to me that everyone had pulled the trigger in the past yet where hungry for the information and recommendations Sean had. The group was great and no one held the class back or appeared to be further advanced than the program. Sean does make sure that you and your gear can walk if you will before he lets you move on or run to the next level. The program has been designed in such a manner that those that can continue to advance can and those that may have issue can resolve them without interfering at all with the others. I have been to other schools where it always seemed the rest of the class was waiting on “that guy” who has a way of stealing from your own training time. Not at all the case in Vapor Trail Tactical Precision Scoped Rifle 1.
I would like to thank all in attendance, especially Sean Little for the wonderful instruction. I know as a result of this class that I am a better shooter today and have a much greater understanding of the weapon system, the platform and craft. This class is worth the price of admission. HAVE AT IT!
