I just got back from a 2 day clinic on precision rifle shooting.
It was put on by a member and former Super Moderator on the biggest Canadian gun forum.
The clinic was held at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa in Ontario for the sum of $70.00 for the 2 days.
The goal of the clinic is to expand the shooting sports in Canada.
For having never shot at distances greater than 200Y before this weekend of was a blast.
By the end of the second day we were calling shots on what the US military guys would call A3 / A4 targets.
Saturday morning was dedicated to showing us what gear is needed/ wanted to be able to shoot in this type of event.
Basically no carts to carry your gear etc.
lots of time was spent with us prone laying on our rifles to ensure we were properly aligned with the scope for extended periods of time.
Time, some foam material, and some duct tape were a ail able to build up rifle stocks to have perfect cheek weld.
This was because some of the drills were (10) 3 second exposures of a target over 10 minutes.
We were split into 2 groups each consisting of teams of 2.
One group worked in the butts while the other group worked in shooter/spotter pairs.
For those unfamiliar with shooting butts it's the area downrange where the targets are presented.
Basically you are underground behind a concrete wall hiding up targets while the other team shoots over your head.
You pull down, mark with orange indicators the hits and raise the targets for them to see.
We started out shooting at 100y to sight in our scope and went on to perform a box test to test the repeatability of our scope.
We then went on to perform 100y and 200y drills for the rest of the day from stationary targets to 3 second exposures.
Some drills were 8 second exposures with 2 head sized targets.
The second day was shooting at distances between 300y and 600y.
By the end of the second day I was calling center or head shots at 600y with 10 mph gusty winds.
My round count for the 2 days was 138 and I couldn't ask for a greater experience.
There were some guests there who cannot be named from groups that we cannot mention but we thanked them for the privilege of learning from them.
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/965154-Pics-of-some-of-the-nice-rifles-that-showed-up-to-play-in-Petawawa
The view from 300y
The view from 600y
My 2 500Y targets.
3 second exposure on each target 5 times.
It was put on by a member and former Super Moderator on the biggest Canadian gun forum.
The clinic was held at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa in Ontario for the sum of $70.00 for the 2 days.
The goal of the clinic is to expand the shooting sports in Canada.
For having never shot at distances greater than 200Y before this weekend of was a blast.
By the end of the second day we were calling shots on what the US military guys would call A3 / A4 targets.
Saturday morning was dedicated to showing us what gear is needed/ wanted to be able to shoot in this type of event.
Basically no carts to carry your gear etc.
lots of time was spent with us prone laying on our rifles to ensure we were properly aligned with the scope for extended periods of time.
Time, some foam material, and some duct tape were a ail able to build up rifle stocks to have perfect cheek weld.
This was because some of the drills were (10) 3 second exposures of a target over 10 minutes.
We were split into 2 groups each consisting of teams of 2.
One group worked in the butts while the other group worked in shooter/spotter pairs.
For those unfamiliar with shooting butts it's the area downrange where the targets are presented.
Basically you are underground behind a concrete wall hiding up targets while the other team shoots over your head.
You pull down, mark with orange indicators the hits and raise the targets for them to see.
We started out shooting at 100y to sight in our scope and went on to perform a box test to test the repeatability of our scope.
We then went on to perform 100y and 200y drills for the rest of the day from stationary targets to 3 second exposures.
Some drills were 8 second exposures with 2 head sized targets.
The second day was shooting at distances between 300y and 600y.
By the end of the second day I was calling center or head shots at 600y with 10 mph gusty winds.
My round count for the 2 days was 138 and I couldn't ask for a greater experience.
There were some guests there who cannot be named from groups that we cannot mention but we thanked them for the privilege of learning from them.
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/965154-Pics-of-some-of-the-nice-rifles-that-showed-up-to-play-in-Petawawa
The view from 300y
The view from 600y
My 2 500Y targets.
3 second exposure on each target 5 times.
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