Training Courses Seeking day of PRS-style training in early January in MD, DE, PA, VA, WV

[ClangClang]

Long story short, a buddy asked me to fill in at the Mammoth Sniper Challenge for his partner who had to unexpectedly withdraw yesterday. I'm probably not a great choice seeing as I've never shot a single PRS match before, but we'll make the best of it. The good: I'm more than fit enough for the event and I'm a reasonably squared away carbine shooter. Last month I took 1st place overall in my most recent Run N Gun match, running ~4 miles with a 52 lbs of gear and shooting 5 carbine/pistol stages along the way. The bad: I've never even shot past 300 yards in my life.

I will be the team's secondary shooter and will have an 18" precision AR in 5.56. My partner will be carrying and operating the 6.5CM bolt rig.

So in an effort to not be a complete embarrassment, I am seeking a day of training in long range shooting (out to 500-600 yards) to help me prep for MCS. I can drive up to 3 hours from the Washington DC area to make this happen. I need to learn things like reading wind, milling with a reticle, positional shooting, etc... all the basic PRS skills.

I am looking to commit to any day between Jan 3 and Jan 9. I'll bring the hot chocolate. Please recommend some local-ish instructors (or yourself, if this is in your wheel house).

Ideally, I would like to find a fellow shooting enthusiast with PRS experience and barter some different training in which I am an SME. Personal fitness, rock climbing/rappelling/ice climbing, or emergency medical response (trauma response, CPR, first aid, etc). My credentials are available and very thorough. I could take you out for a day of climbing and rappelling instruction, or teach a tactical medical/trauma course, or spend a day working out together and then help you formulate a fitness plan going forward. These are just some spitball ideas, happy to come up with something mutually beneficial.

As a last resort, I can also pay a professional trainer, but my budget for the month was already set, then this fell in my lap, and funds are now stretched a bit thin.

 

[atomic41]

I'm surprised no one is taking you up on this yet. If you were closer I would love to help you out.

 

[ClangClang]

Much appreciated, thanks for the kind words! I may have found a pretty good option from a very generous local. His range only goes out to about 340 yds, which is pretty good. I figure if I can hit at 350, I can prooooobably hit at 500. But it would be good to get some practice for real first. Regardless, I'll never look a gift horse in the mouth and I'm grateful for the opportunity.

 

[Nap Mag]

How’d you do? I timed out of the hike on Saturday morning (that night was COLD). Didn’t help that my partner timed out of only the SECOND hike and went back to the hotel the first night (with tent, stove fuel, and sleeping bag)?