Hike N Shoot is where marksmanship leaves the flat range and enters the real world.

This is not a square-bay class.
This is not static bench shooting.

This is movement, terrain, elevation, improvised positions, and solving problems with a rifle while your heart rate is not calm and polite.

If your rifle only works for you when you’re standing still on level gravel… this class will fix that.

✅ You want to test your rifle skills outside of a flat range environment.
✅ You want to shoot from real terrain, not just concrete.
✅ You are preparing for hunting, backcountry travel, or defensive application in uneven ground.
✅ You want to stress your fundamentals under mild physical load.
✅ You enjoy combining movement, problem-solving, and precision.
✅ You are a civilian, military, or law enforcement professional seeking practical field application.

NO PREREQUISITES
(You must be safe and competent with your rifle.)

📅 April 11, 2026

📅 October 3, 2026

🕗 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM

📍 Mountain Top Gun & Archery Range, 11564 Harrison Ferry Rd, McMinnville, TN

👉 Seats are limited — lock in your spot today!

Hike N Shoot is a structured field course combining movement and live fire rifle application.

Students will move along a defined trail system with rifles safely slung. At designated stations, shooters will engage steel targets from improvised and natural positions using terrain features such as trees, slopes, rocks, and elevation changes.

This course develops:

• Field-expedient shooting positions
• Natural point of aim in uneven terrain
• Sling use and rifle management during movement
• Wind and distance judgment
• Efficient transitions from movement to accurate fire

Heart rate matters.
Breathing matters.
Footing matters.

You will learn how to stabilize your rifle when the ground isn’t flat and the shot isn’t convenient.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• All Patriot Training live fire classes have a thorough safety briefing and medical plan. 
•  Field safety and muzzle management during movement
• Rifle carry methods
• Use of slings for stability
• Improvised shooting positions
• Terrain-based support techniques
• Shooting uphill and downhill
• Engaging steel at varied distances
• Time and accountability standards
• Movement under light physical stress
• Gear management during extended movement 

FAQ

• CURRENT / FORMER MILITARY: This class is designed to complement military training with skills and contexts outside typical service doctrine. 
• CURRENT / FORMER LAW ENFORCEMENT: This class covers practical rifle application and judgment-based problem solving often omitted from traditional LE training.
• All PATRIOT TRAINING Class pricing includes any applicable range access charges - no surprise "gotcha" fees!

GUNS & GEAR

• A zeroed rifle. AR or AK style rifle strongly preferred. Bolt action / other action OK.
• PCCs and 22 LR rifles are NOT permitted. 
• Your rifle needs to have a Sling. Patriot Training recommends a 2-point Vickers sling, a Magpul MS style sling, or similar.
• Iron sights, red dots, LPVO scopes, other scopes all acceptable. 
• 3+ rifle magazines, minimum.
• 250 rounds of rifle ammo - same brand / same type. 
• Eye protection & ear protection.  
• Chest Rig or Battle Belt or mag pouches for rifle - Able to transport a minimum of 2 rifle mags at a given time + mag in the rifle.
• IFAK suggested, not required.
• Rucksack / Backpack / LBE to carry sustainment
• New Notepad & pen - prefer "write in the rain" style.
• BRING A LUNCH - we will have a "field lunch"
• Canteen(s) / water bladder - 2+ L of water
• Creature comforts - bug spray, sunscreen. 
• Your rucksack should weigh less than 30 pounds. 
• An LBE style belt is acceptable in place of the chest rig & ruck sack (or battle belt & ruck).  
• LBE must be able to carry all of the items from the chest rig + the rucksack. Most LBE belts will do this easily.  
• Range appropriate clothing
• Food & Water
• Notepad and Pen
• Sunscreen & bug spray
• Hand warmers in cold weather months
• Sight adjustment tools for your rifle
• Medical kit / IFAK (optional)
• Rear shooting bag (optional)
• Shemagh (optional) 
• Binoculars (optional)
• Range Finder (optional)
• Poncho (optional)
• Poncho liner - "woobie" (optional) 
• If you wear prescription lenses / glasses - BRING THEM! 

STRICTLY OPTIONAL

• Pistol / mags / ammo - we won't use it, but it is not forbidden. 
• Plate carriers / body armor - we won't use it, but it is not forbidden.

DO NOT BRING TO CLASS

• Green tip or armor piercing ammo - we will be shooting steel targets. 
• Steel cased ammo for AR-15s - you will hate yourself. (Steel cased ammo OK for AK-47 and AK-74)
• Hand loaded or remanufactured ammunition. Bring factory ammo only. 
• Mixed brands/types of ammo - bring a single brand and type
• SERPA holsters or any holster requiring the trigger finger to disengage retention are forbidden. 
• Nylon holsters forbidden. 

FITNESS LEVEL REQUIRED

You will be walking over 2-3 miles in class. You will need to be able to bend, kneel, go prone, etc. You will be carrying your rifle and a patrol pack most of the day each day. If there is a flexibility issue, we will try to accommodate. 

LOCATION

This class will be held at 

Mountain Top Gun & Archery.

11564 Harrison Ferry Rd., 

McMinnville, TN 37110

CLASS IS HELD 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM 

Most Patriot Training classes sell out quickly. If this class fills, email us to be placed on standby at no charge.

Spots frequently open the week prior due to scheduling conflicts.

REFUND / RESCHEDULE / TRANSFER POLICY

REFUNDS

Patriot Training does NOT offer Refunds. 

* Tuition sale is final and is a commitment to train with Patriot Training at the date and time scheduled.

* Tuition paid guarantees your spot in class. Patriot Training does not overbook. 

* Your payment secures a spot in a specific class, and nothing more. Patriot Training cannot and does not guarantee individual performance or results. Therefore, failure to pass a course (such as a carry permit evaluation) does not qualify for a refund.  

* Patriot Training does not offer refunds, reschedules, or transfers to students who fail to show up for class. If you decide not to attend, that’s your decision. 

* This policy is firm and there will be no exceptions.

*  Due to safety concerns, all Sig P320 variants are banned from use in class. No refunds will be issued based on this policy. 

Why? 

- Because if you decide the day before class that you don't like the weather forecast (or insert whatever excuse here), we will not have time to sell that spot to a serious participant that has been turned away. 

RESCHEDULE

Long Range Patrol Cannot be rescheduled. This will be the last time it is offered. 

LIMITED TRANSFERS

Can't make the class and want to transfer (give/sell) your spot to someone else?

If you want to transfer, sell, or give your seat to someone else, that’s entirely up to you and is fine by us. 

You must notify us no later than Thursday, 6:00 pm, prior.  

If that person cannot make it, the same no refund policy applies. 

CANCELLATIONS

In the unlikely event Patriot Training is forced to cancel a class, refunds and reschedules will be offered.