💥 Precision Rifleman: Practical Scoped Rifle Mastery 💥

Precision Rifleman is a practical field precision rifle course designed to help shooters build real-world  capability with their scoped rifle beyond traditional flat-range or benchrest shooting. This course evolved from Patriot Training’s earlier “Citizen Sniper” and "Hike N Shoot" coursework while expanding its focus on practical precision riflecraft, positional shooting, and accountable hits under realistic conditions.

Training is built around measurable shooter improvement, not instructor identity, tactical theatrics, or training mythology.

Students will learn to make accurate, repeatable hits from 100 to 500 yards by developing stable shooting positions, refining recoil control, managing ballistic data, reading wind conditions, and applying holdover solutions with confidence. Training emphasizes practical problem-solving and adaptable field shooting skills that transfer beyond the square range into defensive, competitive, hunting, and practical field applications.

Unlike traditional bench-focused precision rifle classes, Precision Rifleman emphasizes practical shooting positions, improvised support methods, rapid target engagement, recoil management, communication, and accountable shot placement under realistic conditions and time pressure.

Students are encouraged to measure their own performance growth over time and return periodically to refine capability as both equipment and skill continue to evolve.

✅ You prefer a class environment built around mentorship, camaraderie, approachable instructors, and continuous improvement rather than ego or intimidation.

✅ You want to develop the ability to make consistent precision hits from 100 to 500 yards using practical field shooting positions.

✅ You want to move beyond benchrest-style shooting and build real confidence with a scoped rifle in dynamic conditions.

✅ You’re ready to learn wind reading, holdovers, ballistic data management, and practical rifle problem-solving with reduced guesswork.

✅ You want to build stable, adaptable shooting positions using terrain, backpacks, tripods, barricades, and improvised support structures.

✅ You want to improve recoil management and shot accountability for faster, more repeatable follow-up shots at distance.

✅ You want practical precision rifle training focused on measurable performance rather than fantasy-role theatrics or internet lore.

Prerequisites:

• Safe gun handling skills 

• Ability to manipulate your rifle — loading, unloading, reloading, clearing malfunctions

• A rifle with a scope (MIL or MOA preferred)

📅 Saturday & Sunday, May 15-16, 2027 

📅 Saturday & Sunday, October 9-10, 2027 

🕗 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!

Precision Rifleman is designed to help shooters build practical scoped rifle capability through structured, measurable training focused on real-world performance.

The focus of this class is simple: helping students make accurate, repeatable hits under realistic conditions using practical field shooting methods. Training emphasizes shooter performance and problem-solving rather than tactical theatrics, instructor mythology, or flat-range comfort-zone shooting.

Students will refine core precision rifle fundamentals including sight picture, recoil management, wind reading, ballistic data application, holdovers, and positional stability while learning to build reliable shooting solutions from standing, kneeling, sitting, braced, tripod-supported, improvised, and prone positions.

Training is conducted across varying distances and shooting problems designed to help students develop confidence, accountability, and adaptability under time pressure and changing conditions.

Beyond traditional precision rifle fundamentals, students will also work on:
• Field-expedient support methods
• Tripod and improvised positional shooting
• Rapid target engagement at distance
• Recoil control and follow-up shot management
• Team communication and coordinated engagement concepts
• Range estimation and ballistic problem-solving
• Shooting from compromised or unconventional positions

This course is designed to help shooters move beyond benchrest-style precision shooting and develop practical field capability that transfers to defensive, competitive, hunting, and real-world rifle applications.

Students are encouraged to measure performance over time and return periodically as both equipment and skill continue to evolve.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• All Patriot Training live fire classes have a thorough safety briefing and medical plan. 
• Precision rifle fundamentals
• Proper sight picture and sight alignment
• Rifle grip and recoil management
• Stable shooting position development
• Practical field marksmanship from 100 to 500 yards
• Supported and improvised shooting positions
• Bipod, tripod, rucksack, and barricade use
• Range estimation techniques
• Wind reading and practical wind calls
• MIL and MOA concepts and application
• Ballistic data management (DOPE)
• Dialing corrections and holdover techniques
• Rapid and time-constrained target engagements
• Recoil control and follow-up shot management
• Team communication and coordinated engagement concepts
• Shooting from unconventional and compromised positions
• Practical urban and rural precision rifle considerations
• Use of field-expedient support methods and improvised rests

FAQ

• PREREQUISITES:
  • Scoped Rifle
  • Safe Gun handling skills. At ALL times. 
  • Ability to manipulate your rifle - loading, unloading, reloading, malfunctions.
• If you need to shoot only 20 rounds over 8 hours, this class is not for you. If you already know how to shoot, you will LOVE this class! 
• All PATRIOT TRAINING Class pricing includes any applicable range access charges - no surprise "gotcha" fees!

GUNS & GEAR 

• SCOPED rifle
  • MIL, MOA, and regular crosshairs are all welcome. 
  • Chambered in .223/5.56 or larger
  • Your rifle MUST have A BIPOD  
  • A Rear shooting bag - Patriot Training recommends the Armageddon "Squishy Rear Bag
• Extra magazines for mag fed rifles.   Please feel free to prep mags ahead of class. 
• 250 rounds ammunition - same brand, same type 
• No green tip or armor piercing ammo.  We will be shooting steel targets. 
• If you wear prescription lenses / glasses - BRING THEM!  
• Notepad & pen 
• Eye protection & ear protection. 
• Tools to make sight adjustments.
• WATER! 
• Food - there is no place nearby from which to buy lunch / snacks.
• Tools to adjust your optic. 
• Sunscreen, bug spray, hand warmers, etc.

NICE TO HAVE

• Shooting Bag strongly recommended, not Required. Patriot Training recommends the Armageddon "Schmedium Mid Size Game Changer Bag" 
• The "bunny ears" style shooting bag you find at your local sporting goods store will not work well for the shooting bag requirements. See below!
• A SLING (Patriot Training recommends a 2-point Vickers sling, Magpul MS style sling, or similar).
• Range Finder
• Spotting scope or binoculars. 
• Lawn chair optional
• Shooting Mat is optional. 
• Elbow pads optional
• Medical Kit / IFAK optional

FOR BEST RESULTS

• A ZEROED Accurized Rifle.  AR15 or AR10 preferred - Accurized Bolt gun also acceptable. 
  • Accurized = Heavy Barrel (or fluted barrel) + Free floated + Match grade trigger. 
  • Capable of 1.5 MOA
• MATCH grade ammunition. 
• OPTIC – 10x magnification or greater strongly suggested. 
  • Preferably MIL reticle  
  • Preferably external knobs for adjustments

DO NOT BRING

• No green tip or armor piercing ammo.  We will be shooting steel targets. 
• DO NOT bring steel cased ammo for your AR-15. You will hate yourself. Consider yourself warned. 
• Hand-loaded ammunition is not permitted in class. Bring quality factory brass cased ammo. 

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

STANDBY

Most Patriot Training classes sell out quickly. However, we frequently have participants who have schedule changes, and cannot make the class they bought for whatever reason. Therefore, we offer a "STANDBY" list. Of course, this does not guarantee you a spot. However, most classes get one or two reschedules - usually the last week right before class. 

IF this class sells out, email us and we will put you on standby for the class at no charge. Of course, if a spot opens up, then you will need to act quickly to buy that spot! 

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. 

Limited Exceptions:

• More than 30 days prior to class, with written notice: Patriot Training may consider a partial refund, contingent upon being able to reopen and fill the vacated class slot with another paying student. If the vacated slot is not filled, no refund will be issued. Approved refunds will be subject to a processing fee ($50 for most classes). 
• Emergency situations may be handled on a case-by-case basis. 
• Examples of legitimate emergencies may include major medical emergencies, serious injury, family tragedy, or similar unforeseen events beyond the student’s control. 
• Work scheduling conflicts, poor planning, bad hair days, imperfect weather forecasts, or similar will not qualify as emergencies.

RESCHEDULE

Patriot Training classes cannot be rescheduled. 

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.