Long Range Shooting Schools and Instruction

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Been a hunter, not really a shooter. I am going to invest some time and money for training in 2025, to become a better shooter. I will be investing in a new rifle for this endeavour.

The only shooting school I am aware of in Alberta is Rob Furlong Shooting School.

Does anyone know of anything else? Or a Instructor near Calgary that does lessons? Would travel for a 2-4 day shooting school.

I don't plan on shooting PRS, may explore NRL Hunter for fun. Really just looking to shoot long range with proper form.

Thanks
 
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jayquiver said:
... I am going to invest some time and money for training in 2025, to become a better shooter. I will be investing in a new rifle for this endeavour. ...The only shooting school I am aware of in Alberta is Rob Furlong Shooting School......
Thanks
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Good on you for wanting to improve your skills!
Consider yourself lucky to be close to such a top notch school & instructor. I'd recommend taking advantage of your situation!
 
I only started long range shooting in the summer of 2023, but I’m hooked. I took the Furlong Precision Rifle level 1 course this past summer to get started on the right foot.

The first 1.5 days you don’t shoot a single round. All theory, and they reference hunting fairly often. You go outside, learn how to read the environmental clues for wind speed and direction. No Kestrels are used. They want to teach old school methods.

At the end of day 2, your scope is mounted properly, you sight in at 100m, then shoot out to 300.

Day 3 you clean the rifle, recheck your zero, then shoot out to 1000m, with a fun competition at the end.

During day 3, a highlight for me was going outside, estimating the wind at 8mph, using the spotting scope to read the mirage at the horizon to get the wind direction ‘out there’, doing a little math for my desired 500m shot, and setting my windage based on that.

They help you with elevation estimates with your rifle/ammo combo and a kestrel if you don’t have distance dope. I have a Kestrel and accurate MV so I trusted what it said.

Then you go prone and take the shot.

I hadn’t shot my new 6GT beyond 200 yds before this course, and at 500m my first shot nailed the tiny 4” x 5” flapper door on the IPSC target. Followed it up with two more right after.

My rifle is a laser beam, and their instruction is solid. Money well spent.

Other places may be cheaper, but I don’t know what their instruction is like. I’m taking the RFMA level 2 course next summer because I know I’ll get quality.
 
jimbo14 said:
I only started long range shooting in the summer of 2023, but I’m hooked. I took the Furlong Precision Rifle level 1 course this past summer to get started on the right foot.

The first 1.5 days you don’t shoot a single round. All theory, and they reference hunting fairly often. You go outside, learn how to read the environmental clues for wind speed and direction. No Kestrels are used. They want to teach old school methods.

At the end of day 2, your scope is mounted properly, you sight in at 100m, then shoot out to 300.

Day 3 you clean the rifle, recheck your zero, then shoot out to 1000m, with a fun competition at the end.

During day 3, a highlight for me was going outside, estimating the wind at 8mph, using the spotting scope to read the mirage at the horizon to get the wind direction ‘out there’, doing a little math for my desired 500m shot, and setting my windage based on that.

They help you with elevation estimates with your rifle/ammo combo and a kestrel if you don’t have distance dope. I have a Kestrel and accurate MV so I trusted what it said.

Then you go prone and take the shot.

I hadn’t shot my new 6GT beyond 200 yds before this course, and at 500m my first shot nailed the tiny 4” x 5” flapper door on the IPSC target. Followed it up with two more right after.

My rifle is a laser beam, and their instruction is solid. Money well spent.

Other places may be cheaper, but I don’t know what their instruction is like. I’m taking the RFMA level 2 course next summer because I know I’ll get quality.
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I was there in June this year for lvl 1. Great experience, I'd like to pick your brain about your 6gt if that's alright.
 
peterdobson said:
One of the instructors was the top Canadian reg force sniper since WWII. Another was lead ERT sniper for Calgary. Don't have info on other instructors.

Regards,

Peter
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All 3 were reg force snipers in the CAF at some point and are not only great shooters but great instructors as well. I'm fortunate to call them personal friends. They always speak highly of you as well, Peter.
 
Get trained. Learn from as many sources as you can. You see, you’ll always pick up new and tiny tidbits from every trainer out there. At one point you will all discover many convergence/ points or nodes of key marksmanship principles that are undeniably true!

That’s my take away from this lifelong learning journey!

Just don’t stop learning. Please, take that learning and help new shooters! Peace Be The Journey!
 

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