Due to popular demand we have added another Long Range Rifle class to the Gunsite calendar November 2-6. This long range rifle course covers the techniques required to achieve first round hits out to 800 yards and beyond under a variety of conditions, circumstances and distances. Range estimation, scope adjustment and zeroing, minute of angle theory, external ballistics and weather effects are just a few of the topics that are covered. You'll be instructed in shooting moving targets, low light shooting, Mil-dot and TMR reticles, use of data books and much more by our world class … [Read more...]
Long Range Rifle and 270 Rifle Classes added to Course Schedule
Due to high demand Gunsite has added a Precision Rifle Class and a 270 General Rifle Class to our 2015 schedule. The dates are June 8-12 for the 270 General Rifle and June 15-19 for the Long Range (Precision Rifle) class. 270 Rifle: “The Jewel of Battle”, Jeff Cooper. The Gunsite 270 Class is to the rifle what the Modern Technique is to the pistol. The Gunsite 270 Class is a comprehensive course in the essential elements of safety and field rifle-craft. It should be mandatory for all young boys and girls prior to achieving adulthood. It is essential for all manner of outdoorsmen from … [Read more...]
Gunsite Battle Rifle Course
by Robert Shimizu Anticipation. Coffee steams in my cup as the dawn sky ranges from gray to purple, resolving in a magenta line on the mountain horizon backed by an azure blue. It’s morning in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. As I roll north to Gunsite’s Battle Rifle class, the sun warms the prairie as antelope bed down. Gunsite’s Battle Rifle is a study of the .30 caliber semi-automatic Main Battle Rifle, and its proper employment in armed conflict. Compared to the 5.56x45 round, the 7.62x51 NATO round packs a heavier punch, offers greater effective range, is less prone to drifting … [Read more...]
