Field Rifle (Evansville, IN) August 24, 2024 RIMFIRE ONLY

[diveski11]

Field Rifle – Evansville, IN | Revere's Riders

Field Rifle Overview Prerequisites: Basic Rifle or similar class. Rifle Requirements: This course is conducted as a Rimfire Known Distance clinic. Any safe, SCOPED semi-automatic, bolt or lever gun chambered in .22LR can be used. (Ruger 10/22, Marlin 795, Henry Golden Boy, Savage Rascal, etc.)...

www.reveresriders.org

Field Rifle Overview​

Prerequisites: Basic Rifle or similar class.

Rifle Requirements: This course is conducted as a Rimfire Known Distance clinic. Any safe, SCOPED semi-automatic, bolt or lever gun chambered in .22LR can be used. (Ruger 10/22, Marlin 795, Henry Golden Boy, Savage Rascal, etc.). Scopes should be 3-9×40 or larger. Fixed power scopes are fine.

Estimated Ammunition Required: 200 rounds, ideally the same type.
THIS IS A RIMFIRE ONLY EVENT!

Required Equipment:

• hearing protection
• eye protection
• magazines or speed loaders if needed
• bipod, bag, pack or field-expedient rest
• lunch (we’ll be staying on the range during lunch break)
• water and something to replace electrolytes (what plants crave)
• snacks
• a way to take notes

Optional Equipment:

• shooting mat
• rifle/optic manual(s)
• hat with a brim (to deflect flying hot brass)
• knee/elbow pads (we may shoot from kneeling and other positions)
• folding chair
• small tool kit / cleaning kit

Clinic Overview: Attendees will develop a working knowledge of the skills needed to zero a rifle, trajectory, internal/external ballistics, “doping the sights” and how to make hits at known distances. Shots will be made at reduced distances of 25-100 yards, effectively simulating the difficulty of shooting a centerfire rifle at 100-400 yards.

All firing in this course will be done from the prone position off a rest and within 100 yards. We will focus on attaining proper come-ups for your rifle/ammo combination. You will save time & money by learning the concepts at this course and then applying them when shooting bigger rifles at longer distances while hunting, PRS-style shooting, defensive carbine, etc.

This class is not physically demanding but we will be walking 200yds and getting into and out of the prone position several times throughout the day.

Attendees should arrive for registration at 8:30 am. Class starts promptly at 9:00!

Topics of instruction will include the following:​

• Field Shooting to Known Distances: Target Detection/Target Identification
• External Ballistics: Effects of Wind, Temperature and Humidity
• Basic Ballistics Calculations: Using Minutes of Angle (MOA)
• Range Estimation: Field-Expedient methods of determining Range
• Data Collection: How to set up a “Dope Book”

 

[MohawkSlim]

Bump to top!

This is the clinic you'll want to attend in order to conceptualize what happens when shooting various distances - the math & science of long range shooting!

It's also a really laid back class where we do a lot of measuring, figuring, and talking about WHY the bullet impacted where it did - and what to do to move it where we want it to hit next time.

You'll leave with "dope" for your .22LR from 25-100 yards AND a better working knowledge of what to do on your centerfire rifles when you shoot out to distances of several hundred yards. If you want to get better on the big rifles, come out and shoot your pea shooter with us!

 

[rosejm]

If you want to get into centerfire marksmanship beyond 200, this is the place to start.
If you want to do some NRL22 work, this is a great opportunity to learn how to make a DOPE book for your rifle and ammo.

If you just want to count to 3 before you hear the bullet impacts, you can do that too.

None of applied ballistics are magic or voodoo. This class will teach you the methods and data collection that's applicable to all distance weapons. These steps are the same for .22lr as they are for .308, .50BMG, 155mm or medieval crossbow bolts.

Think that deer is too far away at 300y? Not if you've got experience and verified data on your scope/rifle/ammo.