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  • Apr 12, 2001
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     Long range shooting is a journey.  Little did I know, as a young Marine recruited to  Surveillance – Target Acquisition Platoon in 1986, that I would still be in this game some thirty-seven years later.  That is how some journeys are.  One doesn’t realize that a journey has been undertaken until  time passes and you find you are traveling the same path.



         The knowledge I acquired in that position was leading-edge for long range shooters of the time.  My instructors and mentors were a mix of competitive shooters and military snipers.  In those days the only shooters with any interest in ranges beyond short hunting ranges were of those two disciplines.



    The Realization



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         I  thought I had it all figured out.  The reality was I had acquired fundamentals and a small amount of knowledge, but had very little understanding...

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    Full understanding of the Fundamentals is essential; As evidenced by more than a couple threads in the Forums lately. They are not just bullet points, as shooters we must live them.

    When you are on the range, your attention is on the reticle-target relationship. Other shooters' attention is on YOU. Will you look professional? Or not...
     
    Good advice. Shooting is a skill, you need to learn the techniques and hopefully apply them early in the journey. It's much harder to undo bad habits than to learn the right way from day one. I started 40+ years ago and I'm still learning, always something to be improved and as soon as you get too comfortable in your mind it shows on the target!
     
    All y’all need to take a Snipers Hide class with Frank @Lowlight and Marc @Enough Said if you can. It will put all of Marc’s writing into full reality. Marc will make you a clone. And you will be glad to be a clone. No matter what is your starting point by day three you will be a hammer at 1,000 yds.
     
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    I can certainly vouch for that.
    I went into the Nebraska class in July a "newbie" , unsure of myself and my rifle, and apprehensive.
    I knew the "theory" behind long range shooting, but had never had to opportunity to put it into practice.
    On day one, they nade it quite clear that I was wrong about ecerything I thought I knew.
    But by day 3, I was hittinat steel at 1240yds and at 1000yds pretty much at will.
    Great class, great instructors, the best in the business.
    The class was so good, I'm going back next year.