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Practical Long Range Shooting Course (P.L.R.S)
Introduction
Welcome to the P.L.R.S Course (3:07)
Course Structure (3:34)
What is Long Range Shooting? (8:14)
Realistic Expectations (6:08)
Safety
Safety PPT (10:24)
The 4 Cardinal Rules of Safety (7:18)
Safety Precautions (2:18)
How to conduct Pre Op & Post Op Checks (4:29)
Weapon States of Readiness (3:52)
Nomenclature
Components of Modern Rifle Ammunition (23:48)
Basic Rifle Nomenclature (10:13)
Basic Rifle Scope Nomenclature (13:09)
Theory of Small Arms Fire
The Theory of Small Arms Fire PPT (21:18)
Rifle Selection for Factory Rifles
Identifying YOUR "Shooting Objective" - Discussion (4:06)
Caliber Selection - Discussion (14:47)
Rifle Selection - Discussion (10:37)
Scope Selection - General Thoughts (Discussion) (3:38)
Scope Selection - First Focal Plane vs. Second Focal Plane (FFP vs. SFP) - PPT (7:37)
Scope Selection - MILs vs. MOA (MRAD vs. MOA) - PPT (28:53)
Custom Rifle Build Considerations
The Shooting Objective - PPT (10:24)
Bullet Selection - PPT (11:01)
Rifle Selection - PPT (10:51)
Scope Selection - PPT (13:51)
Equipment
Equipment for Long Range Shooting (9:48)
Data Books and Record Keeping.
Bipod Selection Considerations (17:13)
Shooting Bags (10:08)
Rifle & Scope Initial Setup
Establishing & Setting Length of Pull (L.O.P) (7:03)
Mounting A Scope (24:27)
Action Screw Torque Settings
Focusing The Reticle (7:02)
Identifying & Removing Parallax (7:09)
Eliminating Rifle Cant (10:08)
Marksmanship Fundamentals
Marksmanship Fundamentals - PPT (13:57)
Standard Shooting Positions - PPT (22:25)
Marksmanship Fundamentals - Demonstration (11:53)
Standard Shooting Positions - Demonstration (37:04)
Alternate Shooting Positions (16:01)
Hasty Sling (1:32)
Additional Marksmanship Training
Dry Fire Practice (10:56)
Mental Rehearsals
Calling Shots Exercise - Demonstration (9:19)
.22LR Rifle Training
Rifle & Scope Calibration
Zeroing a Rifle - Demonstration (19:32)
Tall Target Test - Demonstration (10:04)
Calculating and Applying a Correction Factor - PPT (13:04)
Chronograph use (9:58)
Rifle Cleaning and Maintenance
Rifle Cleaning and Maintenance - Demonstration (39:01)
Ballistics
An Introduction To Ballistics - PPT (20:11)
The Ballistic Coefficient (BC) - PPT (23:37)
Muzzle Velocity - PPT (15:00)
Trajectory - PPT (19:05)
Kinetic Energy - PPT (19:39)
Bullet Stability - PPT (11:03)
Environmental Factors
Environmental Factors (27:09)
Shooter / Spotter
Shooter / Spotter Dynamics - PPT (13:38)
Ballistic Solver Use
Ballistic Solvers - Discussion (6:54)
AB Mobile - Demonstration (48:05)
Kestrel 5700 with Applied Ballistics - Demonstration (32:38)
Weapon System Calibration
MV Calibration - Demonstration (4:42)
Drop Scale Factor (DSF) Calibration - Demonstration (4:32)
Ammunition Temperature Calibration - MV Variation (8:59)
Range Table / DOPE Card Development
DOPE Card / Range Table Layout - Demonstration (16:06)
Data Generation for a DA Referenced DOPE Card - Demonstration (7:29)
Tools
Mildot Master - Demonstration (29:57)
Manual Density Altitude Calculator - Demonstration (5:37)
Whiz Wheel
Range Estimation
Range Estimation - Theory Lesson (41:50)
Range Estimation - Practical - Part I (7:35)
Range Estimation - Practical - Part II (6:33)
Range Estimation - Practical - Part III (22:24)
Range Estimation - Practical - Part IV (16:40)
Shooting in the Wind
How Wind Moves - Theory (14:31)
Determining Wind Speed - Theory (41:28)
Adjusting For Wind - Theory (16:03)
How Wind Moves - Practical (13:57)
Determining Wind Speed - Practical (23:11)
Adjusting for Wind - Practical (11:57)
Wind Formulas
The Rule of Nine's Wind Formula - Theory (17:35)
British Wind Formula - Theory (11:14)
BC Wind Formula - Theory (13:26)
6.5 Wind Formula - Theory (9:09)
Moving Targets
Engaging Moving Targets- Theory (32:29)
Engaging Moving Targets - Practical (20:29)
Angled Shooting
Shooting at Angles - Theory (16:21)
Coriolis Effect
Coriolis Effect (8:12)
Where to from here?
The next step - Where to from here? (4:40)
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