Introductory Through Advanced Precision Rifle Courses
Introduction to Rifle
Course Brief: Thinking of buying a new rifle but don’t know which is best for you? Or have you purchased a new rifle but really don’t know much about it or how to get the best from it? Then this 4-hour class will be a perfect fit for you. With both classroom and on-range training, you will be given the opportunity to learn the basics of choosing and using rifles, whether it be bolt-action, lever-action or semi-automatic. The class will give students the knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary to build a solid foundation for owning and shooting the rifle of their choice.
Course Level: Introductory
Cost: $175
Length: 4 Hours
Skills that will be worked on and Topics Discussed in this Class:
- Firearm Safety
- Types of Rifle Systems
- Firearm Nomenclature
- Sighting Options
- Firearm / System Specific Anomalies
- Zeroing in the Rifle
- Loading and Unloading
- Maintenance
- Ammunition Selection
- Correct Stance
- Sighting
- Trigger Manipulation
- Recoil Management
- Slings and Other Accessory Selection
Ammunition Required:
100 rounds for semi-automatic or lever-action, 40 rounds for bolt-action
Equipment Required:
Rifle rental is available, if needed, for $25. Must request rental at time of booking.
Prerequisites:
Students must be 18 years or older
Maximum Student to Instructor Ratio: 6:1
Maximum Number of Students: 6
Schedule and Booking
No Remaining 2024 Dates
2025 Course Dates / Locations:
Gun World of South Florida, Deerfield Beach - Thursdays 1/30, 3/13, 4/24, 6/26, 8/28, 10/23, 12/11 each from 5-9pm
Booking and Cancellation Policy:
Preregistration is required. Full payment will be due to the instructor at the start of class, cash or credit. A credit card is required to guarantee your reservation. This card will not be charged unless you incur one of the following fees:
$25 Administrative Fee for any schedule changes or cancellations (regardless of cause).
$75 Late Cancellation Fee for changes or cancellations made within 7 days of class.
$175 No Show Fee for cancellations received within 24 hours of the class and no shows.
Also available as a Private 4-Hour Introduction to Rifle Course at any of our Partner Ranges. Cost for Private Class: $400 for up to 2 students, $525 for 3 students, $600 for 4 students, $750 for 5 students, $900 for 6 students. Contact Us to Check Schedule Availability for Private Instruction.
Long Range Rifle Immersion Level One
Course Brief: This course will be invaluable to anyone who wants to experience the satisfaction of long range precision marksmanship. It is specifically designed around the needs of shooters (both new and old) that are interested in learning the fundamental skills for shooting accurately out to 500 yards whether for hunting or sport. Course intent is to cover the techniques required to achieve first round hits out to 500 yards. This is a marksmanship skills course and does not include advanced sniper techniques. Course consists of classroom and on-range practical training.
Course Level: Intermediate
Cost: $735 Includes Instruction, Training, Range Fees, Targets, Merchandise, Lunch and Drinks Both Days, Overnight Lodging, Dinner and Breakfast. Pricing Based on Single Occupancy Lodging. Discounts available for students wishing to share a room.
Length: Two days
Skills that will be Worked On and Topics Discussed in this Class:
- Safety
- Rifle Set-up
- Muzzle Devices
- Chronograph
- Wind Holds
- Understanding Reticles
- Mils vs MOA
- Environmental Considerations
- Inconsistencies
- DOPE to 500 yards
- Bi-pod, Sling and Ammunition Selection and use
- Ballistic Comparisons
- Correct Bench and Prone Shooting Positions
- Understanding Eye Relief
- Breathing
- Grip
- Trigger Control
- Follow Through
- Cleaning Your Rifle
Skills and Requirements Needed Coming Into this Class:
All students must be safe and familiar with their chosen firearm.
Equipment List:
- 200 Rounds of Match Grade Ammo - No Steel Core, Penetrating or Tracer Ammo
- Precision Rifle capable of Minute of Angle Accuracy* ( 308, .223, 6.5 Creedmoor or similar caliber. Precision rifles are a necessity for a course of this kind.)
- Quality Adjustable Scope (A scope that will allow for precision shooting at 500+ yards. Mil Dot, Target Turrets, BDC or Meridian Reticles are recommended. Scope must have either: Finger-Adjustable Target Turrets or a Bullet Drop Compensator Reticle or both.)
- Bipod
- Sling
- Rear Bag
- Cleaning Kit
- Pen, Pencil and Highlighter
- Rifle Data Book or Notebook
- Shooting Mat
- Spotting Scope (recommended)
- Range Finder (recommended)
- Scope Adjustment Tools
- Calculator
*Rifle rental is available, if needed, for $100. Must request rental at time of booking, and must purchase all ammunition from the instructor the day of class if using rental rifle.
Maximum Student to Instructor Ratio: 4:1
Maximum Number of Students: 8
Schedule and Booking
No Remaining 2024 Dates
2025 Course Dates / Locations:
Due to facility needs, this class is only offered outdoors at Okeechobee Shooting Sports, Okeechobee
each from 9:00a-5pm daily
Monday/Tuesday 1/13-14
Monday/Tuesday 3/3-4
Monday/Tuesday 5/5-6
Monday/Tuesday 7/7-8
Monday/Tuesday 9/8-9
Monday/Tuesday 11/3-4
Booking and Cancellation Policy:
A $250 Deposit is required at the time of booking and will be charged to the card entered at registration. The course fee balance will be due to the instructor at the start of class, cash or credit. This deposit is refundable with the exception of the following fees:
$25 Administrative Fee for any schedule changes or cancellations (regardless of cause)
$250 Late Cancellation Fee for changes or cancellations made within 30 days of class.
$735 No Show Fee for cancellations received within 14 days of class and no shows.
Lodging will be provided at the Hampton Inn Okeechobee, unless otherwise advised, with all meals on-site.
No refunds will be issued and the full course fees will apply to students arriving unprepared for the class. If you have any questions about the required equipment or how to prepare for this course, call or email us in advance to discuss.
Also available as a Private 12-Hour Long Range Rifle Immersion Level One. Cost for Private Class: $1600 for 1 student, $2000 for 2 students, then $400 for each additional student (ie. $3600 for 6 students). Meals and Lodging not included in Private Class. Contact Us to Check Schedule Availability for Private Instruction.
Long Range Rifle Immersion Level Two
Course Brief: This course is for experienced rifle shooters that want to push their individual abilities with a precision rifle in varying conditions and environments beyond just static bench or prone shooting.It applies to many different aspects of marksmanship including military/law enforcement, competition,and hunting. Anyone interested in placing precision fire on targets under imposed stress will learn the art and science involved in doing so in this course.
THIS IS NOT A BASIC COURSE. As with all of our ADVANCED courses, it has a relatively complex curriculum. This course will utilize the entire 80 acre facility, fully taking advantage of all the ranges on-site. Students that complete the course will have a proficiency in handling a firearm under stress conditions, advanced marksmanship fundamentals, and a combined knowledge of their personal capabilities with their equipment.
The course concludes with our Advanced Precision Rifle Qualification Course, an exercise covering 40 acres where the student will be required to read maps, stalk from position to position, identify and range targets, report via radio, and engage targets out to 500 yards from improvised positions within a given time constraint. All students will receive a certificate of attendance. Those who achieve a 80% or better score on the qualification course will also receive a certificate of qualification.
Course Level: Advanced
Cost: $735 Includes Instruction, Training, Range Fees, Targets, Merchandise, Lunch and Drinks Both Days, Overnight Lodging, Dinner and Breakfast
Lodging will be provided at the Hampton Inn Okeechobee or comparable hotel with all meals on-site.
Pricing Based on Single Occupancy. Discounts available for students wishing to share a room.
Length: Two days
Skills that will be Worked On and Topics Discussed in this Class:
- Advanced Fundamentals of Marksmanship
- Ballistics
- Reading Wind
- Range Estimation
- Observation Skills
- Target Engagements at Unknown Distances out to 500 yards
- Shooter / Spotter Techniques and Responsibilities
- Terminology and Communications
- Standing, Kneeling, Supported and Improvised Positions
- Shooting from Elevated Positions (up to 50 feet off the ground)
- Timed Targets
Skills and Requirements Needed Coming Into this Class:
See Prerequisites below
Required Prerequisites:
- Long Range Rifle Immersion Level One
OR
- Proof of similar course completion such as KM Precision (Basic Long Range Precision Course), Academi (Precision Rifle 1), Rifles Only (Precision Rifle 1), TAC PRO (Primary Precision Rifle),Thunder Ranch (Mid-Range Rifle Course), Gunsite (270 Rifle Class), CR2 Shooting Solutions (Precision Rifle level 1), Modern Day Sniper (Introduction to Precision Rifle) or Ridgeline Shooting (Precision-Rifle)
Equipment List:
- 220 Rounds of match grade ammo - No Steel Core, Penetrating or Tracer Ammo
- Precision Rifle capable of Minute of Angle Accuracy (Precision rifles are a necessity for a course of this kind.)
- Quality Adjustable Scope (A scope that will allow for precision shooting at 500+ yards, Mil Dot, Target Turrets, BDC or Meridian Reticles are recommended.)
- Bipod
- Sling
- Rear Bag
- Cleaning Kit
- Pen, Pencil and Highlighter
- Rifle Data Book or Notebook
- Shooting Mat
- Spotting Scope
- Range Finder
- Scope Adjustment Tools
- Calculator
Maximum Student to Instructor Ratio: 4:1
Maximum Number of Students: 8
Schedule and Booking
No Remaining 2024 Course Dates
2025 Course Dates / Locations:
Due to facility needs, this class is only offered outdoors at Okeechobee Shooting Sports, Okeechobee
each from 9:00a-5pm daily
Monday-Tuesday 4/21-22 *FULL - Email Us to join the Wait List*
Monday-Tuesday 6/16-17
Monday-Tuesday 10/6-7
Monday-Tuesday 12/8-9
Booking and Cancellation Policy:
A $250 Deposit is required at the time of booking and will be charged to the card entered at registration. The course fee balance will be due to the instructor at the start of class, cash or credit. This deposit is refundable with the exception of the following fees:
$25 Administrative Fee for any schedule changes or cancellations (regardless of cause)
$250 Late Cancellation Fee for changes or cancellations made within 30 days of class.
$735 No Show Fee for cancellations received within 14 days of class and no shows.
Lodging will be provided at the Hampton Inn Okeechobee, unless otherwise advised, with all meals on-site.
Long Range Rifle Immersion Level Three
Course Brief: Long range shooting is all about quantitative data and consistency. Using a world-class private training facility in Southern Georgia, this course is designed for you to discover what you, along with your weapon system, are truly capable of. Picking up where we left off in the LR1-2, students will be coached through shooting their rifles and obtaining solid data (D.O.P.E) out to 1000 yards, in 100 yard increments. This will be done on a purpose-built Known Distance Range. On Day Two, students will have the opportunity to be coached on holdovers, wind calls and distance assessment on a separate purpose-built 2,300 yard Unknown Distance Range. This course allows students to truly find out how far their rifle, equipment and skills can shoot out to. This is truly an "Immersive Class" with students eating, shooting and sleeping at the facility.
Fundamentally students will attain greater confidence in themselves, their riffles and optics. This class will set you above the average. Pushing targets out to 1000 plus yards while shooting from realistic positions will truly test your equipment and skills. You will even get an opportunity to shoot out to our 1 Mile Target. Not all shooters will be able to hit it, but everyone will have the opportunity.
Course Level: Advanced
Cost: $940 Includes Range Fees, Targets, Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Daily, and Merchandise.
Lodging is not included in the course fees. Accommodations are available on-site and students may book directly with the facility at https://arenatrainingfacility.com/events-cabins/#lodging .
Length: Two days
Skills that will be Worked On and Topics Discussed in this Class:
- Doping rifle out to 1000 yards and beyond (2,300 yard capable)
- Wind measurement and estimation along
- Practical ranging techniques
- Practical and unconventional shooting positions (such as those presented in the field)
- Use of reticle for ranging (both Mil and MOA)
- Timed precision shots
- Engage targets at known distances
- Engaging targets at unknown distances
Skills and Requirements Needed Coming Into this Class:
See Prerequisites below
Required Prerequisites:
- Long Range Immersion Level Two
OR
- Proof of similar course completion such as KM Precision (Basic Long Range Precision Course), Academi (Precision Rifle 1), Rifles Only (Precision Rifle 2), TAC PRO (Primary Precision Rifle), Thunder Ranch (Mid-Range Rifle Course), Gunsite (270 Rifle Class), Modern Day Sniper (Advanced Precision Rifle), Ridgeline Shooting (Advanced Precision Rifle)
Equipment List:
- 300 Rounds of match grade ammo
- Precision Rifle capable of Minute of Angle Accuracy (Precision rifles are a necessity for a course of this kind.)
- Quality Adjustable Scope (A scope that will allow for precision shooting at 1000+ yards, Mil Dot, Target Turrets, BDC or Meridian Reticles are recommended.)
- Bipod
- Sling
- Rear Bag
- Cleaning Kit
- Pen, Pencil and Highlighter
- Rifle Data Book or Notebook
- Shooting Mat
- Spotting Scope
- Range Finder
- Scope Adjustment Tools
- Calculator
Maximum Student to Instructor Ratio: 6:1
Minimum Number of Students Required to Conduct Course: 7
Maximum Number of Students: 12
Schedule and Booking
No Remaining 2024 Course Dates
2025Course Dates / Locations:
Arena Training Facility in Bollingbroke, GA Saturday 4/5 - Sunday 4/6 *FULL - Email Us to be added to the wait list*
Booking and Cancellation Policy:
Full Prepayment is required at the time of booking and will be charged to the card entered at registration.
If you need to cancel your reservation, this amount is fully refundable MINUS a $25 administrative fee until One Month prior to the Course Date. Changes or Cancellations received Less Than One Month prior to the Course Date will forfeit the entire prepayment.
If the required minimum number of students is not met one month prior to the class, all registered students will be advised of course cancellation and prepayments refunded.
No retake discounts can be offered for this course.
Long Range Rifle Skills Development
Event Brief: This is a four hour coaching session for current or past long range FFT students that would like the opportunity to work on their 0-500 yard skills. It is not a course with a pre-set curriculum, rather along range skills practice session. It is a chance to shoot out to 500 yards under the guidance of an FFT precision rifle instructor working on your specific areas of concern.
Course Level: Intermediate
Cost: $125 Includes Semi-Private Coaching, Range Fees and Targets
Length: Four Hours
Skills that may be Worked On during this Session:
- Set-up of New Rifle or Optic
- Sighting In
- Testing New Equipment
- Calculating D.O.P.E. of New Ammunition
- Correct Bench and Prone Shooting Positions
- Breathing
- Trigger Control
- Follow Through
- Shooting at Intermediate Ranges
- Preparation for a Upcoming Hunt
Skills and Requirements Needed Coming Into this Class:
See Prerequisites below
Required Prerequisites:
- Long Range Rifle Immersion Level One
OR
- A minimum of One Day of Private Long Range Rifle Instruction with FFT
Recommended Equipment List:
- 60 Rounds of match grade ammo - No Steel Core, Penetrating or Tracer Ammo
- Precision Rifle capable of Minute of Angle Accuracy
- Quality Adjustable Scope (A scope that will allow for precision shooting at 500+ yards, Mil Dot, Target Turrets, BDC or Meridian Reticles are recommended.)
- Bipod
- Sling
- Rear Bag
- Cleaning Kit
- Pen, Pencil and Highlighter
- Rifle Data Book or Notebook
- Shooting Mat
- Spotting Scope
- Range Finder
- Scope Adjustment Tools
- Calculator
Maximum Student to Instructor Ratio: 6:1
Minimum Number of Students Required: 3
Maximum Number of Students: 6
Schedule and Booking
No Remaining 2024 Course Dates
2025 Course Dates / Locations:
Due to facility needs, this class is only offered outdoors at Okeechobee Shooting Sports, Okeechobee
each from from 12-4pm
Monday 1/6
Wednesday 2/19
Wednesday 4/16
Wednesday 7/30
Wednesday 10/1
Wednesday 11/19
Booking and Cancellation Policy:
Full payment will be due to the instructor at the start of class, cash or credit. A credit card is required to guarantee your reservation. This card will not be charged unless you incur one of the following fees:
$25 Administrative Fee for any schedule changes or cancellations (regardless of cause)
$50 Late Cancellation Fee for changes or cancellations made within 7 days of class.
$125 No Show Fee for cancellations received after 5pm the day prior to the class and no shows.
No retake discounts can be offered for this coaching session.