Summary: This Rimfire-Only Rifle 262 course picks up where the introductory Rifle 125 clinic leaves off. Students, having mastered the fundamentals of marksmanship, learn to conceptualize and implement the fundamentals of field rifle marksmanship. Most importantly, students will learn about their rifle — and themselves.
Field Rifle is focused on practical shooting under field conditions against targets at a variety of ranges out to 600 yards, with a focus on the “sharpshooter’s quarter-mile:” 100-400 yards. This class is named for the “MK262” ammunition used by designated marksmen, but you can be successful at landing hits with ball ammunition and a standard rifle. In this “rimfire-only” version of Rifle 262, we will be simulating shooting with a centerfire rifle out to 100-400 yards by using a rimfire rifle at ranges of 25-100 yards.
Students will learn:
Field Rifle is focused on practical shooting under field conditions against targets at a variety of ranges out to 600 yards, with a focus on the “sharpshooter’s quarter-mile:” 100-400 yards. This class is named for the “MK262” ammunition used by designated marksmen, but you can be successful at landing hits with ball ammunition and a standard rifle. In this “rimfire-only” version of Rifle 262, we will be simulating shooting with a centerfire rifle out to 100-400 yards by using a rimfire rifle at ranges of 25-100 yards.
Students will learn:
- Field Shooting to known distances to include target detection, target identification and basic ballistics calculation
- Intermediate calculation of minutes of angle for precise sight adjustments at all ranges and application to field shooting problems
- Data collection for shooting to known distances
- Field-expedient ranging of targets at unknown distances
- Students will leave with the knowledge and ability to effectively shoot a .22LR to 250 yards!
