»Intermediate Sniper

Intermediate Sniper
  • Price: $500.00
  • Duration: 2 days
  • Round Count:
    500 Student note- Please do not bring any steel core, armor piercing or tracers. They will not be allowed in any SofNet courses.
  • Prerequisites:
    Basic Sniper

Course Dates

  • No Course Dates Scheduled

Description

This course builds on the basic course stressing the fundamentals of marksmanship while adding additional skill factors. Alternate shooting positions, multiple target engagements and the use of hold-off are covered in this course. Speed shooting formulas are used to increase the student’s effectiveness on multiple targets. Basic uses of ballistic computers are covered and the max range of the student’s weapons and capability are tested in this course. We will help design a proper ghillie suit in the course.  Please contact us by email before purchasing a ghillie suit.  We do not want you looking like a Chewbacca!

Training Topics

  • Safety
  • Sniper/Observer team training
  • Hold-off / Hold-over’s / Hold-under’s
  • Multiple target engagements
  • Speed formulas and application
  • Wind Reading/Reading Mirage
  • Moving targets

Required Equipment

  • Precision rifle in desired caliber with bi-pod
  • Minimum 10x optic 
  • Ghillie suit
  • Assualt Pack
  • med kit (blowout kit)
  • tripod
  • Shooting Sock
  • Spotting Scope
  • Calculator
  • Pens/Pencils
  • Notepad/Data Book

Recommended Equipment

  • Ballistic Computer- Kestrol 4500 with Horus
  • GPS/compass
  • Quarterback Forearm card/quarterback sleeve
  • Camelback/water source on person
  • Laser Range Finder

Food & Water

Two gallons of water and enough food to support lunch and a day of shooting should be carried in each day. Students will not be released for lunch.