Gun Digest Reviews Our Long-Range Shooting School

November 30, 2025
Elwood Shelton

Gun Digest recently attended one of our Long-Range Shooting Schools to get a firsthand look at how we prepare hunters for ethical, accurate shooting in real field conditions. Their article, “A Smarter Way: Long-Range Shooting School,” walks readers through the fundamentals we teach and why our program is designed specifically for hunters — not competition shooters.

As someone who has spent years building this curriculum for real-world hunting scenarios, it’s always meaningful when a respected publication like Gun Digest reviews the experience and shares what they learned.

What Gun Digest Highlighted About Our School

1. Real Field Positions, Not Flat-Range Shooting

Gun Digest emphasized that our training is based on real hunting terrain — uneven ground, natural obstacles, pack-supported positions, and practical stability solutions.

Real Hunting Experience
2. Rifle Setup, Zeroing, and Understanding Your System

The article details how students learn:

  • Proper rifle fit
  • Optic leveling
  • Zero verification
  • How to build trust in their gear
3. Reading Wind and Environmental Factors

Gun Digest focused heavily on our instruction surrounding:

  • Basic wind reading
  • Mirage
  • Environmental inputs
  • How to correct ethically for long-range shots
4. 100–1000 Yard Progression

They walked through how students start at 100 yards, then step out to longer distances as confidence and stability improve.

Each Student Completed Day 1 With Impacts at 1000 Yards

Behind the Scenes: What the Article Doesn’t Show

Gun Digest captured the essence of our training well — but here are a few things we always see from the instructor side:

  • Students often show up unsure if they can shoot past 300 yards. Most are confidently hitting steel at 800+ yards by day two.
  • Our instructors spend significant time on how to build field-supported positions quickly and ethically.
  • We focus on repeatable, real-world hunting accuracy — not competition benchrest shooting.
  • Many students return later with stories of successful western hunts using the skills learned in class.

This program is built for hunters, by hunters.

Read the Full Gun Digest Article

You can read the full review on Gun Digest here:
A Smarter Way: Long-Range Shooting School
https://gundigest.com/more/how-to/firearm-training/long-range-shooting-school

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If Gun Digest’s experience caught your attention, we’d love to have you join us for an upcoming class.

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