09-21-2014, 04:04 AM
Day two focused on skills associated with Designated Marksmen. Morning was focused on getting good 100 yard zeros on all the carbines and rilfes. In addition to 5.56 carbines and Grendels, we zeroed AR10's in 6.5 Creedmoor and .308, as well as a bolt action Sig .308 and a 30-06. Finally some of us spent some time zeroing an Ulfberht .338 out to 1000 yards.
Lunch showed up and was a great Mexican meal that included tamales, Mexican rice, beans and salad with brownies for dessert.
After lunch, we were off to Buffalo canyon, were there were targets from 70 yards out to 800. The students took the opportunity to work their way out to the smaller buffalo steel in the canyon and then up to the big steel at 400 yards and the final buffalo at nearly 800 yards. Many of the guys were able to get hits on the buffalo, even with 16 inch carbines. A few of the more experienced guys were working from target to target with one shot hits and at least one developed a fairly sophisticated dope book.
The evening ended with low light carbine training using lights on the carbines. This was a new experience for many, again.
We finally finished up about 11:15 PM and headed for bed to be ready for the culmination exercises on Saturday.
Lunch showed up and was a great Mexican meal that included tamales, Mexican rice, beans and salad with brownies for dessert.
After lunch, we were off to Buffalo canyon, were there were targets from 70 yards out to 800. The students took the opportunity to work their way out to the smaller buffalo steel in the canyon and then up to the big steel at 400 yards and the final buffalo at nearly 800 yards. Many of the guys were able to get hits on the buffalo, even with 16 inch carbines. A few of the more experienced guys were working from target to target with one shot hits and at least one developed a fairly sophisticated dope book.
The evening ended with low light carbine training using lights on the carbines. This was a new experience for many, again.
We finally finished up about 11:15 PM and headed for bed to be ready for the culmination exercises on Saturday.
You seek escape from pain. We seek the achievement of happiness. You exist for the sake of avoiding punishment. We exist for the sake of earning rewards. Threats will not make us function; fear is not our incentive. It is not death that we wish to avoid, but life that we wish to live. - John Galt