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Everything we teach on the range, written down. Real instruction from former Marine Scout Snipers — organized by where you are, not by what's trending. Start where you stand and work forward.
Four domains. One progression.
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Foundation
Build the base everything else stands on.
Start here. The rifle system, the fundamentals of marksmanship, and the data you can trust — the skills that make everything past this point possible.
6 articles - 02
Competition
From the range to the clock.
The on-ramp to PRS and NRL. Match formats, stage craft, calling your own shot, and the mental game of performing under time.
7 articles - 03
Performance
Close the gap to the front of the pack.
Refinement, not new tricks. The repeatable shot process, the Positional Triangle, advanced wind, and how to diagnose your own misses.
5 articles - 04
NRL Hunter & Precision Hunting
First-round confidence in the field.
Past long-range guessing into a repeatable system — field positions, dope you trust, ethical first-round hits, and the NRL Hunter competition path.
3 articles
Featured lessons.
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Gun Number
One number changes every wind call. The military quick-wind system, taught by scout snipers.
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NRL Hunter Rifle Setup
What Jon runs at Snake River Pro/Am — a modular build that makes the 16 lb cut.
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The Shooter's Process
The Cycle of Operations — the six phases that repeat every round — with the runnable firing-line checklist built in.
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Calling Wind
Wind is a read, not a gift — the whole Cadre system: how wind moves the bullet, the zones, the read, the call, and tightening it shot to shot.
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The pillars.
Every lesson also lives under a topic. These deepen over time as we publish — the spine of what we want to be the most useful precision rifle resource on the internet.
- Wind Reading and calling wind — the Cadre system.
- The Shot Process Fundamentals and the repeatable shot, from the 6 steps to the 8-step checklist.
- Rifle System Building and setting up the rifle — gear, with reasoning.
- Ranging Range estimation and rangefinding workflows.
- Competition Craft Match flow, the mental game, debrief, and logistics.
- Who We Are The Cadre, our instructors, and how we teach.
Step two is on the range.
Every lesson here is something we'll put in your hands at a class. When you're ready to stop reading and start doing, we run courses through the year.