Rifle Foundations 101 (RF101)
Rifle Foundations 101 is a comprehensive course designed to build your semi-automatic rifle marksmanship skills from the ground up. This program focuses on the essential skills needed for each student to enhance their performance, confidence, and competence with the carbine platform.
By connecting each skill area with practical application and a data-driven, analytical approach, this course ensures that you not only grasp each element individually but also understand how these elements work together to improve your overall shooting performance and expedite your personal development with the rifle.
The foundational skills of stance and mount, vision, trigger control, and recoil management form the basis for all advanced rifle performance. Once these core principles are established, shooters will develop additional skills, such as confirmation, transitions, distance management, movement, and positional shooting. Key rifle manipulations, including reloads, malfunction management, and equipment setup, are also fully integrated into the training progression.
Subjects:
Stance and mount: rifle grip, stock placement, body structure, posture
Vision: target focus, sight alignment, optic usage, mental engagement
Trigger discipline: trigger types, efficiency, reset management
Recoil control: use of stance, mount, and vision to manage recoil
Confirmation: predictive vs reactive shooting, sight pictures, and application
Transitions: types of transitions, vision shifts, stance usage during movement
Distance shooting: close versus long-range fundamentals, holds, zeros, stance and mount adjustments
Movement: maneuvering with a long gun, working around walls and structures
Positional shooting: shooting from varied positions and off barriers
Weak-side shooting: left-side/right-side transitions and rifle manipulation across the body
Reloads & malfunctions: magazine indexing, reloads while moving and from positions, stoppage clearance
Equipment setup: rifle and optic configuration for individual shooters and mission use
Training philosophy & mentality: training structure, diagnostics, analysis, and corrective programming
Equipment Recommendations:
Semi-auto carbine, rifle, or PCC with mounted optic
Red dot (with or without magnifier) or LPVO
Gun belt or chest rig with magazine pouches
Ear protection and eye protection
Ammunition:
Minimum: 300 rounds
Suggested: 500 rounds
Attire / What to Bring:
Weather-appropriate clothing
Plenty of hydration and snacks
Time Commitment: 10 AM – 5 PM
Non-Refundable / Credit Policy
All class fees are non-refundable. If you are unable to attend your scheduled class, your payment will be converted into a credit that may be applied toward a future Rooftop Shooting Academy class.
Rifle Foundations 101 (RF101)
Rifle Foundations 101 is a comprehensive course designed to build your semi-automatic rifle marksmanship skills from the ground up. This program focuses on the essential skills needed for each student to enhance their performance, confidence, and competence with the carbine platform.
By connecting each skill area with practical application and a data-driven, analytical approach, this course ensures that you not only grasp each element individually but also understand how these elements work together to improve your overall shooting performance and expedite your personal development with the rifle.
The foundational skills of stance and mount, vision, trigger control, and recoil management form the basis for all advanced rifle performance. Once these core principles are established, shooters will develop additional skills, such as confirmation, transitions, distance management, movement, and positional shooting. Key rifle manipulations, including reloads, malfunction management, and equipment setup, are also fully integrated into the training progression.
Subjects:
Stance and mount: rifle grip, stock placement, body structure, posture
Vision: target focus, sight alignment, optic usage, mental engagement
Trigger discipline: trigger types, efficiency, reset management
Recoil control: use of stance, mount, and vision to manage recoil
Confirmation: predictive vs reactive shooting, sight pictures, and application
Transitions: types of transitions, vision shifts, stance usage during movement
Distance shooting: close versus long-range fundamentals, holds, zeros, stance and mount adjustments
Movement: maneuvering with a long gun, working around walls and structures
Positional shooting: shooting from varied positions and off barriers
Weak-side shooting: left-side/right-side transitions and rifle manipulation across the body
Reloads & malfunctions: magazine indexing, reloads while moving and from positions, stoppage clearance
Equipment setup: rifle and optic configuration for individual shooters and mission use
Training philosophy & mentality: training structure, diagnostics, analysis, and corrective programming
Equipment Recommendations:
Semi-auto carbine, rifle, or PCC with mounted optic
Red dot (with or without magnifier) or LPVO
Gun belt or chest rig with magazine pouches
Ear protection and eye protection
Ammunition:
Minimum: 300 rounds
Suggested: 500 rounds
Attire / What to Bring:
Weather-appropriate clothing
Plenty of hydration and snacks
Time Commitment: 10 AM – 5 PM
Non-Refundable / Credit Policy
All class fees are non-refundable. If you are unable to attend your scheduled class, your payment will be converted into a credit that may be applied toward a future Rooftop Shooting Academy class.
