Welcome to Top Shot Maryland’s 1,000 Yard Precision Rifle Long Distance Shooting Course.  The Class is Specifically Designed to Teach Students How to Accurately Shoot Targets out to 1,000 yards!

Ready to push your marksmanship to the next level? Our 1,000-Yard Precision Rifle Course is an intensive three-day training experience designed to help shooters of all skill levels—whether you’re just starting out or an experienced shooter—gain the knowledge, confidence, and precision needed to accurately engage targets at 1,000 yards and beyond.

Under the guidance of expert instructors, you’ll receive a comprehensive mix of classroom instruction and hands-on range time. Students will learn foundational skills like rifle setup, ballistics, scope fundamentals, MOA versus Milliradians, learn how to use ballistic calculators, range finders, weather meters, how to create dope charts, advanced wind reading, different shooting positions, how to true your muzzle velocity, how to calibrate your drop scale factor, and many other advanced precision rifle topics. The class is designed so once you have completed it you can go anywhere and confidently and accurately shoot out to 1,000 yards and beyond!

This class is the most Advanced Combined Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Rifle Long Distance Shooting Class in the United States. The topics that will be covered include:

Range Safety and Safety Equipment
Proper Equipment Selection
First versus Second Focal Plane
MOA versus Mils
Zeroing Your Rifle the Right Way
Parallax, Elevation, and Windage
Rifle Maintenance and Seasoning Your Barrell
Suppressors, Baffles, and Bore Alignment Rods
Shooting Fundamentals
How to Chronograph Your Rifle
Ballistics Calculators (Hornaday 4DOF)
How to Make a Dope Chart
Range Finders (Sig Sauer KILO8K-ABS)
Weather Meters (Kestrel 5700 Elite)
Altitude versus Density Altitude
How to Compensate for Environmentals
Supersonic, Transonic, and Subsonic
How to True Your Muzzle Velocity
How to Calibrate Your Drop Scale Factor
Spin Drift
Coriolis Effect – North, South, East, and West
How Does Wind Affect Your Shot
How to Read the Wind
Advanced Shooting Fundamentals
Match Grade Variation, Batch Number, Reloading, and Your Target
Spotting and What to Look For
Group Therapy
The Cold Bore Shot
Ranging Using Mils & MOAs
Angled Shot Correction
Moving Target Formula
Judging Distance
Live Fire from 100 yards to 1,000 yards

Whether your goal is hunting, competition, or tactical application, this course will give you the tools and experience to consistently make long-range hits with confidence. Join us and take your long-range shooting skills to a whole new level!

Duration: 3 Days
Skill Level: Beginner to Advanced
Goal: Confidently and accurately engage targets at 1,000 yards and beyond!

The price for the class is dependent upon whether you bring your own equipment or rent ours:
a) If you are bringing your own rifle, suppressor, and ammo the price is $1,595*
b) If you have your own rifle and ammo, but you need to rent a suppressor the price is $1,670*
c) If you want us to provide the rifle, suppressor, and ammo the price is $2,170*

* Note: This price includes the fee for the class and the range fees for three days.

If you are bringing your own equipment: Please make sure your rifle and the scope are capable of shooting out to 1,000 yards. Prior to coming to class, make sure your rifle is zeroed and capable of shooting 1 MOA at 100 yards. The largest caliber rifle you can bring is .300 PRC. If you are bringing your own rifle, please also bring 160 rounds of match grade ammo and a suppressor. All rifles must have a suppressor! If you need to rent a suppressor the cost is $75.00. If you are renting a suppressor, make sure your muzzle threads are 5/8″ x 24 and make sure your muzzle break has been removed before coming to class. You will also need bring a rear bag, make sure your rifle has a bipod in the front, and bring eye and ear protection.

Renting Equipment: If you want to take the class and would like to rent everything from us that’s perfectly fine. We will provide you with everything that you will need! Our rifles and scopes are the best in the industry. The price will include the fee of the class ($1,495) + range fees for three days ($100) + rifle rental ($200) + suppressor rental ($75) + cost of 160 rounds of match grade ammo ($300) = $2,170. If you are renting a rifle, you must use our suppressor and purchase the ammo from us. We will also provide you a rear bag and eye and ear protection.

If you want to sign up for the August 6th – August 8th class, click on this link and submit your payment. If you have any questions, please contact Eric at (410)493-0625.