Rifleman: Austere Conditions (3 Days)

This three-day course will give you an appreciation of using the rifle and solving problems that you may have not considered.  After attending this class, your confidence in using the rifle and your ability to prevail will soar.

You will be able to evaluate your physical conditioning/cardio coupled with marksmanship in realistic movement drills designed to simulate combat/deadly force conditions.   This course will give an honest assessment of where you and your equipment stand in terms of readiness.  If this is something that you have wondered, then this course is for you. 

We have had this class in the developmental hopper for years, and after deliberate and careful consideration, the modules have been tuned and sequenced to give our students who have trained with us before an even more exceptionally comprehensive experience in using the rifle.

Please be advised: This class will involve a few drills that involve moderate physical exertion.  Though no drill is mandatory, it will be up to the student to perform inside their physical threshold.  

To see Reid talk about this class, watch the video HERE. 

This should not be your first rifle course with us.  Students will get the most from this class having already taken a prior Valor Ridge Rifleman course or our Fundamentals Package. 

Class material will focus on: 

--Safety

--Proper rifle zero

--Holdovers, both vertical and horizontal

--Individual skill building

--Stoppage/malfunction clearance of all types

--Unusual firing positions

--Optic/sight failures

--One-handed shooting and manipulations

--Treatment of injuries

--Individual movement while under physical exertion 

 Training is only open to legal, US Citizens or permanent residents (green card holders) per ITAR  (22 CFR §§120-130)

Course equipment requirements:

• Magazine-fed rifle ZEROED FOR 100 YARDS in an intermediate or battle rifle cartridge (5.56, 7.62x39, 5.45x39, .308, .30-06, etc…) Bring a spare rifle also zeroed for 100 yards if you have one. 
  
• Sling—two point sling is recommended. 
  
• Minimum of 500 rounds of factory loaded rifle ammunition.  
  
• 3 rifle magazines
• White light (attached to rifle)
• Rain gear
• Ballistic eye protection.  You will also need clear eye protection.
• Electronic ear protection
• Sunscreen
• Gun cleaning gear
• Pen and paper
• You will also need to bring a lunch

There is no minimum age to take this class.  However, students under 18 years of age are required to attend the class together with a participating adult.

Cancellation/ Refund/  Exchange Policy: 

Booking a class at Valor Ridge is a commitment to train on your given course dates.  Tuition sale is final.  We do not offer refunds or transfers to students who cancel or fail to show up for class.   We do offer refund or credit in the highly unlikely event Valor Ridge finds it necessary to cancel a course.  This policy is firm and there will be no exceptions.

Disclaimer:  

As the result of numerous issues that have arisen over the years, we will no longer allow internally-modified firearms once they leave the factory in our classes, unless the work was performed by a certified, qualified gunsmith. 

Examples of modifications not requiring a gunsmith are: 

• Aftermarket sights
• Aftermarket rails
• Original Equipment Manufacturer replacement parts including springs, connectors, firing pins, etc…
• Mil-spec bolts and bolt carriers (Colt, BCM, Daniel Defense, CMMG, LMT, etc...)
• Retaining plates for AK trigger pins (Krebs Custom retainer plates)
• Stipling on pistols or pistol grips
• Firearms converted or rebuilt by manufacturers such as Rifle Dynamics, Krebs Custom, ETC…
• Complete factory lower receivers
• Complete factory upper receivers