LEO High Angle/Event Coverage

2 day course

Location: Sierra 1 Site (Heber, AZ)

Round count: 400 (.308 recommended)

Bolt gun or carbine permitted.

Camping onsite allowed.

Course Overview:
This advanced-level training is designed to equip law enforcement snipers and marksmen with the skills required to engage targets at extended ranges and from elevated or angled positions. Urban and rural operational environments often demand accurate shot placement from rooftops, hillsides, stairwells, or across open terrain—where both distance and angle greatly affect ballistic performance. This course focuses on establishing a refined baseline in long-range fundamentals while developing advanced capability in high-angle shooting.

Course Objectives:

• Long-Range Marksmanship Fundamentals:

  • Precision shooting techniques for targets beyond 500 yards 

  • Advanced body positioning, natural point of aim, and recoil management

  • Trigger discipline, breathing control, and coordinated shots under stress

• Ballistic Theory & Data Development:

  • External ballistics: bullet drop, drag, wind drift, and spin drift

  • Building a complete DOPE card and ballistic profile (manual and/or digital)

  • Use of chronographs, ballistic apps, and environmental sensors (e.g., Kestrel)

• High Angle Engagements:

  • Fundamentals of uphill and downhill shooting mechanics

  • Using cosine indicators, angle modified range (AMR), and rangefinder integration

  • Compensating for vertical deviation and shot placement in sloped environments

• Urban and Rural Positioning:

  • Rooftop, tower, and stairwell shooting platforms

  • Barricade-supported shooting from high ground

  • Camouflage, concealment, and minimizing shooter signature from height

• Practical Exercises & Live Scenarios:

  • Unknown distance target engagements from high-angle platforms

  • Cold bore shot tracking and timed drills

  • Observation and target acquisition in complex backgrounds

  • Decision-making scenarios with hostage/precision target elements

Performance Outcomes:

• Officers will demonstrate first-round accuracy at extended distances and from elevated shooting positions.

• Participants will be able to make rapid wind and angle corrections based on observed or calculated data.

• Shooters will refine their skills in coordinated sniper/spotter operations and real-world deployment conditions.

Recommended Equipment:

• Precision bolt-action or semi-auto rifle (caliber appropriate for long-range engagements)

• Optic with elevation turret, holdover reticle, and parallax adjustment

• Rear support (bag, monopod), bipod, spotting scope

• Kestrel, rangefinder, DOPE book, ballistic calculator/app

More information to follow upon registration.