Pilot Mountain Arms

Michael Boone

Kevin exchanged handguards on my .308 and hooked it up! He did it on the spot with professionalism and even charged me $20 less than what I was quoted by another local gunsmith. I highly recommend these guys for all of your gunsmithing needs!

NC_Classics

They did a nice job threading a barrel for me. Even when there was a little extra work to do they still charge me the price they quoted me at.

John Sebes

Recently I participated in the 2-day precision shooting class with Brian from Pilot Mountain Arms. If you are considering the class, do it! I would say the only hard pre-requisite is command of range and gun safety as well as a general comfort with rifles. Other than that, the less you know about long-range shooting the more you have to gain from the instruction. Summary: Range: • Drive in is a little torn up right now so bring the AWD or 4WD vehicle with ground clearance • Targets ranging from 100 to 1300+ yards if you pay attention, you will hit them all • Make sure you dress for the weather; the wind can whip and you will freeze on a cold day! Instruction: • The most important part – Brian spends time ensure you have a grasp of the theory which is fundamental to really being able to apply what you learn fully. You could just skip straight to the kestrel and call it a day but when you go home you would be missing the why to translate the information to different conditions or equipment. • Instruction assumes solid gun safety fundamentals and general understanding of a rifle • Well-structured in a “crawl, walk, run” sort of approach. You’ll spend time getting familiar with the equipment, progressing through the mid-range targets and learning to make adjustments and then progress to long range • Spotting is equally important as shooting to help learn the physical effects at long range, make sure you commit to doing this • Ask questions! You are in the class to learn, if you already knew everything you wouldn’t have signed up so get your money’s worth Equipment: • I’ll probably never shoot a better gun or scope then the rental equipment provided by Pilot Mountain. Two recommendations for Brian and the team: Day 1 spend a few minutes to review the different reticle designs to make sure everyone is on the same page with what they are seeing. This dovetails with the mills vs MOA conversation in my mind A camera or something similar on the targets in the woods would really help with application of the ideas learned in the course. The impact indicator was great, but it was nearly impossible to spot impact location or re-calibrate from a miss. Stretch goal since this probably comes at

Chad Courtney

Hands down the best instruction I have been given. Look no further than this course! I did the 2 day and highly recommend!