sniper training courses
 

I'm planning on getting into a sniper role and I'm totally new to the concept. This may be a noob question here but are all the courses in southern Ontario? Are there ever any thathappen more North like in around North Bay or the Sudbury area? Because i know a few guys that would like to get their lvl2 certification including myself. If anyone has any info on it can you please PM me or just reply. Thanks

I dont think there are any instructors that far north.
There will most likely be another one near the end of the season in the fall if your group wants to make a road trip out of it but other then that you may have a harder time finding one in your area.

the closest they've got north was gravenhurst.
and that was last year.

this is mainly due to the fact that the instructors are southern ontario based.

Ok thx guys

basically if you dont live in southern ontario, or aren't willing to make the 8 hour drive for the afternoon you aren't allowed to shoot like the big boys

Are you new at airsoft or new at sniping?
Also I highly recommend against sniping since most snipers are totally useless. Why not be an integrated marksmen? You can still use a bolt action rifle but you'll actually be useful lol

rob we will be holding at least one in the 2014 year looking at two. opinions are like a..h.... everyone has one . snipers properly deployed can and often do have a very important roll.

Your comment need to be clarified.

- New players need not to start at the sniper role. Being an effective and safe sniper mean understanding the basic dynamic of airsoft, it's ballistic and tactics.

- Lone wolf snipers are useless to the team effort.

- If you seek action and kills, be a sniper inside an offensive team, providing long range accurate support and observation.

That being clarified, I agree. A noob with a hot gun is dangerous. A certified noob with a hot gun is safer, but not as effective as a seasoned player that have a few game under his belt using an AEG.

Sniping is not about being 7331 Ã* la COD. If the trill of the stalk, the hunt and the painfull progression in very unconfortable, prolonged situation is your thing, then the sniper role will be fun to you.
Kill seakers and head shot faggots need not apply.

False... Sha Do or other Sniper Course instructors arent the Bolt Action above 450 police... Hosts just recognize these instructive courses as means to trust the players who have taken them with FPS BA Rifles above the 450FPS limit.

He very well could find a host willing to let him play with whatever, those games are less accepted and attended, but they do exist.

If he has no sniper course near him, Id suggest a PM to Sha Do, get some instruction material, and teach himself to play safely with the rifle he decides he wants to field with other FRIENDS on the field.

sad rob has been to our northern field. the course Mr Shiney runs for us is very complete. rob you can bump option B and we will keep you informed to the dates you can attend. but we wont just sign a ticket as was suggested buy your area member at the last game.

I have been running a Bolt Action as a primary for 2 seasons now at HILL437. I do however plan on attending the level 2 course next year. I know there is TONS that I still have to learn even after playing for 2 years. Would love to be able to run my gun at events after being certified safe by Sha Do and crew :).

That's where I was going with it lol

Check out this thread.

http://www.airsoftcanada.com/showthread.php?t=158804

And for any of you who run recognized sniper training courses, I'd love it if you added some info on the to the above thread link.

Our team has A designated marksman who runs a bolt action with a red dot he runs front line in the open most times and he is extremely effective. He's been playing for 8 years now, starting with an AEG. He doesnt play a sniper role but as a bolt action marksman he falls under what set of unwritten rules he's safe and we all trust him at higher limits. So in order to run his BA at higher limits he has to take a course in how to be a better sniper which isn't the style he plays. Seems rather biased imho.

I half agree. There's nothing wrong with having a course to teach you the finer points of safety, because not every player is experienced, will find bolt action fun, or should be running at a higher FPS.

Sniper course
 

Run a few sniper rifles never had the course .I didn't really think I needed it with my background

my question is how do we change things, because im sure there has to be others that dont fall under "sniper" but enjoy playing a BA marksmen and being able to run at the higher fps limit.

Who do I need to sleep with around here to make things happen!

it's not a "sniper course" so much as a "high fps rifle safety course"

Whether you're hunting deer or shooting paper targets, you still need a PAL to acquire a rifle lol

Honestly unless most of your kills are in the 200-300ft range, there's really not a big advantage to having higher fps.

If your local scene recognizes this system, then the "only" way is to spend your own time, money, and gas to get yourself certified.

Get a few people together, build a course and start running it.

Take Toronto's BA certification course.... no one "gave" them permission to start running it. Some people got together and started running it, talked to local fields to have it enforceable, and everything fell into place.

A qualification like that becomes "legit" simply as a matter of course over time, as there are no governing bodies to oversee these courses.

So get out there and make it happen, 'cause no one else is going to take care of it for you.

Sounds good Dave I'd have no issues going down to your field and doing it there. Like hell I'm driving down to Toronto to get it done, unless akira wants to pitch in for gas :P please not I don't have a Prius I have a V8 F150. A trip from northbay to brace bridge and back was $74 not including the $60 to get from Sudbury to northbay and back.

yup we make a weekend out of it so you get some shooting in and apply the skills learned.
and try the drive up when i came in the store it was an 350 econo ambulance pricey but worth meeting the players up there.

Not cheap that's for sure.

i have a jetta diesel which costs pennies to run but an 8 or 9 hour drive from the Sault is tough to stomach for a few hour course

Here's a solution that everyone will like;
1) move to alberta
2) get paid more
3) gas is cheaper here anyway!
=D =D =D

And play on flat ground all the time? Boring!
I prefer my mix forest in the mountains.

Already looking into it.

Bolt action qualifiying courses
 

Looking to take bolt action airsoft courses to up grade to the maximum levels. Can any one tell me where to take these courses?:snipe:

All you will have to do is keep an eye on the games and events section of the forum for upcoming sniper clinics in your area. I know our local guy Sha Do is on hiatus for a lil bit but we do have some assitant instructors and such in the area as well so I'm sure there will be one in the near future in the GTA for sure.

Snipers
 

Snipers are a position in any MILSIM that can make a big difference in any game. Military Simulations can be beat summed up as" There are good ways to do things, the military way EH !" so it makes sense to have these positions. I play the sniper/recon and it is so much fun being 2 feet away from an unsuspecting enemy that I am about to make him pee his camo's !!!!!!!!!!:cool:

He wan't impressed but I was in heavwen

Yeah, and if I am not mistaken, they continue to provide their training.