Pretentious and attention seeking ain’t it. Could have just said he presented the information well and not arbitrarily patted yourself on the back. Weird.
@@thomasmarchese2808Not to mention, things like offset dots, LPVO's, and the SPR concept wasn't really around 30 years ago but he already knew most of it lol
Thank you Jim and Big Tex. Never heard these topics broken down so clearly and demonstrated. Can’t wait for Part 2. Video Timestops: 0:00 Jim’s Intro 0:56 SPR definition 1:44 Bipod 5:01 Sling 5:56 Barrel 6:46 Gas System 6:48 Suppressor 7:22 Optics and Magnification 9:12 Optic mount height 10:11 Reticle 10:35 SFP vs FFP 11:55 Parallax 14:21 PEW Pre-shot Checklist 15:30 Length of Pull and eye relief adjustment 17:46 Height of comb adjustment 18:23 Ocular focus adjustment 20:21 Zeroing 21:17 Offset red dots 23:12 Triggers 23:16 Buttstock and rear bag placement 26:12 Magazine selection 26:42 Other support equipment 28:00 Closing
I put an accupoint 3x9 with triangle reticle. Plan todo a mpbr zero on it, but possibly shouldn’t have bought that reticle. On the other side i think it will fit the gun well.
Been shooting for a long ass time and never seen that trick of shining light through the objective lens. Going to keep that in my bag of tricks. Nice work gents.
Old school technique. Also used for checking plumb (hang a plumb bob/weighted string on the wall and project the light through, the shadow from the reticle should align with the plumb bob).
This MAN speaking clearly has a compendium of knowledge on an SPR. You can hear it in his voice and he just keeps flowing. I would have been pausing him every 30 seconds jotting down whatever I could remember and he'd already be steps ahead.
@@jimmybrodriguez That would be awesome. Everyone says a DM is a good thing to have in the squad but no one to my knowledge has listed the kit for one.
The Ranch. Love that place. That tower is one of the best long range set ups I’ve shot from out to 1000yrds. He was talking fast but was easy to follow. Ton of good info
Holy shit, talk about going back to school for things I thought I knew. Thanks for sharing that. Really insightful, God bless our marines thank goodness they are on our side!
I've taken classes all over Texas, and Alex came down for a one-day class for TTPOA. Hands down one of the best classes and instructors I have come across.
@@jimmybrodriguez Every time I’m there (4-timer) they have made more improvements in order to achieve Alex & Rudy’s vision. Truly a world-class facility.
I'm the "Gun guy" of my friend group, have built dozens of rifles, served in the Army in a line unit and I still got some great advice from this. That dang flashlight trick for setting eye relief was like getting hit in the head with a box of bricks.... why haven't I been doing that all along. Great video and instructor
As an old man, hearing this makes me all nostalgic for Lejeune's DCSC classes. Good times, good days. Wishing civilian life was as focused and ordered.
Alex and the rest of the instructors out at Ridgeline are amazing instructors with a ton of experience. Definitely recommend yall go out there and train if you can.
This is a great video can't wait for the next Parts I wish there was a transcript because he talks so fast and I know he's dropping some great information.
Basically a SPR (Special Purpose Rifle) can be any rifle that fits the environment or the needs of that environment whether urban, rural, jungle, desert, forest, or whatever
This is what great instruction looks like. For the money, the best scope I've seen that fits the spr role is an Arken SH-4 gen Ii with ffp mil reticle, zero stops, 34mm main tube, and parallax adjustment for $300. Before Arken did it, that price point was unheard of.
I tried the bipod trick and snapped off the polymer mlok pic rail section. Stood there dumbfounded, holding my bipod in my hand by a piece of a paracord like I was about to take it for a walk😂
Being on the SF side of the house I'll have to say very impressive. It reminds me of the phrase my instructors used to say "This block of instructions is gonna be like drinking from a fire hose". LOL
20" 1-7 HBAR, side charging upper, Smith Vortex flash hider, Odinworks adjustable block, ultraslim 12" handguard, KP15 lower with single stage 3 lb trigger, PA 4-14x44 DMR HUD optic, tube mounted SRO and a cheap 6" bipod until I can get a good one in. Most of my weight is in the barrel. As much as I dislike that for balance, carrying a 10 lb rifle isn't fun. It's a sub MOA gun, and I absolutely love the DMR HUD reticle.
What is the handguard/rail size of the rifle at 2:22? I'm looking to order either a 13 inch or 15 inch rail for my SPR and I want to make sure I get the right bipod clearance shown in the video for hand positioning.
I learned more from this video than I did in 12 years of public school. 😂
That’s public school for you😅
Ejuhmicated
This comments is so funny lmaooo 🤣🤣
Seriously. All these years and its only now I learn 50+200=0.
@@iPervy yeah, you got to go to college for that kind of maths.
YO THIS GUY!!! He is legit. I love how in-depth he goes on this setup information.
The 550 cord bipod hack is CLUTCH MONEY! Worth the price of admission right there.
After 30 years of shooting I know most of this already, but he presents it fast and acquirable. Great teacher!
Pretentious and attention seeking ain’t it. Could have just said he presented the information well and not arbitrarily patted yourself on the back. Weird.
@@thomasmarchese2808Not to mention, things like offset dots, LPVO's, and the SPR concept wasn't really around 30 years ago but he already knew most of it lol
No matter how much you think you know, a video like this can teach you a couple more things
Or people like me who don’t know shit about shooting the AR, we learn a ton
then you hear him say the say system is whatever...
T5@@eagleputter64
Thank you Jim and Big Tex. Never heard these topics broken down so clearly and demonstrated. Can’t wait for Part 2.
Video Timestops:
0:00 Jim’s Intro
0:56 SPR definition
1:44 Bipod
5:01 Sling
5:56 Barrel
6:46 Gas System
6:48 Suppressor
7:22 Optics and Magnification
9:12 Optic mount height
10:11 Reticle
10:35 SFP vs FFP
11:55 Parallax
14:21 PEW Pre-shot Checklist
15:30 Length of Pull and eye relief adjustment
17:46 Height of comb adjustment
18:23 Ocular focus adjustment
20:21 Zeroing
21:17 Offset red dots
23:12 Triggers
23:16 Buttstock and rear bag placement
26:12 Magazine selection
26:42 Other support equipment
28:00 Closing
You're going to mess around and get hired to do my descriptions lol
@@jimmybrodriguez Haha, but seriously hmu if I can help. Thanks for the good vibes and for always taking us along to these awesome classes and events.
I put an accupoint 3x9 with triangle reticle. Plan todo a mpbr zero on it, but possibly shouldn’t have bought that reticle. On the other side i think it will fit the gun well.
Been shooting for a long ass time and never seen that trick of shining light through the objective lens. Going to keep that in my bag of tricks. Nice work gents.
Old school technique. Also used for checking plumb (hang a plumb bob/weighted string on the wall and project the light through, the shadow from the reticle should align with the plumb bob).
@@silvermediastudioGood stuff!
I can tell by your words that you’re speaking from experience. 👍
This guy is no joke you best listen up and pay attention. A excellent instructor period.
This MAN speaking clearly has a compendium of knowledge on an SPR. You can hear it in his voice and he just keeps flowing. I would have been pausing him every 30 seconds jotting down whatever I could remember and he'd already be steps ahead.
The most information dense 28 minutes on the internet - no fat, all meat - great stuff!
I have listen to many video's regarding setting up a Rifle. You have made it so easy and simple to understand. Thank You
Would love to see more of his line 1 setup
Maybe we can make that happen in the future
@@jimmybrodriguez That would be awesome. Everyone says a DM is a good thing to have in the squad but no one to my knowledge has listed the kit for one.
@@jonwebsterabbott I agree with you 100%, would love to see the whole kit
Videos like this would show the little you know about the entire spectrum. Humbles you.
Alex killing the breakdown and representing NH
This dude is the most true world knowledge, no BS I have ever seen. Amazing instructions
Ridgeline instructors are phenomenal. Like drinking from a firehose every time I go to their facility but so much fun and they make shooters.
Damn it man. Another dope instructor that I need to take a class film added to the list.
Yes would highly recommend. I’m going to try to get out to a couple more of his courses
He is spitting great tip after great tip without skipping a beat. Impressive instructor. Thanks for sharing!
A complete long range 1 class, in less than 30 minutes. Nice! Great knowledge transfer
Medium range.
WoW. Drinking from the Firehose here. Will be playing a few more times AND Taking Notes. And saving for the class. Thank You for the material here.
The Ranch. Love that place. That tower is one of the best long range set ups I’ve shot from out to 1000yrds. He was talking fast but was easy to follow. Ton of good info
And suddenly Ridgeline's Scoped Carbine is #1 on my list for 2023!
I learned so much and confirmed what I thought in my recent SPR build. Thank you for much for this. Definitely looking forward to the next video.
Holy shit, talk about going back to school for things I thought I knew. Thanks for sharing that. Really insightful, God bless our marines thank goodness they are on our side!
Good intel and great commentary in one solid video. The instructor seems very phenomenal.
I've taken classes all over Texas, and Alex came down for a one-day class for TTPOA. Hands down one of the best classes and instructors I have come across.
This dude is awesome. This is amazing knowledge. So thank you!
Yup Alex and Jared were great
Amazing instructor- excellent delivery
I have taken a bunch of classes with Alex at ridgeline there facility is amazing.
I gotta get out and check it out. From what he says it’s the bees knees
@@jimmybrodriguez Every time I’m there (4-timer) they have made more improvements in order to achieve Alex & Rudy’s vision. Truly a world-class facility.
can’t wait to get out there
Incredible knowledge
Alex had a ton of good info. Looking forward to taking more classes from him
Came on autoplay, and this is the most infantryman style info dump I've heard in a while 😁 Stayed even though I'm not a SPR guy
I'm the "Gun guy" of my friend group, have built dozens of rifles, served in the Army in a line unit and I still got some great advice from this. That dang flashlight trick for setting eye relief was like getting hit in the head with a box of bricks.... why haven't I been doing that all along. Great video and instructor
I understand what he’s saying about the eye relief but how is that going to help me set it up?
@@deutscherfischer55 Because you can use the position the light crosses to know where to set the scope in relation to cheek position.
cringe comment
@@benthephilosopher calling everything cringe is cringe. Congratulations, you cringed yourself
@@benthephilosopher Sure thing high speed, thanks for setting me straight.
This is outstanding, cannot wait for the second episode!!!
One of the best you’ve done to date.
🤘🏼🙌🏻
“I looked right, I looked left…I could not find a VTAC barricade.” 😂
This dude is a vast wealth of knowledge. Thanks for sharing!
This video convinced me to attend a class at Ridgeline with him as an instructor.
This dude knows his shit and presents it well and quickly. Bravo.
I’ve listened twice and I don’t think Alex wasted a single word in his presentation.
Good lord. Dude is killing it.
As an old man, hearing this makes me all nostalgic for Lejeune's DCSC classes. Good times, good days.
Wishing civilian life was as focused and ordered.
Great vid! More like this, please!
I’ve got more stuff in the works
This vid is the gold standard of it's category/topic
Extremely useful video, thank you. Definitely the best and most concise rundown on an SPR setup that I've seen yet.
Alex and the rest of the instructors out at Ridgeline are amazing instructors with a ton of experience.
Definitely recommend yall go out there and train if you can.
Do you know what scope and bipod they use?
That instructor had a fine seafood dinner waiting for him and getting cold.
Digging these informative SPR series videos. Super helpful and answered a lot of my own questions. Thanks for doing them 👍
This is a great video can't wait for the next Parts I wish there was a transcript because he talks so fast and I know he's dropping some great information.
Interesting to hear that low mounts have uses still when everyone is going to tall mounts.
It’s hard to shoot distance from prone with a 1.93”
It’s not hard just not as comfortable, and sometimes may loose the reticle with fast strings of fire
Such a wealth of knowledge both instructors are.
Wow… I need to train here! So detailed and taught in he best way.
dude, super interesting about using eye relief and scope shadow to swag parallax in lieu of an external adjustment.
He seems like a very knowledgeable and solid dude.
“As I was…” haven’t heard that in a while; good stuff
The parallax trick is super cool!
I thought i knew what i wanted to do with my rifle but now i need to rewatch this with a notebook 😂. great information
Wow! Great that was freaking Good! Thanks Big Tex and Juanito for the video, Great Instructor! When he coming to Texas Again!!!
Alex is such a chill dude.
Basically a SPR (Special Purpose Rifle) can be any rifle that fits the environment or the needs of that environment whether urban, rural, jungle, desert, forest, or whatever
Daum, drinking from a fire hose but we'll worth it. Thank you for posting this, it's priceless info.
Great video once again, really liked the paracord technique for speed trying to slow the video down so I can see how he actually rigged it. 😂
All the paralax srtuff needs to be talked about more love it
Big thank you for sharing this great video!! It was very informative in SPR setup and what not do!
What length barrel is on the instructors gun?
This is what great instruction looks like. For the money, the best scope I've seen that fits the spr role is an Arken SH-4 gen Ii with ffp mil reticle, zero stops, 34mm main tube, and parallax adjustment for $300. Before Arken did it, that price point was unheard of.
Glass quality isn't suited for low light, which is when you need it most.
@@silvermediastudio so monkey man, what do you suggest for us poors under five bills?
Hello to my next build
I immediately came home and started changing my 14.6
I tried the bipod trick and snapped off the polymer mlok pic rail section. Stood there dumbfounded, holding my bipod in my hand by a piece of a paracord like I was about to take it for a walk😂
oof
This guy is an amazing teacher.
This video is so informative
Love those Dallas hats, ordered one when I visited home and seen a guy with one. Most colors were sold out
Dang bro, this is gold. Thank you for sharing.
This video is straight info, no fluff!
Deep in the eyebox.. less parallax error, from observable concentricity 🤫 gotcha... great video 🤌thx
Yes, great advice!
So I have been doing trigger finger placement properly my whole life! Nice.
Great content 👍 so much info to digest but relayed in a way that is palatable
SPR’s ARE SO BACK
Being on the SF side of the house I'll have to say very impressive. It reminds me of the phrase my instructors used to say "This block of instructions is gonna be like drinking from a fire hose". LOL
Mannnnn. This right here is why people pay to go to Ridgeline. Excellent breakdown Alex. Ivy League education for shooters 👍
Alex is the real deal.
There is a wealth of information here.
Count me in for 20+ views of this video trying to process all that exceptional info. A++
awesome Info, thank you!
It has taken me years to learn what he glossed over in 15 minutes.
Endplate and first rail section best sling option for maneuverability
Unbelievable video. I’ve taken 2 day classes that passed on less info
20" 1-7 HBAR, side charging upper, Smith Vortex flash hider, Odinworks adjustable block, ultraslim 12" handguard, KP15 lower with single stage 3 lb trigger, PA 4-14x44 DMR HUD optic, tube mounted SRO and a cheap 6" bipod until I can get a good one in.
Most of my weight is in the barrel. As much as I dislike that for balance, carrying a 10 lb rifle isn't fun. It's a sub MOA gun, and I absolutely love the DMR HUD reticle.
This guy knows his stuff.
If this wasn't filmed I doubt I would be able to retain all of this information.
Yup ton of good info
Very informative and awesome instructor. Cant wait for pt 2
That was amazing. Thank you!!
Holy crap! That was a TON of great information!
This guy just took me to school. Great video!
Very excellent. I know a fair amount but still learned a few things. I love to attend one of his courses.
The interwebz said I was full of it when I had a B5 Sopmod stock collapse while using a rear bag...they said they're latches were tight...chuckles.
The internet be like that sometimes lol
Wow - great rundown!
What is the handguard/rail size of the rifle at 2:22? I'm looking to order either a 13 inch or 15 inch rail for my SPR and I want to make sure I get the right bipod clearance shown in the video for hand positioning.
It took me a second, but I believe it's a KAC URX 4 the 14.5" version.
Great video
This was an amazing and informative video! For sure adding this class to the list.
I wanna do a class like this one day :)
I'm gonna have to take a class with these guys.
This is bad ass training. So much here , ill watch this 10 times so I sont miss anything.