The single most helpful part of this video for me was you asking Erik about loading the bi-pod and he said he doesn’t.. THANK GOD!!! I do some long range shooting myself and make content… and the amount of ppl who are in the comments on my very small channel preaching about loading the bi-pod and this and that. I been in the non loading bi-pod camp.. and thought I was in it alone… to know one the best shooters on the planet thinks the same as me (it don’t matter what you do as long as you do it the same everytime) really helps my confidence as a shooter

Dry fire practice is used allot in Special Forces of the military including Navy Seal snipers. I was in the Army and our instructor had us dry fire allot even while he was standing above us making noise, blowing a whistle, he wanted us to relax despite the attempted distractions and focus and concentrate.

Wrong ammo!

Truly shows how generous this man is ,and that he gives so much back to the shooting community Ruger is one lucky young man....

Eric is a hoot.  He thinks about everything to distill his shooting to the minimum requirements.  I was blown away when he said he never breaks in a barrel.  His channel is good to watch.  No bravado, just shooting at its most basic.

Great process, I will be applying this to my dry fire practice. Eric is a wonderful and generous person. Great to see a great Dad in action as well. These men are fantastic examples of lives well lived!

Lesson #1: use correct ammo

It's the left handers who are in their right minds.

Back when I was 14 and getting trained for shooiting at the Nationals, my coach had a routine where i would shoot off-hand, then hand the rifle to him and he would randomly either load it or just cycle the bolt, so I never knew if it was going to go bang or click. It really helps with flinching and follow through.

"Have to do the same thing over and over" Nailed it!

Hello Jim,  Ruger  and Mr. Eric Cortina,  Knowing that Eric is a world Champion , I was watching Eric training  Ruger dry fire on an empty mag and chamber. I had noticed how calm Eric was showing Ruger proper alignment in the prone Position. Nice to be in Ruger's place and learning from a F-1 long range shooter is a blessing . I would be so honored to be in Ruger's shoes that day. Awesome Video and Great Job Eric, Jim, and to you Ruger, hats off. Many thanks to you all for showing the next generation to learning from 2 Great people.  Christian B. from Ontario Canada.

How did you get the bolt to close on a 6.5x55mm cartridge considering that it is a much longer case and cartridge than a 6.5 Creedmoor?

@backfire the first tip to shoot better is to remove the flinch from Ruger. He flinched on all three shots in the blind.

Eric fixed the shooters son in 1 day. Now thats a Master😳
I hung on to every word…….

Erik is a class act. I have watched his videos for some time, and always get information out of them. He seems like he truly cares about helping people. We need more guys like Erik!

What a great experience for Ruger!

Happened across your YouTube channel recently and love your content. As a 65 YO hunter, I appreciate your simple common sense approach to all things hunting. The fact you get your whole family involved in it is what I enjoy the most. You have a new fan.

Erik seems like a guy I'd like hanging out with.  Obviously I could learn a lot about shooting from him but he also seems to be a down-to-earth genuine person.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

Awesome job Ruger! Having a world champion shooting coach is a dream for so many people!