Justin Lipska is a U.S. Army Special Forces veteran and former sniper instructor who serves as a lead long-range instructor at Vortex Edge, teaching shooters how to build confidence, precision, and repeatable performance at distance.
Justin Lipska is a 10-year U.S. military veteran, including eight years with the U.S. Army’s 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), where he served as a Weapons Sergeant on an SFOD-A team. During his time in Special Forces, he also worked as a sniper and sniper instructor, training advanced long-range marksmanship and sniper operations while supporting missions across Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
At Vortex Edge in Barneveld, Wisconsin, Justin has become a key figure in the facility’s long-range training programs, serving in instructor and leadership roles tied to the Vortex Edge brand. His teaching focuses on the fundamentals that actually drive distance hits, including rifle zero, wind calls, ballistics, recoil management, optics setup, and practical shot execution.
Justin is known for breaking down complex long-range concepts into usable lessons that leave students more comfortable and confident behind the rifle. Trusted by serious shooters seeking real-world long-range instruction.
Build a solid long-range foundation with guided rifle setup, zeroing, and ballistic fundamentals in a controlled 100-yard training environment.
Build real long-range capability with fundamentals, ballistic data, and prone shooting engagements out to 1,000 yards.
Advance your long-range skillset with wind reading, ballistic refinement, and team-based engagements out to 1,000 yards.
Apply advanced long-range skills in dynamic, timed shooting scenarios that test accuracy, speed, and decision-making out to 1,000 yards.
Improve ethical hunting performance through practical marksmanship, ballistic understanding, and field-shooting skills out to 500 yards.
Learn to safely build precision rifle ammunition and validate your loads with live-fire testing on a controlled 100-yard range.
Vortex Edge, operated by Vortex Optics in Wisconsin, delivers structured multi-discipline firearms training from beginner to advanced, including long-range precision rifle instruction to 1,000 yards.
