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Students will become more proficient, smooth, and confident with their marksmanship and gun handling skills, which will take them to the intermediate level and prepare them for Defensive Handgun and the advanced courses beyond.

It is crucial that you understand the “Proper Use of Force” doctrine in your decision making process to defend yourself or others. This class will build on the skills of Rifle Proficiency, and our cadre will give you suggestions to improve those skills. This class will have scenarios to expose you to real life events and help you to make split second decisions. 

Regular maintenance and cleaning is vital to keep your handgun in proper working condition. We will show you how easy it is to disassemble your handgun into basic components that will allow you to perform the essential cleaning and maintenance your handgun functioning properly.

Regular maintenance and cleaning will make your firearms last longer and perform to the expectation of trusting your life to them.  

Regular maintenance and cleaning is vital to keep your AR-15 rifle or variant in proper working condition. We will show you how easy it is to disassemble your rifle into basic components that will allow you to perform the essential cleaning and maintenance your rifle needs to function properly. We will also go over how to disassemble, clean, lubricate and reassemble your bolt carrier group. You will also learn what to look for on parts that are wearing out and need replacement. Regular maintenance and cleaning will make your firearms last longer and perform to the expectation of trusting your life to them.  

Defensive Handgun is our benchmark course and is highly recommended for individuals that have decided to carry a firearm for self-defense. Our professional staff will teach you modern handgun fighting techniques to effectively win an armed encounter, including drawing from the holster with concealment, quick sight acquisition, malfunction clearance, retention fire, and movement. We also discuss the legal and moral considerations of carrying a firearm for self-defense.

Each month we do this course we add to the prior month. We build up to the top every six months. We challenge you to use your background, experience and training to react to the scenarios we put you through. You will have to legally justify your reactions after your run through your scenario. Understanding the legal use of force is not mandatory for this course but it will help.

Fighting in a diminished light capacity is difficult. In the modern world, there are low light areas even in broad daylight. These shadows and dark spots are a prime location for an adversary to attack you. Proper identification is an integral part of any armed encounter. The use of a light will assist with that proper identification in periods of darkness.

If you have never used a handgun before or have done it a few times but never had clear, organized instruction on how to do it safely and correctly, this is the class for you! This is the best place to start if you have never shot before or have only shot with your friends but want to get a fundamental understanding of the shooting sports. 

This course is designed to ensure you have an adequate foundation and understanding of safety, handling, and care, along with a new level of confidence in your ability handle and shoot your rifle. 

This class will provide an environment where you can openly ask questions about anything regarding your rifle. Others attending will be novice and beginner shooters with limited experience, the material covered is designed to be non-threatening and move at a pace that allows you to gain confidence and familiarity in your abilities.

Shooting and moving is a key part of training and being prepared. If it is not practiced on a regular basis those skills will be lost. We developed this course to assist professionals and CCW holders to maintain their skills. Working entirely from concealment, movement will be introduced into your training while still working on the essential deployment and accuracy skills necessary to be remain proficient with your everyday carry gear.