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This foundational course covers the fundamentals of handgun shooting. If you are a first time handgun owner or unsure how to hold your handgun, load your magazine, shoot what you are aiming at, or act in the range, this course is for you. We start in the classroom covering safety, range etiquette and proper stance to hit your target. The rest of the class will be on the range, and you will shoot up to 150 rounds of ammunition. You will leave with the foundational knowledge so you can come to the Handgun Proficiency class and feel prepared to learn additional skills.

This is the perfect course to do in order to keep your skills up after you complete the Handgun Proficiency or Defensive Handgun course and keep your skills up that you learned in those courses. We focus on the fundamentals of grip, stance, draw from the holster, sight alignment and trigger squeeze. We hope to have you in this course soon.

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. 

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.

This foundational course covers the fundamentals of handgun shooting. If you are a first time handgun owner or unsure how to hold your handgun, load your magazine, shoot what you are aiming at, or act in the range, this course is for you. We start in the classroom covering safety, range etiquette and proper stance to hit your target. The rest of the class will be on the range, and you will shoot up to 150 rounds of ammunition. You will leave with the foundational knowledge so you can come to the Handgun Proficiency class and feel prepared to learn additional skills.

Women sometimes just feel more comfortable learning from other women in a supportive, low stress environment.  It's very empowering to take responsibility for your own self-defense, and to have the tools and skills in place to be your own first responder.  Our Women's Handgun course was created to help you get familiar with your own firearm and feel comfortable using it, understanding the mechanics of the handgun, being accustomed to the way it feels in your hands and how it reacts when you fire it.  This course is designed to ensure you have an adequate foundation and understanding of safe gun handling, along with a new level of confidence in your ability to handle and shoot your handgun.  

This skill builder class will help you to focus on developing and improving your Natural Point of Aim (NPA and retention fire skills by utilizing drills that specifically require the use of multiple shooting positions. Natural point of aim and retention fire are two defensive handgun techniques that are often overlooked or even difficult to practice in traditional range settings.

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.

Understanding when, why and how to transition from one firearm to another is a skill that needs to be practiced and maintained. We help you to maintain the skills and add to your knowledge in this course. Transitions can minimize your exposure to threats or give you an advantage in a fight. We will help guide you in your training process to maintain those skills.

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.