Duration: 5 hours
Prerequisite:
This comprehensive course delves into the progressive and fast-moving action shooting field with a little twist. Completion of our Performance Pistol course is required, or an equivalent course (USPSA / IDPA classification) before you attend the Action Pistol course. The student MUST possess the knowledge and ability to physically demonstrate how to safely load, fire, and unload a pistol.
Students failing to meet and maintain our safety requirements and/or who cannot meet and immediately demonstrate the required minimum skills for this specific course may be removed from the training. Please ensure you have read through the class description and fully understand our prerequisites before registering for this course. For additional information concerning this course and performance criteria please contact us.
Course Overview:
This course is taught by an NRA certified instructor with a law enforcement and competitive shooting sports background who provides a hands-on training environment for the advance pistol owner who seeks to develop, strengthen, and improve their action shooting and training skills. This course is interactive, requiring elements of mental prep, physical movement, course development and a strong desire to develop and sharpen their mental, physical, and visual abilities for improve their personal firearms training.
There is ample opportunity in the classroom and range to achieve the desired practical knowledge in this casual, stress-free, and fun learning environment. You’ll find this course to be the quintessential foundation that blends relevant knowledge, dry practice, physical achievements, course development, and live fire exercises to achieve that desired training program.
The course duration is approximately 5 hours, depending on class size and number of questions asked, which includes a 4-hour live fire practical session.
Course Outline:
· Overview of the universal firearms safety rules.
· Firearms safety—in the home, workplace, vehicle, in training/range, and everyday carry.
· Demonstrate administrative in-service loading and unloading pistol techniques.
· Overview of marksmanship fundamentals (static and movement)—interactive dry fire exercises.
· Overview of training objectives—levels of awareness, improve skillset and increased motivation.
· Developing a personal training exercise. (dry fire and live fire)
· Immediate action clearing drills overview.
· Spatial awareness and movement to target/threat.
· Predictive and Reactive shooting concepts.
· Brief overview of Reflexive vs Precision.
· Alternative shooting positions.
· Off axis and rotational shooting positions.
· Cover and concealment concepts.
· Strong-hand and support-hand immediate action fundamentals.
· Preventative maintenance (cleaning, maintenance, and inspection).
· After-action course review.
Practical Skill Exercise:
· Perform a ready function check.
· Immediate action clearing exercise.
· Develop a dry-fire and live-fire exercise.
· Student/Instructor shooting exercise.
· Perform an off axis and box drill.
· Draw pistol to an index point on target (live fire) and safe recovery back to the holster.
· Strong-hand and Support-hand live-fire movement exercise.
· Perform various reload drills (emergency, tactical, magazine exchange).
Required Equipment: (May be available to rent at the host location)
· Full-size, carry, compact or micro semi-automatic pistol or revolver. (Iron sight or Micro Optic
equipped)
· Hearing protection (passive or electronic).
· Eye protection—wraparound eyewear, polycarbonate lenses or non-shattering prescription
glasses.
· Note taking material (notepad and pen/pencil).
· Footwear suitable for rapid movement and turning.
· Clothing suitable for training in any weather, pants must have belt loops.
· Optional—Knee pads.
· Rigid Gun Belt (1.5” or wider)—contact us for additional questions.
· Outside the Waistband (OWB) Holster (strong-side only – no IWB, cross-draw, appendix, etc.) (No
Nylon, Cloth, or SERPA style holsters)—contact us for additional questions.
· Sturdy magazine pouch or pouches that can hold 2 magazines securely.
· At least 3 pistol magazines or revolver speed loaders.
· 600 rounds of range approved ammunition.
· Must be at least 21 years of age with a valid state ID or U.S. Government issued ID (Passport or
Military ID). (Please contact for additional questions)
Course Occupancy Notification:
We keep class sizes relatively small - generally no more than ten students - so everyone receives proper attention. Classes fill up quickly due to the small size, so sign up today!
This course can be conducted in a family, small group, and corporate setting. Several components of this course are integrated into our 1:1 private lesson plan. For additional information or any special accommodation, please contact us.
****No Loaded Firearms Allowed in the Classroom****
This course can be conducted in a family, small group, or corporate setting. Several components of this course are integrated into our 1:1 private lesson plan. For additional information or any special accommodation, please contact us.