Pistol Class 1

This class is roughly three (3) hours in length. The student will need 20 rounds.

• Intro to the four safety commandments
• Range safety procedures, the Hot vs Cold range
• Three places for a gun on the range
• Safe general handling and storage of a firearm
• Operation of your weapon, all the controls and what they do
• Basic fundamentals of shooting and slow fire drill  

This class is roughly three (3) hours in length. The student will need 150 rounds.

• Review of class 1
• Equipment choice and set-up
• Draw from holster or carrying position and re-holstering
• Grip, line of sight, sight picture, alignment, trigger finger placement, proper pressing of trigger and trigger reset
• Trigger finger discipline
• Dry fire drills using skillset above
• Draw to safe ready and live fire drills
• Diagnosis and corrections
• Live fire drills 

This class is six to eight (6-8) hours in length. The student will need 150 rounds.

• Review of classes 1 and 2
• The psychology of a fight
• The 5 responses to danger and stress
• Knowledge of diminished abilities due to stress and how training reduces them
• Indiana Law and the use of force guidance
• Movement, cover and concealment
• Communication prior to, during and after involvement
• Dry fire drills from holster or concealment
• Training under verbal and physical stress
• Live fire drills combining the above skills

This class is four to five (4-5) hours in length. The student will need: an AR platform rifle/carbine, 150 rounds of .556 ammo, and eyes/ear protection. As recommended but not required, a pistol/holster and 75 rounds of ammo for transition drills.

Morning:

• Intro and rifle basics & history.
• Nomenclature, field strip, lubrication, the secret to make it run.
• Cleaning resources and recommendations. 
• Sling, stance, posture, hands with control, reloading.
• Sight height issue and malfunctions, loading.

 Afternoon:

• Range for 25 and 50 yard basic shooting.
• Close quarters, movement.
• Malfunction drills and transitioning.
• 100 yard shooting with moving drills. 

                 THE MINIMUM FOR THIS CLASS IS THREE PEOPLE

If your rifle is not an AR platform, contact me and we will make it work.