Course Duration: 10 Hours
Skill Level: Intermediate

This intense program focuses on developing the required skills necessary to safely deploy a combat pistol during tactical operations and personal defense applications. This course covers the tactical use of the common combat pistols, and prepares you mentally for that deadly force encounter. Students that successfully pass this course will be able to perform at top levels of achievement in Law Enforcement Academies and all branches of the Military. This course assumes that you already have a basic understanding of your weapon including how to field strip it, clean it, and basic functionality.

NOTE: Cost with ammo assumes your pistol is chambered to accept 9mm. If this is not the case, please let us know and we will be happy to provide you a price for different ammunition.

30% Classroom
70% Range

During this course we will review the fundamentals of pistol safety and marksmanship, and cover topics such as pistol presentation, malfunction clearance, legal aspects of the use of deadly force, anatomical stopping power of different rounds, mental conditioning for deadly force encounter, movement and communication drills, shooting on the move, shooting on the move, use of cover and concealment, tactical loading/reloading techniques, threat and multi-threat assessment, multiple target engagement, controlled pairs, shooting through different mediums, and shooting positions. The course will be concluded with a shooting qualifications course.

Course Requirements

Pistol (Any caliber)
3 pistol magazines
Holster (drop leg or hip, NO cross draw holsters allowed)
Body armor (optional)
Chest rig or magazine pouches
Elbow and knee pads (optional but highly recommended)
Cleaning kit
Eye and ear protection
Baseball cap

Fees and Costs

Cost Without Ammo: $150.00
Range Fees Included: Yes
Targets Included: Yes
Prerequisites: None

Weapon Requirements

Weapon 1: Pistol
Ammunition: 500 Rounds
Round Size: .380 - 45 ACP