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AR-15 Home & Self Defense

Basic - An opportunity to learn how an AR-15 can be part of your personal and home defense plan.

Duration: 1 hour classroom and 3 hours range time

$100.00

Fee

Date Location Class Size Class Time Instructor Availability
Register Now June 27 Friday
Edgemoor, SC
1 - 6 Students 9am to 1pm JERRY RANSON Space Available
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Description

The USCCA AR-15 Fundamentals course includes both classroom and live fire range instruction.  The class is designed to cover the safe handling of an AR-15, proper care, storage and maintenance of the rifle.  Students will be exposed to a variety of drills designed to increase their comfort and competency with the AR-15 platform.

The course includes:
- Care & Maintenance
- Rifle Setup
- AR Operating Systems
- Zeroing Your AR-15
- Optics Options
- Clearing of Malfunctions
- Balancing Speed & Precision
- Emergency Reloads
- Mechanical Offset
- Managing Recoil and Cadence
- Target Transitions
- Engaging Multiple Targets

You can also split this class into mini sessions in order to suit your schedule.  Contact me at ppft.llc@gmail if you are interested in this option.

















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Topics Covered

- AR-15 History & Popularity
- AR-15 Nomenclature
- AR015 Operating Systems
- Maintancence & Cleaning
- Accessorizing Options, i.e. Stocks, Handguards, Pistol Grips, Magazines, Sights & Optics
- Universal Safety Rules
- Loading, Unloading and Clearing
- Zeroing an AR-15
- AR-15 Shooting Fundmentals
- Reloads
- Malfunction Clearance
- Practical & Cognitive Drills

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Expectations and Outcomes

Students will have gained additional knowledge about the AR-15 platform, how it operates, and what is the best ammunition for the type of shooting they plan to do.  In addition students will have gained the confidence to safely operate their rifle, how to recognize and clear an AR-15 malfunction, reloading the AR-15 during a stressful encounter,  how to zero their optics, along with repeatable drills to refine their accuracy while apply mechanical offset of their optics.

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Types

Basic, Intermediate, Rifle, USCCA Courses

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Documentation Requirements

Palmetto Patriot Firearms Training, LCC Liability Release

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Requirements

This class is limited to AR-15 patterned rifles.
Students will need the following:
- Eye and Ear Protection
- Long Pants & Closed Toe Shoes
- Cropped Collared Shirt/Top
- AR-15
- 250 Rounds of Ammunition
- At least two 30 Round Magazines
- Sling, 2pt is preferred
- Weather Appropriate Gear
- Lunch
- Brimmed hat as we will be on the range for 3hrs
- If possible have a 50 yard rough zero
- Pen & Notebook