Basic/Intermediate Pistol

Description

The basic/intermediate pistol class will take you through understanding safe firearm handling, fundamentals of shooting and learning how to draw from a holster.  The intermediate class will cover all the basics as well as honing your skills that you have already learned and pushing past the basics. This is a great class for those who are new to shooting, would like a refresher course, and would like to add more to what they have learned from the past. There will be lots of repetition and dry fire practice with a fun shoot at the end to incorporate all you have learned. Each student will need to check into the main office and pay the range fee ($18 or non-members).

You will need:

• Proper shoes (tennis shoes/boots)
• Range bag
• Sturdy pistol belt
• Holster (outside-the-waistband, preferably kydex or with good retention)
• Handgun
• 2 Magazines (3 preferebly)
• Eye protection
• Ear protection
• 50 rounds of ammo
• Baseball hat
• Gloves (to pick up spent casings at the end of the class)
• Sunscreen
• Water
• Snacks
• Open mind to be coachable

Topics Covered

• Fundamentals of safe gun handling
• Children and firearms
• Storing firearms
• Transporting firearms
• Firearm laws
• Ammunition
• Fundamentals of shooting and drawing from a holster
• Malfunctions

• marksmanship
• shooting with a shot timer to start a tangible goal
• target aquisition
• intro to movement and shooting
• emergency and tactical reloads

Expectations and Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, you should have a basic understanding of safe firearm handling, fundamentals of shooting, and drawing from a holster.

A certification will only be provided upon request to students who demonstrated the basic understanding of safe firearm handling.

Types

Basic, Intermediate

Requirements

You will need:

• Proper shoes (tennis shoes/boots)
• Sturdy Belt
• Holster
• Firearm
• 2 Magazines
• Eye protection
• Ear protection
• 50 rounds of ammo
• Water
• Snacks
• open mind to be coachable