Pistol Fundamentals

Our Pistol Fundamentals course is a 6-hour course which focuses on the fundamentals of marksmanship and provides students with the foundation and understanding of pistol shooting.      

THIS COURSE COVERS:

-Fundamentals of shooting a pistol

-Pistol manipulation

-Pistol shooting drills

-Reloading fundamentals

-Proper stance

-Grip management

-Recoil management and body mechanics

-The importance of proper sight alignment and sight picture

-Draw and retention from OWB holster

-Strong and support side shooting 

-Common pistol malfunctions

-Target acquisition

-Zeroing an optic

-Shooting from various distances and various shooting positions

-Timed drills

-Engaging in multiple targets  

EQUIPMENT NEEDED

• Pistol and optic that is zeroed (preferred but not required)
• Gear belt with a minimum of three (3) magazines
• Minimum of 500 rounds of Pistol ammo (Brass commercial ammunition only)
• Eye & Ear protection
• Proper clothing for the weather
• Notebook/paper and pen
• Weapons cleaning kit
• Food, snacks, water 
• A good attitude, ready for a fun day!

Courses have limited seating to minimize instructor-to-student ratio.

If you do not have access to a pistol or carbine(rifle), or for further assistance please contact us for assistance at (956-739-2673)

Our Pistol Fundamentals course is a 6-hour course which focuses on the fundamentals of marksmanship and provides students with the foundation and understanding of pistol shooting and the proficiency demonstration course mandated by the State of Texas.      

THIS COURSE COVERS:

-Fundamentals of shooting a pistol

-Pistol manipulation

-Pistol shooting drills

-Reloading fundamentals

-Proper stance

-Grip management

-Recoil management and body mechanics

-The importance of proper sight alignment and sight picture

-Draw and retention from OWB holster

-Strong and support side shooting 

-Common pistol malfunctions

-Target acquisition

-Zeroing an optic

-Shooting from various distances and various shooting positions

-Timed drills

-Engaging in multiple targets  

EQUIPMENT NEEDED

• Pistol and optic that is zeroed (preferred but not required)
• Gear belt with a minimum of three (3) magazines
• Minimum of 500 rounds of Pistol ammo (Brass commercial ammunition only)
• Eye & Ear protection
• Proper clothing for the weather
• Notebook/paper and pen
• Weapons cleaning kit
• Food, snacks, water 
• A good attitude, ready for a fun day!

Courses have limited seating to minimize instructor-to-student ratio.

If you do not have access to a pistol or carbine(rifle), or for further assistance please contact us for assistance at (956-739-2673)

The Performance Pistol Course is a 4-hour course that focuses on mastering the fundamentals and marksmanship with an aggressive refinement of those skills provided in the fundamentals course.  It is designed for those students who want to improve their skills and abilities and diagnose their performance on their own.    

Students will engage targets of various sizes and distances under time constraints , under and over barricades while focusing on the fundamentals.  This is a MOBILITY course that will require a decent physical fitness level in each student.    

Class number will be lower than usual to facilitate a more balanced student/instructor ratio.  This course will also focus on medical "Stop the Bleed" while conducting engagements.    

Topics Covered: 

-Fine Tuning Fundamentals

-Performance on demand

-Recoil management

-Efficiency in movement

-Managing speed and accuracy

-Target priority management

-Carry positions

-Engagement speed development

-Multiple target engagement

-Pistol manipulation

-Shooting Positions

Equipment Required

• Service semi-auto pistol
• Quality belt with OWB holster strong side or appendix holster and magazine pouch
• At least 3 magazines of 10 round capacity
• 300 rounds of ammunition
• IFAK or Med Kit
• Comfortable clothing (weather appropriate)
• Eye and ear protection

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If you do not have access to a pistol or carbine(rifle), or for further assistance please contact us for assistance at (956-739-2673)

Our Carbine (Rifle) Fundamentals Course is a 6-hour course which focuses on the fundamentals of marksmanship and provides students with a foundation and understanding of carbine shooting.        

Topics Covered: 

-Fundamentals of shooting with a carbine (Rifle)

-Isolation of fundamentals

-Stance, Grip management, recoil management and body mechanics

-Understanding the cycle of operations in a rifle

-Mechanical offsets

-Common rifle malfunctions / immediate actions and remedial actions

-Optic and co-witness understanding

-Strong (Dominant) and support side (Non-dominant) shooting

-rifle shooting drills

-Movement during engagements

-Reloading fundamentals for rifle

-Shooting from cover

-Multiple engagement techniques AND

-Close and midrange engagements

EQUIPMENT NEEDED

• Carbine with sling and optic (preferred but not required)
• Gear belt with a minimum of three (3) magazines
• Minimum of 500 rounds of Carbine ammo (Brass commercial ammunition only)
• Eye & Ear protection
• Proper clothing for the weather
• Notebook/paper and pen
• Weapons cleaning kit
• Food, snacks, water 
• A good attitude, ready for a fun day!

Courses have limited seating to minimize instructor-to-student ratio. 

If you do not have access to a pistol or carbine(rifle), or for further assistance please contact us for assistance at (956-739-2673)

The Performance Carbine (Rifle) Course is a 4-hour course that focuses on mastering the fundamentals and marksmanship with an aggressive refinement of those skills provided in the fundamentals course.  It is designed for those students who want to improve their skills and abilities and diagnose their performance on their own.    

Students will engage targets of various sizes and distances under time constraints , under and over barricades while focusing on the fundamentals.  This is a MOBILITY course that will require a decent physical fitness level in each student.    

Class number will be lower than usual to facilitate a more balanced student/instructor ratio.  This course will also focus on medical "Stop the Bleed" while conducting engagements.   

Topics Covered: 

-Fundamentals of shooting with a carbine (Rifle)

-Isolation of fundamentals

-Stance, Grip management, recoil management and body mechanics

-Understanding the cycle of operations in a rifle

-Mechanical offsets

-Common rifle malfunctions / immediate actions and remedial actions

-Optic and co-witness understanding

-Strong (Dominant) and support side (Non-dominant) shooting

-rifle shooting drills

-Movement during engagements

-Reloading fundamentals for rifle

-Shooting from cover

-Multiple engagement techniques AND

-Close and midrange engagements

EQUIPMENT NEEDED

• Carbine with sling and optic (preferred but not required)
• Gear belt with a minimum of three (3) magazines
• Minimum of 500 rounds of Carbine ammo (Brass commercial ammunition only)
• Eye & Ear protection
• Proper clothing for the weather
• Notebook/paper and pen
• Weapons cleaning kit
• Food, snacks, water 
• A good attitude, ready for a fun day!

Courses have limited seating to minimize instructor-to-student ratio. 

If you do not have access to a pistol or carbine(rifle), or for further assistance please contact us for assistance at (956-739-2673)

The Tactical Carbine / Pistol Course is a 4-hour fundamental course designed to improve the student's ability with both the Carbine and Pistol while improving on the basics while mitigating threats on the move, shooting around, over and under barricades.  This course also includes a Stop the Bleed certification.   

The course is intended to be built on each weapon systems foundation and give you the knowledge to take your skillset to the next level.  

The course will focus on fast and accurate target acquisition, utilizing speed drills emphasized under a specific time constraints.  This course is for the intermediate shooter having a basic level of understanding of both carbine and handgun.   

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN 

• Fundamentals of shooting with carbine and pistol
• Stance, Grip management, recoil management and body mechanics
• Target acquisition
• Advanced Carbine shooting
• Advanced Pistol shooting
• Fundamental and dynamic drills
• Various shooting positions
• Timed drills
• Engaging multiple targets

EQUIPMENT NEEDED

• Carbine with sling and optic (preferred but not required)
• Pistol with an optic (preferred but not required)
• Gear belt with a minimum of three (3) magazines per system
• Minimum of 500 rounds of Carbine ammo (Brass commercial ammunition only)
• Minimum of 500 rounds of Pistol ammo (Brass commercial ammunition only)
• Eye & Ear protection
• Proper clothing for the weather
• Notebook/paper and pen
• Weapons cleaning kit
• Food, snacks, water 
• A good attitude, ready for a fun day!

Courses have limited seating to minimize instructor-to-student ratio. 

If you do not have access to a pistol or carbine (rifle), or for further assistance please contact us for assistance at (956-739-2673)

The Patrol Rifle Course is an 16-hour fundamental and foundational understanding of the carbine (AR15 Platform) and it components.  

This course covers the application of the patrol rifle as required by TCOLE Course #3322.  Topics covered through lecture and application are rifle deployment in a patrol capacity, engaging targets at various distances, vehicles as barricades and conventional and unconventional shooting positions.  

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN 

• Stance, Grip management, recoil management and body mechanics
• Lessons on AR15 (platform) nomenclature to accessory modifications
• Disassembling of bolt carriers
• Fundamentals of shooting with carbine
• Performing loads/reloads, and zeroing

EQUIPMENT NEEDED

• 1,500 rounds of Carbine ammo (Brass commercial ammunition only)
• Carbine with sling and optic (preferred but not required)
• Eye & Ear protection
• Proper clothing for the weather
• Notebook/paper and pen
• Weapons cleaning kit
• Food, snacks, water 
• A good attitude, ready for a fun day!

Courses have limited seating to minimize instructor-to-student ratio. 

If you do not have access to a pistol or carbine(rifle), or for further assistance please contact us for assistance at (956-739-2673)

The Defensive Handgun Course is an intensive 4-hour course that will teach the basic knowledge and skills necessary to take your basic handgun skill set to the next level.  This class is designed for the intermediate - advanced level students that are required to have a current Texas LTC.  

Physical demonstrations of proficiency in techniques learned in training is required for this course.  

This course is designed to improve the student's ability with the Pistol while improving on the basics while mitigating threats on the move, shooting around, over and under barricades.  This course also includes a Stop The Bleed certification.    

The course will focus on fast and accurate target acquisition, utilizing speed drills emphasized under a specific time constraints.  This course is for the intermediate shooter having a basic level of understanding of a handgun.  

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN 

• Fundamentals of shooting with a pistol
• Stance, Grip management, recoil management and body mechanics
• Target acquisition
• Advanced Pistol shooting
• Fundamental and dynamic drills
• Various shooting positions
• Timed drills
• Engaging multiple targets

EQUIPMENT NEEDED

• Pistol with an optic that is zeroed (preferred but not required)
• Gear belt with a minimum of three (3) magazines
• Minimum of 500 rounds of Pistol ammo (Brass commercial ammunition only)
• Eye & Ear protection
• Proper clothing for the weather
• Notebook/paper and pen
• Weapons cleaning kit
• Food, snacks, water 
• A good attitude, ready for a fun day!

Courses have limited seating to minimize instructor-to-student ratio.  

If you do not have access to a pistol or carbine(rifle), or for further assistance please contact us for assistance at (956-739-2673)

The Red Dot Pistol Course is designed to help experienced pistol shooters transition from using standard pistol iron sights to mini red dot sights (MRDS) for self-defense or duty use.  The course provides necessary skills and techniques for effectively using red dot sights on handguns.  

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• Proper sighting procedures (Zeroing)
• Initial sight acquisition
• Draw process that helps with dot acquisition
• Application of marksmanship fundamentals
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EQUIPMENT NEEDED

• Slide Mounted red dot pistol
• The ability to carry 4 mags
• Good holster
• 600 rounds of reliable ammunition
• Eye pro, Ear pro
• Open Mind

This course has a $200.00 standard course fee. 

Courses have limited seating to minimize instructor-to-student ratio. 

If you do not have access to a pistol or carbine(rifle), or for further assistance please contact us for assistance at (956-739-2673 or 956-956-685-9138)