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Survival Pistol

2½ day course taught in Medina County.

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• Day 1 (½ day - 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Classroom)

• Safety:
  • Four Cardinal Rules of Firearms Safety
  • Coach/shooter considerations
  • Range commands
  • Shooter responsibilities
• Fundamentals of Survival Pistol Shooting:
  • Grip
  • Stance
  • Sight alignment
  • Trigger control
  • Follow through/scan and breath
• Handling Techniques
  • Making a pistol/revolver Safe
  • Loading and unloading
  • Presentation of the firearm from the ready position
  • Three step draw from holster
  • Stoppages - failure to feed, fire, extract, and eject

• Day 2 (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Range)
  •  All drills will be demonstrated by the instructors.
    • Dry Practical Exercises
      • Review of Fundamentals on the Firing Line
      • The Three Step Draw (stressing fundamentals during practice)
    • Drills
      • Circle drills from ready position
      • Circle drills from holster
      • Reloading Drills
        • Slide forward reload
        • Emergency reload
      • Stoppage drills - conducted with dummy ammunition
      • Combined reloading and stoppage drills
      • Reloading drills - electronically timed
      • Shooting positions
        • Standing
        • Kneeling
          • High
          • Low
          • Speed kneeling
        • Squatting
        • Prone
      • Timed shooting from holster - individual and group
• Day 3 (9:00 a.m. - 5 p.m. - Range)
  • Review all previous drills - live fire, circle, reloading, stoppages, positions
  • Moving and shooting/shooting and moving - right, left, forward, and backward
  • Use of cover - presentation and live fire
  • Demonstration of Dennis Tueller drill (by instructors)
  • Live fire shooting evaluation
  • Final exam - written

• Participants should have already completed a course on basic handgun safety.  At a minimum, participants must know how to safely
  • Load,
  • Fire, and
  • Unload the handgun that they will be using.
  • Draw from a belt mounted holster,
  • Acquire and shoot a single target, and
  • Re-holster the handgun.

• A safe, properly functioning semi-automatic pistol (9mm or larger),
• 3 magazines (hi-cap - double stack), or
• 5 magazines (single stack),
• Belt mounted holster
• Magazine pouch,
• 500 rounds of ammunition (No Reloaded Ammunition),
• Eye & ear protection, and
• Appropriate range attire:
  • Shirt with a buttonable collar
  • Footwear that covers entire foot (no sandals or flip-flops)
  • Long pants (no shorts)
  • Head cover (cap)
  • Rain gear

Cost of the Survival Pistol course is $250/student with a 6 student minimum.

To schedule a class or for more information, call 210-679-7047.