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Basic Handgun is designed to establish a foundation in the safe, proper, and effective use of a pistol in a defensive role. Subjects covered include safety, drawing, loading, malfunction clearance, stress operation, specialized drills and representations of short range confrontations, night and lowlight firing as well as the proper mindset. These fundamental skills are essential in establishing a strong foundation for applying defensive handgun skills under the physical and mental stress that is prevalent in potentially dangerous encounters. The course is defensive in nature.
Training Topics
- Safe use and handling
- Fundamentals of marksmanship
- Barricade and positional shooting
- Moving targets
- Low light shooting
- Efficient communications
- Adaptability to unconventional scenarios
- Weak side shooting, injury shooting
- Malfunction and reloading drills
- Proper use of cover
- Cover selection
- Acute angle firing
- Multiple targets at multiple distances under stress
- Extreme stress fire scenarios
Equipment List
- Handgun
- Pen, pencil, highlighter, and black marker
- Two small spiral notebooks or one data book
- Flashlight
- Eye and ear protection
- Long sleeved shirts and long pants
- Durable boots or footwear
- Camelback or other water system
- Leather gloves
- Rucksack or backpack to carry all gear
- Ammunition
- 4 extra magazines
- Pouches for extra magazines
- Thigh, belt, or chest rig
