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Rifle Training Courses

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Rifle 1: First Shot

Rifle Deployment Basics

Course Description:

Your rifle is only as effective as the shooter behind it. This action-packed 4-hour course takes you well past the indoor 25m zero and into the real-world applications and techniques that build a true foundation for deploying your rifle when it matters.

You’ll learn, drill, and demonstrate every skill needed to put first rounds on target — fast and accurate. Honed from lessons learned on American streets and global battlefields, this class shows you how to bring the absolute most out of your rifle for yourself and the people who count on you.

You’ll test your proficiency against a real performance standard and walk away with concrete drills to keep sharpening your edge on your own. The goal: the fundamental skills to make you safer, more confident, and more effective every time you pick up your rifle.

Rifle 1 Equipment Requirements

  • Rifle
  • 300 Rounds (Minimum)
  • 3 magazines minimum (more is better)
  • Ear protection
  • CLEAR eye protection (sunglasses allowed IN ADDITION — clear is mandatory)
  • Sling
  • Belt
  • Magazine pouches (x2 minimum — chest or belt)
  • Optic (if applicable)
  • Flashlight (if applicable)
  • Laser (if applicable)
  • Spare batteries for every electronic item (optics, ear pro, etc.)
  • Gloves
  • Optional: shooting mat

General Requirements for ALL Classes

  • Water
  • Sunscreen
  • Head covering (hat, boonie, etc.)
  • Sunglasses
  • Gloves
  • Long sleeves (recommended)
  • Long pants
  • Athletic/closed-toe shoes

Rifle 2: Own the Fundamentals

Rifle methods and manipulations

Course Description:

The first shot is just the opening move. This action-packed 4-hour course drives into everything that comes after — the skills, principles, and techniques that decide who wins a rifle engagement.

You’ll master the intricacies that separate capable riflemen from the rest: a proper combat trigger press, fast magazine changes, sling manipulation, multi-string and multi-target engagements, failure and transition drills, shooting on the move, and the mindset to run it all under pressure. This is where you learn to bring the absolute most out of your rifle — for yourself and for the people who count on you.

You’ll test your proficiency against a real performance standard and leave with the tools to keep building on your own. The goal: the manipulations, the core skills, and the confidence to step onto a match stage or into higher-level training and perform safely and effectively.

Rifle 2 Equipment Requirements

  • Rifle
  • 300 Rounds (Minimum)
  • 3 magazines minimum (more is better)
  • Ear protection
  • CLEAR eye protection (sunglasses allowed IN ADDITION — clear is mandatory)
  • Sling
  • Belt
  • Magazine pouches (x2 minimum — chest or belt)
  • Optic (if applicable)
  • Flashlight (if applicable)
  • Laser (if applicable)
  • Spare batteries for every electronic item (optics, ear pro, etc.)
  • Gloves
  • Optional: shooting mat

General Requirements for ALL Classes

  • Water
  • Sunscreen
  • Head covering (hat, boonie, etc.)
  • Sunglasses
  • Gloves
  • Long sleeves (recommended)
  • Long pants
  • Athletic/closed-toe shoes