Basic Pistol (LTC Completion)
Basic - Essential skills necessary for defensive use of a handgun
Duration: 3-4 Hours
$100.00
Fee
| Date | Availability | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Register Now | January 25 Saturday |
LINCOLN, TX
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3 - 10 Students | 10a-1p | Karl Rehn |
| Register Now | February 22 Saturday |
LINCOLN, TX
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4 - 12 Students | 9a-noon | Karl Rehn |
Description
This class teaches the essential skills necessary for responsible ownership and storage of a handgun, and fundamentals of handgun manipulation and shooting technique. Students shoot basic shooting drills and have the option to shoot the Texas License to Carry shooting test during the course. The class meets state requirements for the range completion portion of the online/blended learning carry permit course.
This course is appropriate for those with no prior handgun shooting experience as well as gun owners that have never taken a formal pistol training course. It is highly recommended for those planning to attend our Defensive Pistol Skills 1 or Handgun Beyond Basics courses.
Topics Covered
The essential skills required for defensive use of a pistol. Those skills include:
- safe, disciplined gunhandling with constant attention to and awareness of trigger finger and muzzle direction
- optimal, safest techniques for gun manipulation (loading, clearing malfunctions, locking action open)
- bringing the gun from ready to the target and firing accurate shots under moderate time pressure
These skills are the essential foundation that every pistol owner should learn, whether the person is new to shooting or has a lifetime of informal recreational shooting but has never taken a formal training course. These are also the skills necessary to shoot a 90% or higher score on the Texas CHL shooting qualification course.
Expectations and Outcomes
By successfullly completing this course students will:
- understand safe gun handling and storage
- have practiced handgun shooting fundamentals
- have practiced timed drills working from ready position to on-target
- have shot the Texas License to Carry shooting test
Types
Basic, Intermediate, Concealed Carry Training
Requirements
A handgun and 100 rounds of ammunition, eye and ear protection. Students should also bring a baseball cap (to deflect spent brass), pen and paper.
Handgun and ammunition can be provided for an additional fee.
Prerequisites: None
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