Tactical Handgun

Introduction

The Tactical Handgun Training course is designed to greatly improve an experienced shooters skills in the critical areas related to faced-paced tactical situations. The students will be challenged with performing extensive and advanced shooting drills that will provide them with the understanding of how far their skills can be stretched when presenting with life-threatening self-defense situations.

Required Equipment

Required:
- Hearing protection
- Eye Protection
- Billed-cap
- Rouged Trousers, such as BDU (Battle Dress Uniform) pants
- Rouged Long-sleep shirt
- Service Revolver or Semi-automatic Handgun
- Strong-side Hip Holster
- Three Magazines or Four Speed-Loaders
- 300 Rounds of Ammunition
Optional:
- Dummy Rounds
- Support-side Hip Holster
- Light Jacket (for Concealed Carry)
- Ground cloth or tarp
- Knee and Elbow Pads
- Canteen or hydration pack

Course Agenda and Schedule

AM Drill Schedule

Class briefing on the tactical use of a handgun
Range Safety Rules and Firearm Handling
- Holster Draw Practice
- Two-Handed Shooting
- One-Handed Shooting
- Support-Hand Shooting
Malfunction Drills -
- Misfires
- Stovepipe
- Empty Reload
- Tactical Reload
Hot-Range Procedures
Firing from multiple shooting positions -
- Standing
- Standing Barricade
- Crouching
- High-Kneeling
- Low-kneeling
- Kneeling Barricade
- Prone
- Side Prone
- Turning left
- Turning Right
Tueller Drill (21-foot charge)
Shoot and Move
Multiple Targets (by the numbers)

PM Drill Schedule

Safety Circle
Flash sight & hip-level shooting
Tactical use of Cover
- As Barricade
- Moving to or from target
Moving while shooting -
- Stepping techniques
  - Side-step
  - Groucho-step
- Forward advance with cover
- Rearward retreat with cover
- Lateral Movement
Body-Armor Drill
Speed-Rock Drill
Support-side Shooting at 7 yards
Distance Shooting
Unusual Shooting Positions -
- Sitting
- On your back
- Rolling over
Two-Person Team Shooting (colored balloons)
- Individual
- Simultaneous
Complete Tactical Handgun Qualification Course of Fire

Total

8-hours on the Range