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PREREQUISITES:​​

• MoD.Handgun.1; or equivalent Private Training:Handgun and instructor permission; or instructor permission

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SUMMARY: (subject to revision as final class preparations are made)

In MoD.Handgun.1, you considered whether to incorporate a firearm into your self-defense plan; MoD.Handgun.2 will show you how.

 

Building on the safety practices, handling techniques, and shooting fundamentals presented in MoD.Handgun.1, this wholly-range-based training ushers you into a new world of confidence, competence, proficiency, and safety.  The centerpiece of this new learning is our methodical, safe introduction to the holster.

 

After this training, you will never again feel or behave like a novice when you pick up a handgun.

 

Topics and skills:

• Applying the Four Rules of Gun Safety

• Loading/Unloading/Reloading

• Condition Check

• Draw from holster; safely re-holster

• Advanced grip and trigger control

• Defensive shooting techniques and scenarios

• Scan and Assess

• Second sight picture and follow-up shots

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VENUE:

Outdoor range, TBD

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WHAT TO BRING:

(This section lists only course-specific gear.  See our FAQs for other required and recommended items.)

• Your handgun.  We recommend a modern semi-automatic.  The gun must be in good working order.  Revolvers are welcome but our training is mainly geared toward semi-autos.

  • Please make sure your gun is unloaded, and bring it to the range in a case or "gun rug"—NOT in your bare hands!

• At least two magazines for your semi-automatic handgun.  Revolver users may bring speed loaders.

• A gun belt

• An outside-the-waistband ("OWB") holster meeting all of the following criteria:

  • Manufactured specifically to fit your make and model of firearm

  • May be made of kydex or polymer

  • Must rigidly hold its shape so as to stay open for one-handed re-holstering

  • Must cover the entire trigger guard

  • Must not have any mechanical retention device.  We do not allow Blackhawk Serpa holsters!

• A "bullets-forward" belt-borne single magazine pouch (a double may be advantageous)

• At least [quantity TBD] rounds of factory new ammunition​.

  • FOR SAFETY REASONS, WE DO NOT PERMIT USE OF RE-LOADED OR HAND-LOADED AMMUNITION.

  • Steel-core ammunition damages range equipment and is not permitted.

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CLASS POLICIES:

• Range fees, when applicable, are to be paid by the student directly to the range staff.

• For medical reasons, we regrettably decline to invite or allow pregnant women to participate in our live-fire training.