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Personal Instruction
Cost
- $40 per hour (plus range fees)
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Utah Concealed Firearms Permit Course- Private Course
Cost
- $50 per person (Includes fingerprints and photos)
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Utah Concealed Firearms Permit Course-DATC, Kaysville, UT
Cost
- $50 per person (Includes fingerprints and photos)
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Advanced Defensive Handgun- Ogden, UT
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This is a comprehensive and somewhat intense 1-day course for people who already have some defensive shooting experience. You will have the opportunity to learn more and hone your defensive shooting skills during realistic drills. Course content includes:
•Engaging multiple threats
•Clearing malfunctions
•Developing a faster draw
•Performing speed/emergency reloads
•Getting off the X
•Firing from unusual positions and from cover
•Shooting on the move
•Shooting/reloading and clearing malfunctions with only one hand
•Live fire shooting house
Tuition INCLUDES all range fees, targets, instruction, catered lunch and a certificate of training. Only 16 slots are available.
Defensive Handgun, Salt Lake City, UT
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This half day course is designed to give the novice shooter basic skills required for self defense. No experience is required, but you must provide your own weapons. Only adults 18 and older may attend. Course content will include:
- •Shooting from various positions
- •How the handgun operates
- •Shooting with either hand
- •Correcting malfunctions/jams
- This is an ALL SHOOTING course. Under the guidance of highly experienced Instructors, you will learn very quickly how to handle your weapon safely and shoot effectively to protect yourselves and your loved ones.
Defensive Rifle-SLC
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This short, intense 4 hour course covers the basics of using the rifle or carbine as a defensive tool. The course will cover the most important aspects of rifle skills, including:
• How to ZERO your rifle
• Firing from various defensive positions
• Reloading effectively
• Clearing malfunctions/stoppages
• Shooting while moving
• Shooting with either hand
This is an ALL SHOOTING course. Any type of rifle is acceptable. Bring your AR-15, AK, Winchester or even your 10/22 if that is what you have. We will teach you how to fight with it. Shooters will need about 250 rounds of rifle ammo and a means or carrying your ammo or magazines along with the manual and cleaning kit for your weapon. Classes are held regardless of weather. Dress for it.
Concealed Carry Gun Fighting
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This is a more in depth self defense shooting course than Defensive handgun. This course requires the shooter to execute all drills and shooting from a concealed holster. Topics include: handgun retention, shooting on the move, shooting from cover, shooting with either hand, etc.
Low Light Handgun Phase I- Get Some Guns, Murray, UT
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FBI statistics prove that more than 80% of all lethal confrontations take place in low light situations. This is true whether you are a cop, soldier or housewife defending your home. This course will teach you the most modern low light shooting tactics & techniques that will help you survive a low light confrontation! This is the same block of instruction that we give to local police and military units. Topics will include;
1.How to select proper lighting tools (hand or weapon mounted)
2.Various LIVE FIRE shooting techniques
3.Loading, unloading and clearing stoppages in the dark
4.White light employment tactics/techniques
5.Shooting and communicating with a partner
Equipment: Handgun, holster, extra magazines or speed loaders and at least one hand held white light, knee pads. Surefire, Streamlight, Gladius, are good flashlights but any high intensity light is fine. Bring a minimum of 200 rounds of range ammo.
Tuition: Only $80.00 per person. This includes all training, hand outs, range time, targets and a certificate of training.
Where: Get Some Guns, 6651 S. State St., Murray, Utah
Certified Dignitary Protection Operator- Ogden, UT
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Class will be held at the Swanson Tactical Training Center in Ogden, Utah
Three days long, 36 hours total. This is a comprehensive entry level course to introduce persons interested to the field of Dignitary Protection. The course includes LONG training days of at least 12 hours. Topics include: handgun skills, movement drills, cover and evacuation drills, motorcade operations, weapons retention/disarming, unarmed defense. A written exam, shooting test, advance survey and practical field exercise must be successfully completed in order to become certified. It is a gross myth that professional operators must be male or very large and powerful. FALSE! Anyone of average size can learn these skills.
Advanced Concealed Carry Tactics- SLC
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This is a more in depth self defense shooting course than Defensive handgun. This course requires the shooter to execute all drills and shooting from a concealed holster. Topics include: handgun retention, shooting on the move, shooting from cover, shooting with either hand, etc.
Handgun Retention and Disarming-SLC
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This is a 4 hr. course designed to teach the basic principles of handgun retention. That is to say the HOW TO of preventing someone from taking your handgun away from you and how to take it back if they do. Physical hands on drills are conducted with weapons in the hand and in the holster. Training is done both standing and on the ground. Although somewhat physical, the average person can complete the course. Live firearms are not permitted. The student must have an INERT training gun such as a Blue Gun or Red Gun or a Training Barrel for their weapon from www.blade-tech.com.
ACTIVE SHOOTER/ARMED INTRUDER INTERDICTION FOR CIVILIANS
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So called ACTIVE SHOOTER situations occur all the time. They happen everywhere. They have occurred on military bases, schools, churches and shopping malls. The shooter may be a deranged employee, a criminal or a terrorist. When these incidents occur, whoever is on the scene at the time is going to be the only life saving option available. That may be an off duty police officer, security personnel or an armed citizen.
This intense 2 day course is aimed at training armed professionals how to respond effectively to save lives. Conducted at one of the premier tactical training venues in the US, course content will include.
•Liaison with responding police
•Advanced first aid techniques
•CQB handgun techniques
•Handgun retention
•Team movement and communications
•Force on force role playing scenarios
◦schools, stores, public streets, etc. with Simunitions or other non lethal projectiles
•LIVE FIRE shoot house drills
•Low light tactics
•Low light shooting techniques
•Employment of improvised weapons
•Catered lunch on site
Prerequisite: This course is NOT for the beginner. Registrants must document proof of recent handgun training at a recognized firearms school. In addition, everyone attending must present one of the following; a concealed carry permit from any state, a clearance letter from Utah BCI documenting a clean criminal history, a security license from any state, police or military ID. Failure to provide this documentation will result in the registrant being dropped from the course.
Where: Held at the Swanson Tactical Training Center, Harrisville,Utah (www.swansontactical.org)