Classes
Check out our class offerings and course descriptions below.
Upcoming classes are found on the "Schedule" page.
If you would like to organize a private class, please contact us for more details.
Our Services
White Belt Pistol
Foundational Firearm Skills
This is the perfect course if you’ve just purchased your first handgun and want to learn the best practices for safe and effective use.
It is designed to introduce new shooters to safe, sound, and effective firearms practices. In this course, we will help you build, from the ground up, the knowledge and habits that will allow you to enjoy firearms for years to come. This safety-focused course includes an in-depth review safety rules, handgun components and nomenclature, ammo components and selection, assembly, disassembly, cleaning, handling, principles of marksmanship, and gear considerations.
Our instructors begin with the basics so you become a safe and competent member of the firearm community.
This course contains both “classroom” and “range” training, though both may take place outdoors.
NRA Basic Pistol
NRA Certified Course
This course is the NRA's certified Basic Pistol Course, and it comes with an NRA certificate of completion. It will often be taught in conjunction with the White Belt Class.
This course will take the new-to-firearms person from unfamiliar to being able to safely operate a pistol. We will cover the NRA's safety rules, function and operation of various handguns, the composition of ammunition and selecting ammo, cleaning and maintaining a firearm, and the fundamentals of marksmanship.
There is a written test and a range qualification that must be passed in order to receive the certificate.
There will be both classroom and range components to this class.
SC CWP
South Carolina Concealed Weapons Permit
This course meets the qualifications for the SC CWP. Students will learn the laws of concealed carry for South Carolina. We will also discuss gear and best practices for every day carry (EDC).
There is a classroom and range portion to this class, and students must pass a written exam and a range/marksmanship qualification in order to receive their CWP.
Blue Belt Pistol
Principles of personal defense
This course is for individuals who have a solid foundation in the safe handling of firearms and the principles of marksmanship. It will take your shooting capabilities established on the range and begin to apply them to a self-defense scenario.
If you want to become proficient with your handgun so that you can employ it in a defense scenario, this course is for you. In this class, we will discuss draw from a concealed holster, engagements with multiple rounds and multiple targets, considerations if you are involved in a personal defense scenario, and developing an every day carry system. There will be both “classroom” and range/hands-on instruction.
At the beginning of the course, students will be required to demonstrate safe handling and marksmanship skills in order to continue with the course.
Private Classes
Individual Skill Assessment and Progress
We offer Private Lessons for students that would like 1:1 instruction that is tailored to their needs and ability level.
Your instructor will work with you to establish your baseline skill and help you hone those skills and develop a practice plan for your further skill development.
The cost of private lessons is $50 per hour with a two hour minimum, plus applicable range fees.
Custom Classes
Group Specific Classes
Do you have a specific group with specific needs? Let us know and we can develop a custom class for your group. Contact us with your needs, and we will organize the class around you.
Prices will vary depending on class size and skills addressed, but the quote and conversation are always free.
Family Safety
Basic Handgun Literacy
FREE SEMINARS.
THERE WILL BE NO FUNCTIONING FIREARMS OR LIVE AMMO AT THIS SEMINAR.
This is a free, family friendly, one hour seminar that will be held in various locations around Upstate, SC.
During this hour, we will cover: how to talk to kids about gun safety, ways to practice with your children, securing firearms in the home, and how to unload and render safe common handguns. This will be hands-on, with various activities to make sure you know how to keep your family safe.
If you would like to host a seminar, please email, call, or use one of the contact forms on the page.
Schedule A Class
If you would like to schedule a private class for your group, or have any questions regarding the other classes, please contact us. Class organizers will receive free tuition.