Tier 1 Handgun

Tier 1 Handgun (Fundamentals/Defensive)

Course Length: 1 day or 2 day options.

Course Description: Tier 1 handgun introduces or refreshes the basic handgun skills required for effective real-world operation of the handgun.  Students will have fundamental skills instructed or enhanced through focused teaching on stress performance, threat confrontation and confronting 3-D threats.  This is a reality-focused course tailored to the use of force situations.

Identifying the techniques and skills most lacking in foundational handgun training, Tier 1 Handgun primary goal is to provide students with a more functional and realistic approach to handgun use in a violent encounter.

Blocks of instruction include:

  • Real world safety
  • Handgun selection
  • Ammunition selection
  • Equipment selection
  • Concealment clothing
  • Fundamentals of marksmanship
  • Psychological and physiological effects of stress on the body
  • Mindset and the effects of stress on the body
  • Human anatomy and the three dimensional threat
  • Drawing from IWB/OWB
  • “Want to” and “Need to” reloads
  • Malfunction clearing (immediate and remedial action)
  • Shooting positions
  • Movement
  • On cover/ off cover shooting
  • Austere shooting positions
  • Practical and precision accuracy
  • Transitioning to/from less lethal equipment and restraints under threat
  • Managing compliant threats
  • Judgment shooting
  • Contact with Emergency services/ First responders

Course cost: R2000.00

Mandatory Equipment:

Handgun with 3 magazines (single stack, 5-7 magazines)

  • OWB/ IWB holster (cross-draw prohibited)
  • 250 – 500 Rounds handgun
  • 50 round carry ammo
  • Weapon mounted light (if carried)
  • Ear and eye protection
  • Hat
  • Long sleeves recommended (pants mandatory)

Optional (recommended) Equipment:

  • Gloves
  • Jacket (Weather and season dependent)
  • Sunblock
  • Hydration
  • Field cleaning kit
  • Basic maintenance tools
  • Additional magazines for all weapons

Class size: Minimum of 4, no more than 12 students

Prerequisites: None.
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