Advanced Defensive Handgun

Mastery of the defensive handgun is the goal for this two day course, where the students drill on the skills necessary to achieve excellence, along with receiving coaching in order to achieve the greatest skill development possible.
When facing a lethal threat, the confidence that one can perform the actions necessary to save one’s life or the lives of loved ones is immeasurably important. Confidence to handle whatever the situation presents reduces risk for the defender, because criminals seek out prey that they perceive as weak and unable to resist. At the end of the second day, students will take the demanding FAS Handgun Master Test detailed under the Read More link below.

Prerequisites: Students enrolling in this course should have received training equivalent to both our Defensive Handgun and Tactical Handgun classes. Student will be required to present a state-issued license to carry a concealed handgun, military or police identification or other form of background check prior to participation.

TUITION: $325
1/2 Price Retakes Given

Advanced Defensive Handgun Equipment List

Your own handgun of .380 caliber or larger.
Five magazines or speedloaders, plus a belt holder or pouch for them.
Belt holster with covered trigger guard (no fanny packs, shoulder holsters, small-of-the-back holsters or soft, collapsible inside-the-pants holsters, please).
A weak-side holster for non-dominant hand training.
800 rounds of full metal jacket (FMJ) ammunition.
Ear protection and wrap-around safety glasses (eye protection).
A billed baseball cap.
A flashlight.
A pen and notebook.

FAS HANDGUN MASTER TEST

1. Accuracy: From holster, shooter fires 6 shots in 30 seconds at 15 yards, all A-zones.

2. Multiple targets/Reloading: At 7 yards, draw and fire one shot on each of 3 targets, reload and one shot on each of three targets, reload again and cover target. 11 seconds total time, 17 sec. for revolver. Run twice. Total of 12 shots, 6 must be A-zones, the rest can be C-Zones, no D-zones or misses.

NOTE: Instructor will start stopwatch on whistle, and blow whistle for .5 seconds at the 10.5 second mark on the stop watch. Any shots fired after the whistle are noted as an overtime shot, and the attempt will not be scored as a pass.

3. Moving Target: At 7 yards, target will appear and be visible for 2.25 sec. traveling approximately 4 yards. Shooter must draw and fire 2 shots, starting when target appears. 3 runs, all A-zones.

4. One Handed Shooting Skills: Shooter at 4 yards, on whistle, draws and fires 6 shots in 6 seconds, all A-zone hits.

Repeated from low ready with weak hand.

NOTE: Instructor will start stopwatch on whistle, and blow whistle for .5 seconds at the 5.5 second mark on the stop watch. Any shots fired after the whistle are noted as an overtime shot and will not pass.

5) Low Light: Shooter at 5 yards, on whistle draws and fires one shot on each of 3 targets, 3.5 sec. or less. Repeat for a total of 6 times. 18 shots total, at least 9 must be A-zones, the rest C-zones. No D zones or misses.

NOTE: Instructor will start stopwatch on whistle, and blow whistle for .5 seconds at the 3 second mark on the stop watch. Any shots fired after the whistle are noted as an overtime shot, and results in a “did not pass.”