Defenders Series: Handgun Proficiency Into Speed & Accuracy – Colorado Springs, CO – July 17 – 19th, 2026
Defenders USA’s Defenders Series: Handgun Proficiency Into Speed & Accuracy is a 2.5-day defensive handgun training course hosted by firearms instructor & A Girl & A Gun Woman’s Shooting League Colorado Springs Chapter Facilitator Julie Park at the beautiful Pikes Peak Gun Club.
This training course is open to the public and is perfect for the brand new or novice handgun user who wants to grow ability, confidence, and skill in their handling, use, and shooting a handgun safely and accurately, building into becoming a fast and accurate shooter and a smart Defender
This course is ALSO excellent for the veteran handgun user who wants to revisit the fundamental to increase or fine-tune their skills, as the fundamentals are foundational to all good shooting, Even if you see yourself as a good shooter, you will absolutely will learn in this class and it will change some or much of how you handle and shoot, causing guaranteed improvements that will surprise you.
This training starts with a 3-hour’ish dry fire clinic that will help prepare attendees for the rest of the weekend that will also teach how to train, maintain, and grow skills long after this weekend training event is over.
This dry fire clinic IS also open to those who can’t attend the full weekend of training.
On Friday, we will start the Dry Fire Clinic at 6 pm, and end around 9 pm’ish.
Saturday & Sunday, we’ll start at 8:30 am and end around 5 to 5:30 pm both days.
Dry Fire Clinic:
2514 E Platte Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
Range Location:
Pikes Peak Gun Club
450 S Franceville Coal Mine Rd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80929
Range Fee:
There is a $12.50 Range Fee per day on the range for each student (Total: $25 for both range days) will need to be collected in cash at the beginning of the training course.
On Friday, we will be holding a Dry Fire clinic the entire of training will build upon. It is open to the public for a small fee yet IS also included in the cost of the entire weekend for those who register for both Saturday and Sunday.
On Saturday, we will focus on safe, efficient handling and accuracy with a handgun, building your confidence in the use of and shooting a handgun.
On Sunday, we’ll add speed and dial in the accuracy as the courses of fire become more challenging and as skills continue to grow.
If you want to get a quality holster for before this class, feel free to contact us or Brent Hickmon of Haven Defense Co. (970-987-3471) for an excellent, custom-made holster.
Brent is local to the Western Slope of Colorado near Grand Junction; he and his lovely wife make holsters on a full-time basis for incredible shooters all over America, is an accomplished shooter in his own right, and is a certified Master Handgun Instructor with Defenders USA.
Brent has assisted teaching with me at the AG&AG National Conference for four years in a row and his wife, Marissa, is also an AG&AG member in Colorado. They also host a vendor booth at the AG&AG National Conference, where their holsters can be bought, ordered, or picked up.
Friday is a dry fire clinic in a classroom teaching excellent fundamentals of solid, repeatable structure (grip, stance, platform, etc.), trigger use, aiming, gear issues, and far more. We’ll spend a good amount of time perfecting this for everyone attending, and teaching how to train long after this training weekend is over in order to maintain and grow skills.
This will be foundational to the entire weekend of training – or will be of great long-term benefit to those who chose to only attend Friday evening.
Saturday is not a fast paced-class; it will be a thoughtful, careful training session in order to build skill and confidence, and deep connection with the gun when shooting. We will focus completely on getting handgun use and fundamentals exactly correct and repeatable for each person, with safe, correct handling and accuracy as a result of good fundamentals.
If the class as a general whole shows high proficiency in the above areas quickly, we will move into using a handgun with speed while also still engaging in precision.
Sunday will become faster-paced, working on extreme accuracy and into a deliberate, consistent, quick draw from the holster, preferably concealed, at increasingly difficult targets from varying distances, shooting multiple rounds at speeds while maintaining accuracy, transitioning targets, shooting in movement and while moving, and more.
The intent of this training is for those who do or are considering carrying a handgun concealed, yet is also excellent for duty with duty gear or for those who compete using competition gear. Your purpose is the important part, and we’ll build your guns skills from where you for your best purpose in your own handgun journey.
***Note**** The Sunday portion of this weekend builds upon the skills from Saturday.
Items needed for Friday evening ONLY:
NO live ammo!!
Handgun, holster, and any other items normally used in dry fire practice, such as a Mantis or other such similar systems.
Please do not remove handguns from any holsters or bags until directed to by Defenders USA personnel or safety staff!
Everything will be checked multiple times over prior to starting the training in order to verify that NO live ammo could possibly be introduced into our dry fire training environment.
Items & information needed for Saturday & Sunday’s range time:
Handgun (loaner handguns and needed gear are available upon request)
3 or more magazines (magazine holder(s) may be helpful or can be carried in pockets)
350 to 500 rounds of ammunition per day (700 to 1,000 rounds for the two days on the range).
Holster & sturdy belt (preferably a quality holster – feel free to call with any holster questions)
NOTE: ***NO SERPA holsters or of similar design, NO collapsible holsters, NO sticky or pocket holsters, NO bra holsters, NO shoulder holsters, and NO purse / fanny pack holsters!!
Appendix (AIWB) or Outside the waistband (OWB)holsters, or duty or competition holsters are all excellent choices.
A pen and a permanent marker, along with any other note-taking material wanted.
Closed-toes shoes.
No shirts with plunging neck lines and a hat with a brim is highly recommended.
Eye & ear protection
A lunch and any wanted snacks, as there aren’t restaurants nearby and we will not have time to leave the range to get food, along with enough non-alcoholic beverages to keep you well hydrated throughout the course.
This is an outdoor range, so whatever clothing layers needed for that day. (***Note: If it is cold, we MAY have a warming area at the range).
Optional items & information:
Magazine holders
A camping chair.
Anything wanted to snack on or drink throughout the afternoon.
Any sunscreen or bug spray desired or needed. This is an outdoor environment, and you will need to dress appropriately for the weather each day.
This course will be taught by Adam Winch, Defenders USA’s founder and Lead Instructor. Adam is a certified Master Instructor, with over a decade as a law enforcement officer, on a SWAT team, eight years as an MP and soldier, and has trained over 30k people across the USA. His bio can be found under the About tab on the Defenders USA website.
Feel free to contact me with any questions and I truly look forward to meeting you and helping you learn a ton, grow in skill and confidence, all while having a blast!
Adam – 970-986-0774
OR
Adam@Defenders-USA.com