Course Summary
The Handgun Fundamentals 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.
It is ALSO excellent for the veteran handgun user who wants to revisit the fundamental to increase and fine-tune their skills, as the fundamentals are foundational to all good shooting. Even if you see yourself as a good shooter, you 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.
We will focus on safe, efficient handling and accuracy with a handgun, building your confidence in the use of and shooting a handgun. If you have a safe or quality holster for your handgun, you will also be learning how to draw and re-holster correctly and safely. If you do not have holster for your handgun, that is not a problem. You may choose to attend just the first half of the day to begin learning the fundamentals of safety, grip, stance, platform, trigger press, consistent and accurate shooting.
This course will be taught by Adam Winch, Defenders USA’s founder and Lead Instructor. Adam is a certified Master Instructor, certified RDS Instructor, along with multiple other instructor certifications. He has over a decade as a law enforcement officer, on a SWAT team, eight years as an MP and soldier, and has trained over 20k people teaching across the American West. His bio can be found under the About tab the Defenders USA website.
- Handgun (or we have handguns available for free use or rent – depending on the model you want to use)
- 2 to 3 magazines (if a semi-auto or striker fire handgun)
- 250 to 300 rounds of ammunition, if only attending the morning portion
- 350 to 500 rounds of ammunition, if attending the full day
- Quality holster & sturdy belt (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 holsters!!)
***If you do not have holster, that will not be a problem but please let us know ahead of time so we can make the arrangements for you to use a handgun safely without a holster during this class.
- Closed-toes shoes
- No shirts with plunging neck lines and a hat with a brim is highly recommended.
- Eye & ear protection and a hat with a brim to the front
- Enough liquids to drink, as it will likely be hot, along with any food desired. A short lunch break will be taken to either go get lunch or feel free to bring a lunch.
- This is an outdoor range, so whatever clothing layers needed for the weather of that day.
- Magazine holders
- A chair
- Any sunscreen or bug spray desired or needed. This is an outdoor environment, and you will need to dress appropriately for the weather that day.
If you want to get a quality holster for before this class, we enthusiastically endorse Brent Hickmon of Haven Defense Co. (970-987-3471) for an excellent, custom-made holster. Brent is also an instructor with Defenders USA; he and his lovely wife make holsters on a full-time basis for incredible shooters all over America.