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250 Pistol Class – Arizona

The 250 includes five solid days of range work, lectures and intensive indoor, outdoor and low light, live fire simulators. You will be in control of your immediate environment. All certificates are graded and many lifelong friends will be identified during this experience.
350 Intermediate Pistol Class

Move! The 350 course focuses on movement. You will not be standing still on the line as everything will be done with different types of movement. Getting off the line of attack, shoot then move, move then shoot, continuous movement and moving targets highlight the week. Concealed carry is optional for much of the class… Learn More >>
499 Advanced Pistol Class

499 is the second of the post graduate pistol courses, continuing “The Gunsite Experience”. Advanced Defensive Pistol clients are already very good shooters. At this advanced skill level, even very minor improvements in your technique will lead to major increases in outcomes. In 499, you’ll be expected to perform to the highest of standards. You… Learn More >>
223 Carbine Class

The Modern Technique, as applied to the carbine. Learn to manage your environment from arm’s length to 300 yards. This course will help you become thoroughly familiar with your carbine and your capabilities with it. Of course we will cover all the important aspects of marksmanship, gun handling and mindset. You will shoot from a… Learn More >>
270 Rifle Class

“The Jewel of Battle”, Jeff Cooper. The Gunsite 270 Class is to the rifle what the Modern Technique is to the pistol. This is a comprehensive course in the essential elements of safety and field rifle-craft. It should be mandatory for all young boys and girls prior to achieving adulthood. Learning to operate a rifle… Learn More >>
260 Shotgun

260 is The Modern Technique as applied to the defensive shotgun. You will now be in command of one of the least-understood but most prolific weapons systems available. Effective out to and beyond 100 yards, the defensive shotgun’s flexibility and versatility demands a special set of manipulation skills, making it a “thinking person’s” weapon system.… Learn More >>

Gunsite offers firearm training to elite military personnel, law enforcement officers and free citizens of the US.

We knowledgeable Americans take our rights very seriously, and the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States guarantees each citizen the right to keep and bear arms. However, with each right comes an equal responsibility to discharge that right effectively, legally, safely and within the bounds of morality. Rights demand responsibility.

Owning a piano does not make one a pianist any more than owning a handgun makes one a good shooter. Only an effective, safe and authoritative program of study can guarantee that in a moment of danger YOU will act to protect yourself, your loved ones or the ones you are sworn to with self defense firearms training skills.

I just had to write a little bit about a great course I just finished. On March 17, 2017, I completed the Gunsite 250 Defensive Pistol class at Colonial Shooting Academy in Richmond, VA. What a class! Five (5) days filled with instruction and shooting on a variety of topics. Lot’s of shooting to reinforce the topics. We covered reloads (tactical and speed), malfunctions (all types with practical exercises), shooting drills for score, the El Presidente drill, the failure drill, low light, no ligh…

250 Defensive Pistol class at Colonial Shooting Academy in Richmond, VA

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