Gunsite Academy - Teaching responsible, safe and effective use of small arms in self defense

Jeff Cooper Memorial Shoot – May 24, 2020
Jeff and Janelle’s 100th birthday is in May of 2020. In honor and celebration of this, and upon the suggestion of the late Jack Furr (former Gunsite Staff member), we will be hosting a one (1) day special match. This match will feature some of the old Cooper courses of fire with the final sixteen… Learn More >>
250 Pistol Class with Red Dot Sight
More and more red dot sights are in use on pistols and especially on defensive pistols. This course will offer a variety of these types of sights on a variety of pistols. The focus is learning the idiosyncrasies of the presentation, manipulations, defensive shooting and more of a red-dot sight equipped fighting handgun. This class… 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 >>
250 Pistol Class
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.
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.