Please note in the "comments" section of your application which chapter of AWA you are a member of. Gunsite Academy, a long time supporter of Armed Women of America Shooting Chapters, Inc. and host range for the Gunsite Chapter, Arizona’s largest chapter, offers AWA members and chapter leaders an opportunity for instructor development. This allows Chapter Leaders a way to continue their instructor development and gain additional skills to share with their chapter members. It enables chapter members, or those interested in starting a new chapter, a way to begin their journey to becoming a … [Read more...]
AK-47 Armorer/Operator Course
The Modern Technique as applied to the AK carbine. Learn to properly disassemble, assemble, clean, maintain, identify and install the right aftermarket accessories from Jim Fuller of Fuller Phoenix, LLC. An internationally recognized expert with the Kalashnikov rifle, Mr. Fuller is the founder of Rifle Dynamics, selling it in 2017. He has been one of the main contributors to the growth and popularity of the AK in America. His company, Fuller Phoenix, LLC offers some of the best and most up-to-date info, design, manufacturing, and testing services available for the Kalashnikov Rifle … [Read more...]
Advanced 1911 Build Course
Gunsite Academy, the Nation’s Premier Firearms Training Academy is pleased to host noted 1911 Pistol Smith Matt Gish for a week long 1911 Armorer Course. Matt Gish brings a unique and strong background to this course: 1988 graduate from Colorado School of Trades 1985 - 1991 The Gun Room, Denver, CO - sales and gunsmithing 1991 - 1993 Springfield Armory Custom Shop, Geneseo, IL 1993 - 1996 Les Baer Custom Shop, Hillsdale, IL - lead gunsmith and secured the FBI HRT contract for high capacity 1911 .45 built on Para Ordnance frame. 1996 Formed Professional Gunsmithing (Pro-Gun) Submitted … [Read more...]
Pistol Mounted Optics Instructor Course
Registration: Register on-line at www.sigsaueracademy.com, or contact the SIG SAUER Academy Training Coordinator via phone at 603-610-3411. Course Description: The Pistol Mounted Optic is not a new concept, though in the last decade technology has enhanced the reliability and durability of the Handgun mounted optic for duty and self-defense use. Teaching new students on the Pistol Mounted Optic presents unique problems for students learning to acquire the red dot with the dominant and non-dominant hand and while firing multiple shots. Objective based training techniques will be … [Read more...]
Defensive Lever Gun Handgun for Defense
There is a warm place in America’s heart for the “lever guns” of yesteryear, which found their zenith in the Winchesters and Marlins that won the west. Many thousands of these pieces go afield for deer season each fall. Like the pump-action shotgun, the lever-action rifle is sturdy and reliable. It may be had in a wide variety of calibers, and when a sturdy sling and perhaps a low-power optical sight is attached, the lever-action rifle becomes a formidable weapon system, especially in the upper ranges of calibers, such as the 45-70 Government cartridge, which is used today for protection … [Read more...]