Gunsite Academy

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

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250 Defensive Pistol Class

This class is “The Gunsite Experience” and was first presented in October 1976 by Colonel Jeff Cooper.

Regardless of your age, gender or experience, completing the 250 Class will change your life!  You will be well grounded in the ‘Modern Technique of the Pistol’, including marksmanship, gun handling and mindset.

The 250 includes five solid days of range work, lectures, low light/night shooting with flashlight techniques and intensive indoor and outdoor live fire simulators. Red dot sights are welcome. Completion of the 250 course is a prerequisite for many other courses as this is where our core doctrinal principles are ingrained.

“DAY ZERO” – If you’re new to shooting on a line or drawing from a holster, then the Day Zero one day course will help you prepare for the next five days. Day Zero is a  course offered to the prospective 250 student the day before your 250 Pistol Class begins. It is designed for the novice or new gun owner who lacks knowledge or experience in gun handling and marksmanship.

We have found our first training day in the 250 Pistol Class goes by very quickly and may be overwhelming to the new gun owner. So, we took the 250 Monday morning class and turned it into a separate full day on Sunday, the day before, so you’re fully prepared for the next morning.

A discount is offered to students who take a Day Zero class prior to their 250 class. For more information and to register, visit: https://www.gunsite.com/classes/day-zero/

My Gunsite 250 pistol experience was life changing! The instructors make the school... the support staff is first rate and the facilities are tops! I came to Gunsite through the generosity of Mrs. Cooper and her daughters, as a Jeff Cooper Legacy...
D. Bates, 250 Defensive Pistol Class, Gunsite, Paulden, AZ

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    A deposit of 50% is due within 10 days of applying. All remaining balances are due on or before 14 days prior to the first day of class.

    Cancellation Policy:
    If you cancel a reservation more than 14 days prior to start of class, your deposit is fully refundable or transferable to another class of your choice. If you cancel less than 14 days before your class, One-third (1/3) of your class tuition is non-transferable and non-refundable. Any amount over this 1/3 is fully transferable or refundable (with the exception of GAS) if you cannot make the class for any reason. All GAS reservations cancelled less than 30 days prior are non-transferable and non-refundable.
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About Gunsite

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.

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