ESSENTIAL PISTOL & MEDICAL

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This class is designed to get you familiar with your handgun, and to provide some essential skills and tactics. Also to provide you with the knowledge and skills of how to assess and treat common traumatic injuries. 

• Legalities of Defensive Force
• Marksmanship
• Pistol safety 
• Drawing 
• Shooting positions and variations 
• Stoppages 
• Multiple shots 
• Multiple targets 
• Shooting & moving
• Enhanced treatment of trauma wounds
• Tourniquet application
• Wound packing
• Pressure dressings
• Patient assessment

Over 50% of the material in Essential Pistol is not covered or not emphasized properly in most military and law enforcement training. Plus, civilian methods, techniques, and certainly tactics are going to be much different, by default. Come on down and take this class - you'll be glad you did!

• Participation is only open to legal, US Citizens or permanent residents (green card holders) per ITAR (22 CFR §§120-130)

• Participation by "prohibited persons" (ie convicted felons) is not permitted. 

• Ages 11 - 17 welcome with participating parent / guardian.  

• Class starts at 8:30 am Central Time, Sharp!

• Class time: 8:30 - 5:30  Central Time

• This class is PERFECT for a rank beginner. 

An open mind.

* Your carry handgun 

* Quality holster (leather or kydex - stays open for reholstering)

* 3+ magazines

* Sturdy Carry belt

* 400 rounds of factory loaded brass cased ammo

* notepad & pen 

* eye protection & ear protection. 

* If you wear prescription lenses / glasses - BRING THEM! 

* Food

* WATER!!!

** Avoid bringing a revolver, unless you wear it as your backup gun for the class.

** Avoid cheap nylon holsters.

** SERPA HOLSTERS PERMITTED BUT STRONGLY DISCOURAGED!

** OWB ok - IWB ok - AIWB ok

Holster should be mounted on your strong side (dominant hand side) between the 12:30 and 5:30 position. 11:30 and 6:30 positions for left-handed persons.  

If you have a choice between a small gun and a medium/large gun, bring both! You can learn the techniques and tactics on the easier, larger handgun, then go practice with your smaller carry gun. Larger handguns tend to do better in class, tend to be easier to shoot, and tend to have fewer malfunctions.  

* Concealment garment.

* Spare mag pouch (if you don't have one, don't worry - a pocket will be fine).

* creature comforts. We will be outside much of the day.  Sunscreen, bug spray, lawn chairs, etc.

* cot / air mattress / sleeping gear if you plan on camping with us (included in registration fee). 

* Purse Carry will be addressed. Please come with a belt and holster for class as listed above, and we will top off your knowledge with a purse carry segment, if that is how you carry. 

* Ankle carry will be addressed. Please come with a belt and holster for class as listed above, and we will top off your knowledge with an ankle carry backup gun segment, if that is how you carry. 

You will be provided medical materials for use in class: 

Practice Tourniquets, gauze for pressure dressing, gauze for wound packing, chest seals, etc.

You will be taught how to assess for indications for need of each treatment, as well as how to apply the treatment. 

May 28, 29, 30 2022 

Registration ends May 21, 2022

Prepay discount ends May 14, 2022

ESSENTIAL PISTOL

Is a two-day class, and the medical portion is approximately two hours long - just enough to "Get your feet wet." 

ESSENTIAL PISTOL & MEDICAL

Is a three day class, with an entire day devoted to the medical applications. Also, the final day on the pistol range will have specialized drills to emphasize use of the medical skills. 

Registration fee includes two nights bunking at Mountain Top Range.