LOCATION: See class date

PREREQUISITE: None (if you are unsure of your skill level, take our quick proficiency quiz)

INSTRUCTOR: Reality Based Firearms Training and Tactics (John Czerwinski) or French Quarter Training (Craig French) - Instructor Bios

The Introduction to Defensive Rifle training class is a one day class split 30% in the classroom and 70% on the range. This class is ideal for shooters new to the carbine platform (AR15), but experienced shooters might also appreciate revisiting the fundamentals. If you've never taken a formal class before, this is a good place to start and will identify bad habits. We explain everything, demonstrate it, and then walk you through both dry fire and live fire training techniques.

The class touches on firearms safety, storage, selection, and legal issues before hitting the range for crawl-walk-run shooting instruction. Students will learn zeroing and basic marksmanship fundamentals before progressing into proper presentation, correcting malfunctions, and reloading. We also cover how to shoot multiple rounds and positional shooting. We will use coaching, debriefs, and video to ensure you are properly developing the skill sets necessary to be a responsibly armed citizen.

Areas covered during this class:

• Safety - handling, range, storage, operational
• Dealing with violence of action and post-shooting issues
• Fitting and selecting the proper carbine/rifle for you
• How semi-automatic rifles work
• When to deploy the rifle
• Basic rifle marksmanship: grip, stance, sight picture, sight alignment, trigger control, follow-through
• Zeroing the AR platform and understanding sight over bore
• Natural point of aim and target acquisition
• Developing the proper shooting presentation from low ready
• Malfunctions and corrective actions
• Loading, clearing, reloading, and press checking
• Dryfire training techniques
• Discussion of optic-equipped weapon systems (red dots, LPVO, scopes, etc)
• Shooting multiple rounds accurately and quickly
• Shooting from alternative positions both with and without movement involved

Prerequisites:

• Open mind
• Must be lawful for you to possess a firearm in the United States
  

Student supply list:

• Semi-automatic carbine/rifle (AR15 recommended, not required)
• 150 rounds of ammo for your rifle
• Sling for your firearm (single point slings NOT recommended) and heavy-duty belt
• Magazine pouches and 3 magazines
• Note taking gear
  
• Eye protection
  
• Ear protection
  
• Baseball type cap or a hat
• Smart phone

What you need to know before attending:

• There is a $25 range usage fee for non-members of host club. If choosing not to prepay, please bring exact cash to training. If you are registering for multiple people who are a mix of members and non members, please make separate purchases for members and non members as the prepaid fee applies to every registrant.
• Club members at host clubs are eligible for 10% off tuition. Email andy@rapiddefensewi.com your badge number to receive the discount code prior to purchasing the class.
• We'll send exact location address and class information about a week out from the class containing everything you need to know.
• Withdrawal and refund requests must be made to andy@rapiddefensewi.com at least 14 days prior to the registered event, and are subject to a 5% cancellation fee to cover our refund/processing costs. No refunds will be made within 14 days of the event. Please see our refund policy for more information.

***Do not let the Supply list keep you from coming to class. Please contact me if any of these items are an issue or if you have questions. Contact Instructor John at 262-949-1555 or email andy@rapiddefensewi.com.***

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