Rifle Classes
For defensive proficiency at greater range, Defensive Concepts offers a variety of classes focused on long guns.
Classes can be completed with pistol caliber carbines, 22lr conversion kits, and 22lr rifles/carbines.
Feedback from a recent Carbine 3.0 attendee:
When I got home from class my rifle was oozing a mixture of dirt, mud, lube, unburnt powder, and carbine from where the upper and lower meet and around the safety selector. That was the best carbine class I have ever taken. You and Steve did awesome setting it up and putting it on. That second day is the hardest I have ran a rifle in a course.
NRA Basic Rifle
The NRA Basic Rifle course is designed to give first time shooters a wealth of knowledge in the safe and proper use of single shot, bolt action, and semi-automatic rifles. Topics included in this one day course include: fundamental safety rules, shooting stances, firing grips, firearm upkeep, ammunition selection, and other essential skills. Students completing this course will receive a certificate from the NRA in addition to printed materials useful for future reference.
NRA Law Enforcement Patrol Rifle
The NRA Law Enforcement Patrol Rifle course is designed to teach law enforcement officers how to use their patrol rifles in a safe and effective manner and to sharpen the officer’s existing skill base with one of the capable tools in law enforcement.
Material taught includes:
- Optics
- Accessories
- Target areas
- Shoot/No-shoot decision making
- Shooting on the move
- Malfunction clearance
- Use of cover and concealment
This course is highly customizable and is taught to suit the needs of the class host. The course can range from a one day “skill refresher” course to a comprehensive week long “carbine operator” course.
Please contact us for more information or to set up a training date for your agency.
Basic AK
The Basic Kalashnikov course is designed to provide each student with the core skills needed to properly use the Kalashnikov pattern rifle in a safe and effective manner in defensive situations. The course covers the following topics: marksmanship fundamentals, rifle manipulations, and extensive shooting drills at various distances using several shooting positions. All Kalashnikov pattern rifles (AK, Galil, Valmet, etc) are welcome.
The following principles will be strongly reinforced throughout the course:
- Know and adhere to the real world safety rules that govern professional firearms handling.
- Only accurate hits on target can decide the fight in your favor – therefore accuracy is King.
- You are accountable for every round you fire – squeeze the trigger as if your life depends on it because it does.
Defensive Carbine .5
The Defensive Carbine .5 course is designed to provide each student with the core skills needed to properly use the carbine in a safe and effective manner in defensive situations. The course covers the following topics: marksmanship fundamentals, carbine manipulations, and extensive shooting drills at various distances using several shooting positions.
The following principles will be strongly reinforced throughout the course:
- Know and adhere to the real world safety rules that govern professional firearms handling.
- Only accurate hits on target can decide the fight in your favor – therefore accuracy is King.
- You are accountable for every round you fire – squeeze the trigger as if your life depends on it because it does.
Defensive Carbine 1.0
When the going gets tough, the carbine is the platform of choice for defensive situations. When used properly, it is the ultimate tool for the protection of family and self. The Defensive Carbine course is designed to provide each student with the skills needed to properly use and maintain the carbine in a safe and effective manner in defensive situations. The course curriculum covers the following topics: marksmanship fundamentals (sight alignment, sight picture, trigger manipulation, zeroing of sights), carbine manipulation (loading, unloading, malfunction clearance), shooting on the move, use of cover and concealment, and extensive shooting drills at various distances using several shooting positions.
Defensive Carbine 2.0
Defensive Carbine 2.0 seamlessly picks up where Defensive Carbine 1.0 ends. Students will receive training that further refines their marksmanship fundamentals and introduces new skills. Material to be covered includes: one hand manipulation of the carbine, bilateral shooting, shooting and malfunction clearance on the move, multiple target engagement, shooting around vehicles, weapon transitions, and the proper use of cover.
Defensive Carbine 3.0
Defensive Carbine III takes the experienced carbine shooter and refines existing skills while exposing the student to new skills. A significant portion of training day 1 is dedicated to low light carbine use. Material covered in Carbine III includes: backup sight use, multiple target engagement while on the move (day and night), sling-less transitions to handgun, bilateral shooting on the move (day and night), use of verbal commands, decision making, advanced malfunction clearing, and an introduction to multiple shooter tactics.
Defensive Carbine: Shooting on the Move
The Shooting on the Move course focuses on increasing the student’s ability to effectively use a carbine and handgun during defensive situations while moving. Material to be covered includes: forward/rearward/lateral movement, clearing malfunctions on the move, use of cover, weapon transitions, and multiple target engagement.