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Civilian Training
SimTrainer is offering the following courses. Please call or e-mail us for registration information
or click here to request
registration. Additional courses will be scheduled on a monthly basis as needed.
Class Format
All SimTrainer classes are conducted in a
casual, relaxed environment.
Casual and comfortable clothing is both acceptable and
highly recommended, especially for the advanced handgun and
TPD classes. We have some refreshments available at the
range, but you are also welcomed and encouraged to bring
food and drink for yourself or to share with others in the
class. This is especially true for longer classes and
classes that cross a normal meal hour. Although we do
normally have a half hour break at lunch or dinner, many
people prefer to bring food with them rather than go out. If
you have any special requests you would like us to support,
please let us know when you register online in the comment
section, with an email on the contact form, or by calling
ahead. We may not be able to accommodate every request, but
we'll give it a shot.
Private Lessons
In addition to excellent classes, SimTrainer has NRA- and OPOTA-Certified
instructors who can teach private lessons to correct
shooting problems and resolve any issues. Lessons are only
$50 per hour, scheduled by appointment.
Handgun Class Series Special - Save $96 on Handgun 1-5!
Register and pay for courses at once and pay only $299!
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Total Personal Defense Special - Save $51 on TPD 1-4!
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Carrying Concealed Weapons (CCW)
15 hrs. / $150
Web Special - Register online or tell us you found
this course online and get a $25 discount!
This state-mandated course exceeds the requirements for obtaining a
Concealed Handgun License (CHL).
The emphasis is on the legal, ethical, and moral
implications of carrying deadly force for self defense.
This course includes instruction
in weapons handling and safety, range safety, and safe storage of firearms; ammunition handling, use and storage;
weapon functioning and operation, legal aspects of firearms possession and use;
concealed carry options; firing
proficiency/qualification and related required topics.
Participants will have to pass both a
written test and practical qualification course to earn certification.
The legal portion of this class is taught by an active city
prosecuting attorney. This is one aspect of the SimTrainer
course that makes it stand above most others in the area.
Most other classes will give you a copy of the Attorney
General's CCW handbook and tell you to call your attorney
regarding detailed questions. At SimTrainer, you can ask
those questions of our attorney!
Please note that this course is not primarily a firearms
course. The state requirements are all carefully addressed,
but students are expected to already be familiar with
handling firearms safely. If you have not had formal handgun
instruction before or
it has been a long time since you have shot in a structured
environment, we strongly recommend that you first
complete the Basic Handgun Safety and Familiarization course
(below) or arrange for a private lesson before attending the CCW course.
The first day of each session, both weekday and weekend
schedules, are classroom only.
Please do not bring your firearms to class on the first day.
You will be given additional information in class regarding
the equipment needed for the shooting portion of the class,
usually on the second day. If you will be bringing your own
ammunition, please have 150 rounds of CleanFire*
ammunition
on the day of qualification.
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Nov 15-16 -- 9:00AM-5:00PM
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Dec 8-11 -- 5:30PM-9:30PM
CCW Legal Update
4 hrs. / $49
The passage of SB 184, which went into effect September 9, 2008, resulted in some major revisions to the original
law concerning how permit holders can carry their firearms. It is important to know and understand
these changes, so SimTrainer is taking the lead in providing update training on this critical topic.
This
session is open only to those who already have a CHL
and desire much needed legal training on the
related criminal and civil legal issues. Update training will be offered as follows:
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Saturday Nov 15 -- 1:00-5:00PM
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Wednesday Dec 10 -- 5:30-9:30PM
Additional Course Offerings Include:
Basic
Handgun Safety and Familiarization
7 hours / $125
This basic orientation course is designed for those
not very familiar handguns. Students will receive training
in the safe handling and operation of revolvers and
semi-automatic pistols, handgun and range safety rules and
protocols, marksmanship principles, firing proficiency, and
care and maintenance of handguns. This course will involve
classroom lecture and live fire training on a
state-of-the-art indoor firing range. Students can provide
their own handgun, holster and ear/eye protection or use
those provided by SimTrainer. In addition, students will
need 250 rounds of CleanFire* factory jacketed ammunition. Ammo can be
purchased on site. We normally
require a
minimum number of students to conduct this course.
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Saturday, October 4 -- 12:00-8:00PM
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Saturday, December 6 -- 12:00-8:00PM
Handgun 1 - Mastering Marksmanship Fundamentals
4 hours / $79
This is the first of a series of progressive courses
designed to develop proficiency and competency in the use of
a handgun. This course will begin with a discussion of the
components of the handgun success pyramid and progress
rapidly to range drills designed to develop mastery of basic
marksmanship principles. This course will include
specialized instruction in loading/ reloading, handling
malfunctions, and drawing and re-holstering your weapon.
Participants must provide their own handgun, holster,
ear/eye protection and a minimum of 150 rounds of
CleanFire* factory
jacketed ammunition. We need a
minimum of four students to conduct this course.
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Saturday, October 11 -- 5:00-9:00PM
Handgun 2 - Barricade & Relative Position Shooting
3 hours / $79
The purpose of this course is to provide students
with instruction in the use of cover and/or concealment,
shooting in various unfamiliar positions (kneeling,
sitting, laying on the ground). The course includes an
informative video demonstrating how various types of
cover protect from different types of ammunition. Students will shoot a
course of fire from behind a barricade and from
various shooting positions. Students will need to provide their own handgun, holster,
ear/eye protection and up to 150 rounds of CleanFire* ammunition.
We need a minimum of four students to
conduct this course.
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Saturday, October 25 -- 5:00-9:00PM
Handgun 3 - Move and Shoot
3
hours / $79
The emphasis of this course will be on shooting at
multiple targets, shooting on the move and shooting at
moving targets. Students will be introduced to shooting on
steel which will require the use of frangible specialty
ammunition. Students will also be given the opportunity to
shoot at the new lateral moving target system. Students must provide their own firearm, holster,
ear/eye protection, 100 rounds of CleanFire* ammunition
and 50 rounds of frangible ammunition. Both types of
ammunition are available at the range.
We need a minimum of four students to
conduct this course.
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Saturday, Nov 8 -- 5:00-9:00PM
Handgun 4 - Low Light
3
hours / $79
This course introduces students
to shooting in low light environments. Following instruction
on the physiological effects of vision in adverse light
settings and the use of flashlights to improve performance,
students will complete a course of fire in low light without
the use of a flashlight and then with the assistance of a
flashlight. Students must provide their own firearm, holster,
ear/eye protection, handheld flashlight, and 150 rounds of CleanFire*
ammunition.
We need a minimum of four students to
conduct this course.
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Saturday, November 22 -- 5:00-9:00PM
Handgun
5 - Spontaneous Assault
3
hours / $79
The purpose of this course is to provide instruction
in the dynamics of violent encounters and to give students
an opportunity to apply learned principles in realistic,
live fire exercises. Emphasis will be placed on close range,
spontaneous defensive shooting using both one-handed and
two-handed techniques from the concealed holster position. Students must provide their own firearm,
concealment holster,
ear/eye protection, 100 rounds of CleanFire* ammunition,
and 50 rounds of frangible ammunition. Both types of
ammunition are available at the range.
We need a minimum of four students to
conduct this course.
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Saturday, December 13 -- 5:00-9:00PM
Total Personal Defense Level I
3 hours / $59
This is the first of four levels of training
designed to integrate empty hands defensive tactics with
firearms proficiency into a total personal defense system.
This integrated course emphasizes danger awareness and
avoidance as the preferred course of action. However, due to
the realities of the world in which we live, emphasis will
then shift to the dynamics of a violent confrontation with
the goal of empowering students to win such encounters when
they cannot be avoided. Students will receive training in
easy to learn and retain self defense tactics including
punches and kicks. These techniques will be practiced until
mastered using state-of-the-art equipment and facilities. No live ammunition will be used in
this course. We need a
minimum of eight students to conduct this course.
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Thursday, October 9 -- 6:00-9:00PM
Total Personal Defense
Level II
3 hours / $59
This course is for students who have completed Level
I. Following a review and practice of techniques learned in
Level 1, training will begin with a discussion of verbal
de-escalation techniques and progress to intermediate
tactics including, escapes, weapon retention, and keychain/kubaton
options.
No live ammunition will be used in this course.
We need a minimum of eight students
to conduct this course.
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Thursday, October 30 -- 6:00-9:00PM
Total Personal Defense
Level III
3 hours / $79
Following a review and practice of techniques
learned in Levels 1 and 2, instruction will include advanced
techniques involving ground fighting and force option
decision making including firearms. Students will
participate in a series of safe, realistic and controlled
simulation exercises designed to provide them with
opportunities to see how they will respond in real world
situations. No live ammunition will be used in
this course. We need a
minimum of eight students to conduct this course.
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Thursday, November 20 -- 6:00-9:00PM
Total Personal Defense
Level IV
3 hours / $79
Following a review and practice of techniques
learned in previous Levels 1-3, students will participate in
a series of dynamic, safe, realistic and controlled
scenarios designed to challenge them to apply learned
techniques in rapidly evolving, stressful conditions.
Students will be required to bring the scenarios through to
logical conclusions using techniques learned throughout the
series of previous courses. This level of training is seldom
offered to civilians, but it is essential to preparing them
for real world encounters. Scenarios will be
videotaped and critiqued, and copies will be made available
to participating students.
No live ammunition will be used in this course.
We need a minimum of eight students
to conduct this course.
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Thursday, December 4 -- 6:00-9:00PM
Simfire Shootout
4
hours / $79
This course is designed to give students the
opportunity to see how they will physiologically,
psychologically and emotionally respond to real world
violent encounters. Following a review of several videos of
actual violent encounters, students will be exposed to a
series of increasingly complex exercises/scenarios designed
to give them the opportunity to experience the effects of
stress on their performance. These scenarios will be
conducted using airsoft
and/or paintball ammunition. Students will be introduced to the
ever-popular Hogan’s Hall exercise whereby they will be
required to make split-second shoot-don’t shoot decisions.
No live ammunition will be used. SimTrainer will provide all equipment needed for this
course.
We need a minimum of eight students to
conduct this course.
Rifle Handling and Marksmanship
8 hours /
$125
This course is taught by a police SWAT team sniper,
and it emphasizes the safe handling and operation of rifles,
principles of rifle marksmanship, ammunition considerations,
and alternative firing positions. Students can use either a
.22, 9mm, or .223 caliber rifle to complete the live fire
portion of the course. Students will need 100-150 rounds of
factory jacketed/dipped ammo for this course.
* CleanFire ammo is now required for the league and
all live-fire classes to reduce airborne contamination from
lead-based primers. Because we stand downrange during the
leagues and some classes, the airborne lead compounds are
not pulled out of the range as completely as they are when
shooting from the booths during normal operations. This is a
serious health risk for shooters, instructors, and range
officers. Ammunition purchased at the range will meet this
requirement. If you bring your own ammunition, ensure it has
lead-free primers and powders with FMJ or TMJ bullets. Examples of suitable
ammunition are Speer CleanFire (CF in the product name) and
Winchester "WinClean" ammo with FMJ or TMJ bullets.
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