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Course Duration:
2 Full Days [16 Hours] (runs all day with only a small break for lunch – bring food, snacks, and water)
Course Overview:
This two-day course is designed for individuals who carry a firearm with purpose — whether in a uniform, under a badge, or for personal defense.
Led by Special Operations veterans with real-world experience and a history of training law enforcement, military, and responsible civilians, this course delivers practical, high-level pistol instruction that goes beyond marksmanship.
You’ll refine core fundamentals, then build the skills to fight with your pistol under stress — shooting on the move, from concealment, around obstacles, one-handed, and in unconventional positions. You’ll also gain a deeper understanding of situational awareness and threat engagement in real-world contexts.
This is not a static range course. It’s intensive, performance-driven training designed to increase confidence, capability, and survivability in critical moments — regardless of your background.
Prerequisite:
Students must be competent in safe firearm handling prior to attending. This is not a beginner or “first shots” course. Completion of Gravitas Protection Group’s Defensive Pistol Course is required.
Topics Covered:
- Defensive Shooting Fundamentals
- Drawing from an Outside the Waistband (OWB) Holster
- Drawing from Concealment (OWB or IWB only)
- Rapid Sight Acquisition
- Natural Point of Aim
- Recoil Control & Techniques in Adverse Positions
- Reloads and Malfunctions
- Rapid Fire
- Rapid Target Transitions
- Shooting While Moving
- Shooting Around Barricades
- One-Handed Manipulation Techniques
- Situational and Spatial Awareness
Required Equipment:
- Autoloading Pistol (No revolvers)
- 1,000 rounds of pistol ammunition
- Outside the Waistband (OWB) Holster
- Concealment Holster (OWB or IWB only – no shoulder, ankle, or pocket holsters)
- 3 magazines (or enough to have 45 rounds loaded at one time)
- 2 magazine holders
- Sturdy belt capable of supporting holster and mag carriers
- Pants or shorts with belt loops
- Eye protection
- Ear protection (electronic preferred but not required)
- Close-toed shoes
- Lunch, snacks, and water
Rental equipment and ammunition available (limited quantity). Please contact us via the contact page at least 72 hours in advance to arrange rentals.
Instructors:
Gravitas Protection Group instructors are Special Operations veterans with extensive real-world experience and years of training and instruction expertise.
