150 PISTOL COURSE
Nashville Three Day 150 Pistol
3 days of Gunsite doctrine covering the Modern Technique of the pistol!
This is an excellent opportunity for first time students to learn Gunsite doctrine. It is also a great refresher for our alumni graduates.
We will cover the Combat Triad – marksmanship, gun handling and mindset. As with all our courses, safety will drive everything we do as you progress during 3 days of world premier pistol training.
UPCOMING DATES:
January 21, 2022 - January 23, 2022
250 PISTOL COURSE
The 250 Pistol Class was first presented in October 1976 by Colonel Jeff Cooper. This class is “The Gunsite Experience.” Regardless of your age, gender, experience or station in life, upon completion of The Gunsite Experience, YOUR LIFE WILL CHANGE FOREVER!
You will be well grounded in the Modern Technique of the Pistol, including marksmanship, gun handling, combat mindset, and the elements of the Combat Triad. Through our systematic and dynamic methodology you will achieve confidence, competence, new skills and best of all, Peace of Mind.
Clients emerge stronger, more alert, and conditioned to respond instantly to any threat. You will prevail in any encounter.
The 250 includes five solid days of range work, lectures and intensive indoor, low light, live fire simulators. You will be in control of your immediate environment. All certificates are graded and many lifelong friends will be identified during this experience.
Skill at arms is a highly perishable skill and recurrent training is a must for the responsible citizen. Should you ever be involved in a life or death situation, the justice system will first question your training. Many clients return annually to take the 250 class as recurrent training.
Completion of the 250 Pistol Course is a prerequisite for many other courses.
UPCOMING DATES:
February 28, 2022 - March 4, 2022
May 30, 2022 - June 3, 2022
August 29, 2022 - September 2, 2022
nashville CLOSE QUARTERS PISTOL
Close Quarter Pistol is designed to prepare students for the real world dynamics of sudden, violent confrontation and attacks.
What will you do if suddenly and violently attacked? Will you have the time and opportunity to present your firearm? Do you have the skill and ability to retain your firearm when your attacker is within arm’s reach? Can you shoot effectively while delivering practical and effective self defense techniques?
CQP blends empty hand self defense, mindset, tactics and extreme close quarter pistol techniques into a proven system. Developed and taught by Gunsite instructors who have several decades of combined SWAT and martial arts experience, along with the real world application of the techniques taught in this course.
You will learn simple, effective self defense techniques that will stop a sudden, violent attack and give you the time and opportunity to access your firearm. Emphasis will be on engaging threats at very close distances with the real world speed and accuracy necessary for you to survive.
Focus will be on drawing from concealment. The use of IWB or other concealment type holsters with shirt or vest for concealment is highly recommended.
One of the most practical courses ever developed, CQP will teach you the skills and develop the confidence it takes to be truly prepared for today’s often violent and unpredictable world.
Duration: Three days
Prerequisite: 250 Pistol w/ "Marksman" grade or better
Cost: $1,095.00
Ammunition: 600 rounds ball
UPCOMING DATES:
June 24, 2022 - June 26, 2022
September 16, 2022 - September 18, 2022
Nashville Close Quarters Pistol 2
Close Quarters 2 covers fighting in close engagement distances with handguns, personal weapons (i.e. hands, elbows, etc.), edged weapons, and blunt objects (sticks, canes, etc.).
Students will start off will utilizing the basic fighting platform and manipulating the weaknesses of the aggressor’s platform. The class will progress into close in engagements utilizing the pistol in personal and family defense both in the home and in public environments. Students with be taught how to use and defend against the use of edge weapons and blunt objects. Students will also be given advise and pro’s and cons on all the tools and equipment used in this course and proper selection for the environment they may operate in.
The physical activity for this class is moderate. Students will be required to strike pads and move and repeat these movements multiple times.
Duration: 3 days
Prerequisite: 150 or higher
Cost: $1,095.00
Ammunition: 600 rounds ball
UPCOMING DATES:
October 21, 2022 - October 23, 2022
Nashville 160 Shotgun
160 is The Modern Technique as applied to the defensive shotgun. You will now be in command of one of the least-understood but most prolific weapons systems available. Effective out to and beyond 100 yards, the defensive shotgun’s flexibility and versatility demands a special set of manipulation skills, making it a “thinking person’s” weapon system.
In your 160 you develop the marksmanship and manipulation skills that will make you the master of this potent arm. Your ability to make ammunition selection, continuity of fire, malfunction clearances and transitions to the handgun will keep you in the fight. The defensive shotgun is a demanding weapon system, but extremely effective. In the home, on the road, or on duty, the Gunsite 160 defensive shotgun experience will provide you with the unique skills to be highly effective with this versatile tool.
Duration: 3 Days
Prerequisite: None
Cost: $1,095.00
Ammunition: 250 rounds of buckshot,100 rounds birdshoot, 100 round of slugs, 50 rounds of pistol
UPCOMING DATES:
coming soon…
Nashville Close Quarters Carbine
Close Quarters Carbine covers the Modern Sporting Rifle in various forms to include carbine, short barrel rifle, AR type pistol with arm brace and Pistol caliber carbine. Course with cover the proper use of these systems from contact distances out to 50 yards.
Course will cover movement, tactical manipulation, malfunction clearing, working in and around vehicles, and transition to pistol. Students will also be given advice and demonstrations to determine the proper zero and type of sighting system for their weapon. There will be a low light shoot and house clearing scenario.
Duration: 3 days
Prerequisite: 123 or higher
Cost: $1,095.00
Ammunition: 800 rifle/150 pistol
UPCOMING DATES:
September 16, 2022 - September 18, 2022
Nashville Simulator
This class will advance the tactical skills learned in 250. It will include simunitions in the shoot house and around vehicles. After a skills review, instructions will involve shooting in structures and around vehicles. The students will then work in simulators to practice the skills. The last day will involve scenarios in the shoothouse and on the range with vehicles in force-on-force exercises.
Duration: 3 days
Prerequisite: 250 Pistol
Cost: $1,095.00
Ammunition: 500 rounds ball, 150 rounds simunitions (to be purchased at Royal Range)
UPCOMING DATES:
July 8, 2022 - July 10, 2022
Nashville Edged Weapons Training
This two day class provides the essential fundamentals of self-protection using an edged weapon. Regardless of size, strength, age or gender you can learn to defend yourself with any type of edged weapon using the concepts you will learn in this class.
You will start off by learning the basic stance, footwork, balance and body mechanics that set the foundation. You will then transition into the highly effective and practical techniques for using an edged weapon while defending against a variety of attacks including empty hands, knives, sticks and firearms
Additional topics covered will be what to look for in selecting a knife, the various carry methods and the pro’s and con’s of each.
This class has a physical difficulty level of moderate. Students should be capable of spending the day doing footwork drills, striking and holding a strike bag.
Duration: 2 Days
Prerequisite: None
Cost: $750.00
Ammunition: None
UPCOMING DATES:
June 4, 2022 - June 5, 2022