Defensive Handgun 1 is an introductory defensive handgun course for all new 540 students. It lays the essential foundation for safe, practical, and proven gun handling skills in a defensive situation. You will learn administrative actions with a handgun. This includes safe handling and storage considerations, the correct way to load, unload, and make your handgun safe, shooting fundamentals including proper presentation from and to the holster, stance options, grip fundamentals, sighting system considerations, and professional trigger control. Remediations of all common malfunctions are also covered in detail.
Prerequisites: None
Duration: 8 Hours
Cost: $250
Required Equipment
- Standard range attire while conducting firearms training (weather-appropriate activewear, etc.)
- Reliable semi-automatic pistol w/ at least three to five magazines. Must be able to have at least 45 rounds loaded into magazines on your person.
- 350 rounds of handgun ammunition
- Strong-side belt outside the waistband (OWB) holster – drawing from concealment is prohibited in this class**
- Support-side magazine carrier(s)
- Belt for range work compatible w/ holster and magazine carrier
- Wrap around eye protection for daylight / current conditions. We strongly recommend ANSI Z87+ high impact approved glasses.
- Hearing protection. We strongly recommend electronic hearing protection with a Noise Reduction Rating (NRR) of at least 25db.
- Hat with brim
- Sturdy footwear for range
** The Sig Sauer P320 handgun—along with all of its models and variants—is strictly prohibited during live-fire range training and is banned from all 540 Training classes for safety reasons.
**ANY holster with a trigger finger-initiated button retention device on the side of the holster (for example, Blackhawk Serpa CQC II model holsters), are strictly prohibited during live-fire range training and are banned from all 540 Training classes for safety reasons.
** Reloaded or handloaded ammunition is strictly prohibited during live-fire range training and is banned from all 540 Training classes for safety reasons. All ammunition must be factory new.
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