Class Schedule

South Carolina CWP / Florida CWP / NRA Basic Pistol / Firearms Safety
Personal Training
Personal Protection In The Home
Personal Protection Outside The Home (Basic and Advanced)
Range Safety Officer

Instructor Training Classes Schedule

NRA Basic Instructor Training (BIT)
NRA Pistol Instructor / CWP Instructor
NRA Rifle Instructor / BSA Rifle Merit Badge Counselor
NRA Shotgun Instructor / BSA Shotgun Merit Badge Counselor

All our classes are within easy reach of the Columbia, SC, area

We hold our classes at convenient locations in the greater Columbia, SC, area within a relatively short drive from the city center. Each class is in the best location for that class and we prepare in advance for every student in that class.

We add classes throughout the year. If you don't see a date that suits your schedule check back from time to time.

We teach relatively small  classes so we can give individual attention to each person in the class. All places are reserved in advance on a first-come first-served basis as we receive applications.

Once you reserve your place in a CWP class or any other class we schedule you for an email reminder that includes detailed driving directions, maps, and helpful supplementary information for your class. Because our classes are small, and because we prepare materials especially for each person in the class, we urge you to apply as early as possible. We close each class when its available space is filled. It's important to us to give individual attention to everyone in the class. We know your life may depend on what you learn.

As space permits we accommodate couples, friends, families, businesses, women's groups, and others who want to atttend the same class. It's a good idea to make advance arrangements if that's what you have in mind. We can lend you one of our own guns by advance arrangement too. There's no charge to borrow our gun and the holster for it. Of course if you use our gun you must use the ammunition we provide and pay us for it before shooting. Here's what to bring to a firearms training class.

South Carolina CWP, Florida CWP, and NRA Basic Pistol

When you take our CWP and Basic Pistol class we'll supply the applications for both South Carolina's and Florida's Concealed Weapons Permits. We'll help you fill them out and guide you through the application process for permits in both states. You make the decision whether to apply for one permit, both permits, or neither. We're happy to help you learn even if you're not interested in a permit or haven't decided yet. (South Carolina law gives you up to three years after the date of your training to apply for the SC CWP.)  

We hold a Saturday South Carolina CWP, Florida CWP, and NRA Basic Pistol at least once every month. We also offer special classes. We can hold a special weekday class for a group of at least six people. We enjoy teaching church groups, businesses, clubs, and families or friends with at least six people. Please email us to ask about actual dates and other classes. Include your telephone number(s) so we can call to prequalify you, determine your needs, and answer your questions.

Here is more information about our South Carolina CWP, Florida CWP, and NRA Basic Pistol classes. To reserve a place in a South Carolina CWP, Florida CWP, and NRA Basic Pistol class email us and include your telephone number(s) so we can call to prequalify you, answer your questions, and determine your needs. We add classes throughout the year. If you don't see a date that suits your schedule check back from time to time.

* Our CWP/Basic Pistol classes are complete in one day except the special classes shown with two dates followed by an asterisk. A class with two dates followed by an asterisk is of special value to beginners because we split the classroom learning from the required shooting. (The first date of a two-day class is entirely in the classroom. The second date of a two-day class is two hours on the shooting range for additional gun safety, shooting exercises, and the required shooting qualification.) People who want only the Florida CWP and/or the NRA Basic Pistol certificate attend only the first day of these two-day classes. 

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Personal Training

Personal Training is tutoring. It's one-on-one. We work with you individually to help you learn what you need. Individual instruction is often the fastest, most economical way to learn because the focus is exclusively on you.

We do personal training sessions with experienced shooters as well as complete novices. It's an especially good way for competent shooters to make dramatic improvements quickly on an individual basis.

Personal Training the way we do it is a great way for novices to overcome a fear of firearms. We use special techniques that focus on the individual. We've helped many people accomplish their goals for many years. We enjoy doing it.

People new to handguns or uncertain about shooting often take personal training before enrolling in the CWP and Basic Pistol class. Other people like to take personal training to extend the value of a class they've completed. We've helped people who use shotguns for sport learn how to use them to defend their homes and for personal protection too. We also help students learn how to shoot on the moveand to make hits.

We'll be happy to arrange personal training sessions with you for mutually-convenient dates and times. We're usually able to hold them on weekdays as well as some weekends. By prior arrangement we can lend you a handgun, rifle, or shotgun. Of course if you use our firearm you must use the ammunition we provide and pay us for it before shooting. We want to make sure that the ammunition used in our guns is the same ammunition we would use ourselves. Each personal training session is two hours during one of the following time slots on dates we arrange with you:

Personal Training Daily Time Slots
2012
	9:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.		1:00 P.M  - 3:00 P.M.
	11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.		3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.

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NRA Personal Protection In The Home

Personal Protection In The Home is the  class to take after the CWP and Basic Pistol class. This class is complete in one day.

If you want to take a Personal Protection In The Home class email us now and include your local telephone number(s) so we can call to prequalify you, answer your questions, and determine your needs. Learn more about our Personal Protection In The Home course. We add classes throughout the year. If you don't see a date that suits your schedule check back from time to time.

Personal Protection In The Home
	2011
	Sunday, December 18, 2011
	2012
	Saturday, March 10, 2012

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NRA Personal Protection Outside The Home

The two classes that conclude the NRA's Personal Protection Sequence are Personal Protection Outside The Home (Basic Level) and Personal Protection Outside The Home (Advanced Level).

Our classes build your abilities. You must take the Personal Protection Outside The Home classes in order after you have completed Personal Protection Inside The Home. It's what you would want to do anyway, even if it weren't required. After all, the idea is to develop your skills.

We hold Personal Protection Outside The Home classes--both Basic Level and Advanced Level--in the Columbia, SC, area throughout the year. Each class is complete in one day. If you would like to reserve a place in a Personal Protection Outside The Home class email us and include your local telephone number(s) so we can call to prequalify you, answer your questions, and determine your needs. Learn more about our Personal Protection Outside The Home course. We add classes throughout the year. If you don't see a date that suits your schedule check back from time to time.

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NRA Range Safety Officer Training

Our class is complete in one day. The NRA Range Safety Officer certification is valid throughout the United States and elsewhere in the world. It qualifes you to wear the NRA Range Safety Officer patch, hat, jacket, and other insignia. If you would like to reserve a place in our NRA Range Safety Officer class and become a certified NRA Range Safety Officer email us and include your local telephone number(s) so we can call to prequalify you, answer your questions, and determine your needs. Learn more about our NRA Range Safety Officer class. We add classes throughout the year. If you don't see a date that suits your schedule check back from time to time.

NRA Range Safety Officer Training
	2012
	Saturday, February 25, 2012

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NRA Basic Instructor Training

NRA Basic Instructor Training (BIT) is the prerequisite for every NRA discipline-specific instructor course (such as Pistol Instructor, Rifle Instructor, Shotgun Instructor, and the Personal Protection Instructor courses).

NRA Basic Instructor Training takes about six hours and usually continues on and into shared elements of  discipline-specific courses to make best use of the time. If you would like to reserve a place in one of our NRA Basic Instructor Training classes email us and include your local telephone number(s) so we can call to prequalify you, answer your questions, and determine your needs. We add classes throughout the year. If you don't see a date that suits your schedule check back from time to time.

NRA Basic Instructor Training
	2012
	Sunday, January 15, 2012
	Saturday, March 24, 2012

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NRA Pistol Instructor Training

NRA Pistol Instructor Training is required to teach NRA Basic Pistol classes. Many states (including South Carolina and North Carolina) also include certification as an NRA Pistol Instructor among the requirements for teaching that state's CWP class. (In North Carolina it's the CCH class. Other states have their own names for their permit to carry a concealed weapon. Our class meets their NRA Instructor training requirement.)

NRA Pistol Instructor Training takes about eleven hours. If you would like to reserve a place in one of our NRA Pistol Instructor Training classes email us and include your local telephone number(s) so we can call to prequalify you, answer your questions, and determine your needs. We add classes throughout the year. If you don't see a date that suits your schedule check back from time to time.

NRA Pistol Instructor Training
	2012
	Sunday, January 22, 2012
	Sunday, March 25, 2012

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NRA Rifle Instructor Training

NRA Rifle Instructor Training is required to teach the NRA Basic Rifle class and to become a Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Rifle Merit Badge Counselor.

NRA Rifle Instructor Training takes about fourteen hours. If you would like to reserve a place in one of our NRA Rifle Instructor Training classes email us and include your local telephone number(s) so we can call to prequalify you, answer your questions, and determine your needs. We add classes throughout the year. If you don't see a date that suits your schedule check back from time to time.

NRA Rifle Instructor Training
	2012
	Sunday, January 29, 2012

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NRA Shotgun Instructor Training

NRA Shotgun Instructor Training is required to teach the NRA Basic Shotgun class and to become a Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Shotgun Merit Badge Counselor.

NRA Shotgun Instructor Training takes about eleven hours. If you would like to reserve a place in one of our NRA Shotgun Instructor Training classes email us and include your local telephone number(s) so we can call to prequalify you, answer your questions, and determine your needs. We add classes throughout the year. If you don't see a date that suits your schedule check back from time to time.

NRA Shotgun Instructor Training
	2012
	Sunday, January 28, 2012

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