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Interested in learning how to shoot a handgun?

Introduction to Handgun is a basic course designed for people with little or no firearms experience. This course will provide a safe and enjoyable first exposure to handguns and shooting.

This class is divided into two sessions. The classroom session, lasting 60 to 75 minutes, allows students to practice the fundamentals of grip, stance, sight picture, and trigger control in a “dry handling” session. During the live-fire session, students will have the opportunity to handle, load, and fire several different types of handguns in .22 caliber and will fire up to 50 rounds of ammunition in order to build skill and competence. The course concludes with a wrap-up session in the classroom to review lessons learned and answer any questions that students may have.

ncluded:

.22LR Handguns and 50 Rounds of 22LR Ammunition (if necessary)
Students are welcome to bring their own handgun and ammunition
Personal Protection Equipment: Eye and Ear Rental
Target

Description:

This class focuses on the fundamental safety, marksmanship and manipulation skills required to use a handgun effectively. (Carrying, drawing, and the associated equipment are covered in a separate Indy Arms hands-on course, Tactical Handgun I, II, and III.) This course will consist of about 2 ½ hours of classroom and “dry” handling and drills, and about 1 ½ hours of live-fire range time. The class is nominally four hours in length, but may sometimes run a little run longer, depending on attendance and the number of questions.

This class has been developed by experts on Indy Arms staff, including nationally recognized authors and presenters, and career firearms instructors and law-enforcement trainers.

Must have:

Included:

.22LR Handguns and 50 Rounds of 22LR Ammunition
Students are welcome to bring their own handgun and ammunition (50 rounds)
Personal Protection Equipment: Eye and Ear Rental
Targets

Description:

Tactical Handgun II is the second in a series of three Tactical Handgun classes that address the essential skills required to use a handgun as an effective self-defense tool. Basic marksmanship ability and an understanding of the rule of law governing the use of force in self-defense are certainly a necessary part of this skill set. But for those seeking serious competence, a much broader set of abilities is required. Each of the three Tactical Handgun classes builds on the skills and techniques taught and practiced in the preceding classes.

The class will consist of about 1.5 hours of classroom time and 2.5 hours of live-fire range time

The class requires 200 rounds of ammunition.

Course Goal

To continue the structured development of the fundamental skills required to comfortably and effectively carry and use a handgun for personal defense, building on the techniques and exercises previously practiced in Tactical Handgun I, in order to develop and refine those skills and add additional skills to the student’s defensive ability.

Lessons

Concealed Carry Methods
Drawing from Concealed Carry
Advanced Defensive Fire
Multiple Targets and Shooter Movement
Use of Cover
Second Level Malfunction Clearing

Must have:

Handgun, a proper non collapsing holster and a good stiff belt to retain your gun properly
200 Rounds of ammunition and at least 2 magazines

Rental handguns must use ammunition purchased from Indy Arms
Students under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult
Students arriving more than 10 minutes after the designated start time may not be allowed into class and will need to reschedule

Description:

Gun Cleaning for Beginners is a 90-minute class focused on cleaning and maintenance of common handguns (Striker-fire, 1911, Blow-back, and Revolvers). This is a lecture style class and though includes demonstrations using instructor handguns, it does not involve students cleaning their own guns in class. Gun safety, unloading, field stripping, cleaning, function checks, and maintenance will be covered and each class will focus on the gun types of those in attendance. This class also included a copy of Guy Relford’s book “Gun Safety and Cleaning for Dummies”

Description:

Basic Defensive Rifle is an informational and hands-on class in the use of the modern semi-automatic rifle as a home defense weapon. The class is based on the most common self-defense rifles, of which the AR15 platform is the overwhelmingly dominant example. The Ruger Mini-14 (based on the Garand platform) and the AK family of rifles (commonly but incorrectly referred to as the AK47) are also suitable for the class (if you are bringing a rifle other than an AR15 platform, please inform Indy Arms when you register for the class).

Rifles are extremely effective home self-defense weapons, and they have both advantages and limitations. These need to be understood and respected to use the rifle effectively and safely.

Rifle handling safety, range safety, and safe storage are addressed. We will go through the basic operating systems of these platforms, and the most common malfunctions. We will practice basic handling, operation, loading and unloading with dummy ammunition in the classroom, and proper mounting of the rifle and use of the sights. The course concludes with live-fire session on the range, shot at various distances and speeds. And can be shot with both iron sights and with optics if those are available. It is important to have usable iron sights on the firearm. Optics can be finicky, depend on batteries, and can sometimes be difficult to dial in.

Must have:

Rifle

AR-15 Platform chambered in .223, 5.56, 22LR, or pistol calibers
Mini-14 chambered in .223 or 7.62
AKS Platform chambered in 7.62

150 Rounds of ammunition, 2 magazines, and functioning iron sights