Advanced Pistol 3

Course Description:

The Advanced Pistol 3 (301) is a 2-day advanced pistol course designed to master the defensive use of a pistol from 3-25 yards versus challenging time and accuracy standards. Testing for both speed and accuracy from 0 to 50 yards (where available). Graded drills make up the bulk of the curriculum, both prescribed group-paced standards and self-paced standards. Subjects covered included sight tracking, shot calling, self-evaluation and baselines. A major course objective of the Advanced Pistol 3 is recognizing the individual elements or micro tasks that make up an activity and focus on perfecting them through concentrated effort. Additional subjects include shooter diagnostics, performance dissection, soft vs. hard focus and drill design for improved performance.

Gear List:

• Duty pistol, 9mm (red dot sight optional*)
• 1,000 rounds of training ammunition (500 rounds minimum)
• 5 x pistol magazines (8 magazines for single stacks)
• 5 x inert training rounds
• Range attire: long pants, comfortable shirt, athletic shoes and ball cap
• Basic loadout: rigid belt, on the waistband (OWB) holster, magazine pouches and dump pouch (optional)
• Handheld flashlight
• Multi-tool device
• Wrap around ballistic eye protection
• Hearing protection
• Water, snacks, sunscreen and appropriate inclement weather clothing
• Firearms cleaning kit and quality lubrication
• Notebook and pencil
• Open mind

*Students are welcome to use RDS equipped pistols, but must ensure they are properly zeroed. Recommended zero distance is 25 yards for optimal performance, but regardless students must know their impacts at ranges from 0-25 yards. 

Course Prerequisite:

Tactical Pistol 2 or similar. The below drills are suggested as minimum skill requirements to meet the prerequisites. All drills are shot using primary carry firearm from the holster. The recommended target is the TRICON TCT-MK4 available from Action Target or TRICON B8 target.

• Pistol Standard Delta; at the 5 yard line; from the holster fire 1 round with a 3.5 second par time. Repeat firing 2-3-4-5 rounds. Must be below par for each stage and score 120/150 or higher.
• Pistol Standard Bravo; at the 10 yard line, from the holster fire 10 (9+1) rounds with a 12 second par time. Must be below par and score 80/100 or higher.
• Pistol Standard Romeo; at the 25 yard line, from the holster fire 10 round with a 20 second par time. Must be below par and score 80/100 or higher.

Registration fee does not include any associated range fees.

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