This long range handgun course is not offered very often and is limited in class size to a maximum of 10 students.
The class will focus on using the ballistics of the individual’s handgun choice for shooting out to 200 yards. The Extended range handgun class is a great class for those interested in handgun hunting, as well as those who want a different and more challenging perspective for handgun shooting. After shooting at targets over 100 yards away with your handgun, 25-yard targets will seem pedestrian.
Prerequisites: Knowledge of handgun shooting basics.
Equipment:
- Handgun in centerfire,
- Handgun caliber. Rifle caliber handguns will not be suitable for this class,
- Single Shot, Semi-Auto, Single Action and DA/SA revolvers are all suitable for this class,
- 200 rounds of quality ammunition,
- 2 or more magazines for the Semi-Auto,
- Speed strips or speed loaders for revolvers will be helpful. Otherwise the students will need some method of carrying additional ammunition, such as a cargo pocket, dump pouch etc,
- Eye and ear protection,
- Note taking materials,
- Water, lunch and snacks,
- Hat, sunblock, comfortable boots.
0800-0830 Welcome. Safety brief.
0830-1100 Review of marksmanship fundamentals with emphasis on sights use and distilled trigger press. Groups on paper at 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, and 50 yards.
1100- 1230 Supported Position shooting, kneeling, sitting, prone, and various field positions on paper at 50 and 100 yards.
1230- 1300 Lunch Break
1300- 1400 On paper at 150 and 200 yards.
1400 -1530 Steel targets (100 to 200 yards) from various field positions
1530 to 1600 25-yard grouping exercise on paper. Close.
Instructor Bio
Mike Lazarus holds 27 years of experience as a law enforcement officer, as well as 19 years SWAT including sniper, assaulter, team sergeant, FBI certified firearm instructor, MP5 and Sub Machine gun instructor, Defensive tactics instructor, Police Academy instructor, 13 years of experience in the US Army with multiple overseas deployments. Airborne, SOTIC, PSD, SRT, small arms armorer, various other military schools, Faculty member in California State University, Northridge and Ventura College. Hobbies include outdoor sports, hunting, competitive shooting.
Date: June 5, 2021
Time: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Cost: $269
Cancellation Policy:
In order to receive full refund we require a notice of at least 5 days before the course date.
Ryan Rodriguez (verified owner) –
I took this course last year after getting back into shooting handguns. I wanted to augment my normal practice with some professional instruction, and this class delivered.
No one in my course was what you’d call an expert shooter, but by the end we were both able to hit steel out to around 200 yds with my lightly modified G34 on iron sights. This course changed my whole thought process on grip and trigger pull fundamentals. The lessons learned on long range targets have strong carryover to the closer range stuff you see everyday – as they say, a man’s gotta know his limits. I was able to find mine here! Fantastic instructor.
James Gates (verified owner) –
As I’ve mentioned before; the instructor makes the course invaluable and Mike didn’t disappoint. He spent one on one time with every person in the course to see where the minor mistakes were being made and worked on correcting it until we all shot easily out to 100 yards and even 150 yards. I was shooting a compact short frame 10mm, which definitely made things more challenging, but that is what I take hiking/hunting and want to improve with. With Mike’s attentiveness we worked on it and I was shooting successfully. 200 yards was a little more difficult, but with practice I’m sure it won’t be a problem. Every shot he was there calling out things to correct for each of us, such as grip! Extremely important to keep from pulling left or right. The trigger pull was the biggest issue for a lot of us and Mike spent time working different aspects to where you line up the shot and he pulls the trigger, hitting the target, proving it was as simple as that. Counting down and focusing on that little aspect improved our shots. His attention to detail and focus was essential and extremely beneficial.
Highly recommend this course.