Firearms Training

 Our instructor, Mark,  is certified by both the North  Carolina DOJ and the National Rifle Association. He has years of  experience teaching firearms safety and marksmanship plus decades of  personal firearms training. He is passionate about sharing his knowledge  and ensuring that each student receives the best possible training. He  wants to help you keep shooting both safe and fun!

Credentials/History:

NC DOJ Certified CCH Instructor

NRA Basic Pistol Instructor

NRA Range Safety Officer

NRA Lifetime Member

NC Wildlife Lifetime Sportsman

Former Infantry* (Airborne Ranger 1/75th RGR)

*Qualified Expert on Pistol, Rifle, Machine-Guns, Grenade

NC and VA Concealed Carry permit holder

FFL07 & SOT Class 2 (Firearms and NFA Dealer and Manufacturer)

 The NC CCH course is 8 hours of classroom  instruction that includes a state-mandated booklet for you to keep.  There will be a 20 question closed-book  exam consisting of True/False  and multiple-choice questions. Most people can pass it with ease even  before the classroom instruction. That will be followed by a live-fire  shooting exam. There will be plenty of restroom/smoke breaks. Bring your  own food and drinks. Instruction will continue through lunch while you  eat. After you pass the written exam we will move on to the shooting  qualification which can be done immediately after the classroom portion  or can be scheduled for a different day. 

Unless  other arrangements are made beforehand, the shooting portion will be  done at the Wake County Firearms Training Center in Apex, NC. Any cost  associated to that range time is covered by the $100 course fee. If the  shooting portion needs to be completed at a different indoor range then  the student will incur all costs for that. If the course is held on  property where we can legally and safely shoot outdoors (ideal) then we  can do it there onsite. 

The  time taken to pass the shooting portion depends on where we shoot.  Expect 5 minutes minimum and 60 minutes maximum.  The range  qualification will require that each student fire 10 shots at a  target  from each distance of 3, 5 and 7 yards, for a total of 30 shots.  At  least 21 of the shots fired must hit the target.  Passing both exams  earns you a certificate which  you submit to your sheriff along with  your NC concealed carry application. 

I  suggest wearing closed-toed shoes, a baseball cap, and comfortable  clothes. Bring your own eye and ear protection if you have it or I will  provide a set to use. Group discounts are available for 3 or more  students. I can also travel to you and present the course at your  home/location for an additional fee (contact me to discuss).

 This course is for those who are preparing to  carry a handgun for defense. It covers firearm safety, range safety,  ways to train at home without ammo, shooting fundamentals, concealed  carry issues, clearing weapon malfunctions, holster drills and various  shooting drills. This class is custom tailored to the student and we  will not waste time on topics you already know. 

The  shooting fundamentals portion will start with a 22LR handgun and ammo  will be provided. Once those skills are mastered we will switch over to  your own defense handgun and do shooting drills with that. Then we will  move to holster drills and shooting on various targets. Before ending we  will breakdown your handgun and clean it. 

I  suggest wearing closed-toed shoes, a baseball cap, and comfortable  clothes. Bring your own eye and ear protection if you have it or I will  provide a set to use. You will also need a self defense handgun with a  holster (or other method of concealed carry), and a minimum of 100  rounds of training ammo for your handgun (200 rounds recommended). 

 This course is for those who are new to  handguns or those who want more confidence and proficiency while  shooting. It will cover basic pistol safety, maintenance, and ammunition  selection .  It is also a required class for those trying to become an NRA Pistol Instructor. The course is  designed to provide information including  nomenclature of semi-automatic pistols, single-action revolvers, and  double-action revolvers.   Loading a pistol and  revolver will be  discussed and demonstrated with the students prior to handling a  firearm.   The various shooting stances will be explained along with the   qualification, scoring of the targets, and a written open-book  examination.

 You  will fire a minimum of three different types of handguns.  I will provide a 22LR  caliber handgun and ammo for the shooting exercises but you can also  bring your own handgun and ammo to use if you prefer. I suggest bringing  100 to 200 rounds for a personal firearm. 

I  suggest wearing closed-toed shoes, a baseball cap, and comfortable  clothes. Bring your own eye and ear protection if you have it or I will  provide a set to use. Group discounts are available for 3 or more  students. I can also travel to you and present the course at your  home/location for an additional fee (contact me to discuss).

 If you just want to go out and shoot some steel gongs, paper targets and water jugs with a certified range safety officer and instructor there to help out and guide you then we can provide that. We offer up to 6 hour long sessions at an outdoor range near Tarboro, NC (1.25hrs East of Cary). Handguns, long guns, machine guns, and anything in between are welcome. Night shooting with thermal or IR based optics can be arranged. Email us with an idea of what you want to do and we will give you a quote.  

 If we are already meeting to train/shoot, additional firearms can be made available for you to use/demo under our supervision. Let us know if there is something specific you'd like to shoot as we have a decent variety of items to choose from and cannot list them all. Pricing does not include ammunition but we can supply some for a fee. Some of the models available include:

MP5 (clone), fullauto, optic, suppressed, 9mm

AR9 fullauto, optic, suppressed, 9mm

AR45, optic, suppressed, 10mm

M4 fullauto, optic, 5.56 or 22LR

MAC-11 (clone) semiauto, 9mm

HK VP9, optic, suppressed, 9mm

Glock 17 optic, suppressed, 9mm

Glock 29 optic, 10mm

Desert Eagle, .50AE

Ruger 22/45 optic, suppressed, 22LR

S&W 686 Revolver, .357 Magnum

Saiga 12ga bullpup, drum, optic, semiauto

Savage 10T Rifle,  thermal, suppressed, bolt-action, 6.5 Creedmoor

FN Five-seveN, 5.7x28mm

FN Reflex, optic, 9mm

...and many others!