Introduction to

Dynamic Steel Target Shooting

 

Course Length: Full Day (Two Parts)

Course Capacity: 6 Students per day

Skill Pre-Requirements: Students must know how to confidently and safely operate their handgun, and have a strong grasp of the basics of firearm safety.

Equipment Required: 

• Eye and Ear protection

• A semi-automatic pistol that you have personally fired at least 200 rounds through without malfunction.

• A Kydex holster with zero retention or thumb retention (NO SERPA allowed) preferably on a competition-style, 2-layer belt.

• At least 3 magazines (preferably 5)

• A soft bag or case where your pistol can easily be secured SEPARATELY from your ammo.

• Closed-Toed Shoes

• 300 Rounds of appropriate target ammunition. (NO steel core ammo)

• At least 2 Kydex or other rigid mag pouches attached to your belt

 

This is a 2 part course that will introduce shooters to the fun and exciting sport of action shooting. This course will cover everything from the basics of firearm safety to engaging multiple targets quickly, to speed reloading on the move. No previous competitive shooting experience is required!

 

Part 1:

We will start off with fundamental range safety and thoroughly review the safety expectations of a competitive action range.

We will then start working on grip, stance, and sight picture while shooting multiple steel targets. Shooters will be introduced to the shot timer, a tool all competitive action shooting competitions use to keep track of how fast everyone is going, and what type of range commands you will receive while doing one of these types of competitions. Students will then practice shooting multiple steel targets including challenging reactive and moving targets. We will wrap up Session 1 by doing an actual competition stage from the speed shooting sport known as Steel Challenge! We will then get to see how our speed compares to the current world wide ranks to benchmark us for the future.

 

Part 2:

We will start off by taking another shot at our Steel Challenge stage and look for ways we can improve. Shooters will then learn the basic principles and techniques of speed reloading and practice doing so while moving. The rest of the session will focus on footwork between shooting positions and some instances of how to effectively shoot while moving. We will finish up with a fun stage that includes multiple reloads and shooting positions with lots of footwork! It's going to be a blast!