FAST Carbine: Fundamental Skills and Training - 2 Day
COST: $650
Course Dates: May 18-19, 2024
Lead Instructor: Joe Lidbury <joelidbury@lightningtac.com>
Course hours: Course begins at 8:00 AM sharp and ends approximately 4:30 PM each day. All attendees will meet in the main classroom at The Site on the first day of training.
Course description: FAST is designed upon the core principles of firearms safety and familiarization, marksmanship, proficient gun handling and is the prerequisite for the tactical carbine courses offered at THE SITE. By focusing on the fundamentals, FAST can be utilized by the experienced shooter to sharpen existing skill sets and for the unfamiliar, it is an excellent vehicle in which to habituate proven gun handling techniques and lay the foundation for future success. The first part of the course has a heavy emphasis on all aspects of operating a firearm safely and proficiently. Beginning with the simple and progressing to the complex.
Once a solid foundation is built, the remainder of the course is spent instilling those fundamentals by shooting deliberately designed isolation drills.
Subjects Covered:
- Rules For Safe Gun Handling
- Firearms Safety
- Fundamentals Of Marksmanship
- Carbine Parts, Operation and Maintenance
- Zeroing
- Standard Shooting Positions
- Firearms Presentation
- Malfunction Drills
- Multiple Target Engagement
- Tactical Reloads
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- AR style carbine w/ tactical sling and 4 magazines
- Red Dot or Low Power Variable Optic, LPVO recommended
- Rifle magazine holder or chest rig
- Wrap around ballistic eye protection
- Ear Protection (electronic type recommended)
- Clothing appropriate for climate and conditions
- Knee and elbow protection
- Baseball style cap
- Bug repellent (gnats can be thick during Spring and Summer months)
Appropriate Range Clothing: Long sleeve shirt with closed neck. You will be shooting on both paper and steel targets
Note: No green tip or ammunition with steel penetrators