FAST Pistol: Fundamental Skills and Training - 2 Days
COST: $595 (does not include lodging and meals)
Course Dates: May 31-June 1, 2025
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 pistol 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
- Pistol Parts, Operation and Maintenance
- Two Handed Standing Positions
- Firearms Presentation from The Holster
- Strong and Support Hand Shooting
- Malfunction Drills
- Multiple Target Engagement
- Tactical Reloads
- Stationary Turns
- Bug repellent (gnats can be thick during Spring and Summer months)
- Serviceable Handgun: Semi-Auto
- Minimum Of 4 Magazines
- Outside the waistband holster w / belt
- Mag pouch, double/triple
- Wrap around eye protection
- Ear Protection (electronic type recommended)
- Boonie or ball cap
- Gun Lube
- Sunscreen
Appropriate Range Clothing: Long sleeve shirt with closed neck. You will be shooting on both paper and steel targets..
1000 rounds
FOID Card (Illinois resident only), Concealed Carry License w/photo or other proof of good character