The pistol or handgun is one of the most versatile platforms due to it’s ability to be carried virtually anywhere. A good home defense option, and the only concealed carry choice, the pistol is the quintessential self-defense firearm. Although versatile, the pistol is by far the most difficult platform of small arms to master. Route 66 Shooting Sports Park’s Pistol training program will help guide you on your journey of becoming a proficient pistol and handgun shooter.
Handgun & Pistol Courses
Course Overview Video
Skills
Level 1, 2, and 3 of our handgun and pistol training series focuses on specific skillsets that are applicable in all disciplines of shooting. Whether it’s basic proficiency, defensive, or competitive, these skillsets are required across the board. The goal of this series is to teach shooters to be confident in their safe weapon handling skills, and be able to shoot fast and accurately in any type of situation.
Level 1 - Pistol Shooting Fundamentals
If you want to get more accurate with your pistol, this class teaches fundamentals of pistol marksmanship to get you on target!
Level 2 - Pistol Manipulations
The Pistol Manipulations Course introduces pistol manipulation techniques, presentations from the draw, and other fundamental skillsets.
Level 3 -
Dynamic Pistol
A glimpse into the performance shooting world with the sole objective of achieving accuracy at speed.
Context Based Courses
The context based series of our handgun and pistol training has a more refined emphasis on specific use-cases. These are application of skills within the context of defensive shooting for concealed carry purposes, or any other defensive use of a handgun or pistol.
CCW Pistol
The CCW Pistol course incorporates hard-skills needed for everyday carry concealed weapons.
Low-Light Pistol
Learn low-light pistol techniques and shoot in a low light, no light environment.
Advanced CCW Pistol
The Advanced CCW Pistol course introduces intermediate and advanced CCW pistol implementation and scenario based training.
FAQs
As red dot optics on handguns becomes more popular and essential, all of our handgun courses are red-dot focused. So all courses are designed with utilizing a red-dot or electronic optic installed. This does not mean that a handgun with iron sights cannot be used, it simply means that some of the techniques will not apply to iron sight users.
No, the levels are simply suggestions on a training progression. If you feel you have mastered aspects of a class and want to take a class in a higher sequence, you are welcome to. Please note that if you are not familiar with fundamental or pre-requisite concepts, you may not be getting the best value of training out of the course. In advanced classes, you may be asked to reschedule to a different class if you are unable to perform certain actions safely without additional training.