Safariland Shooting School - Handgun I
Learn the basics of becoming a first-rate shot
The Safariland Shooting School’s Handgun I is an eight-hour course designed to lay the groundwork and foundation for the student to learn more advanced techniques at a later date. Unlike most courses of this type, each student gets intensive one-on-one instruction. Students are trained to operate their handgun with maximum efficiency in a combat shooting situation, focusing on speed and accuracy, and stress at all times.
Upcoming Courses
Course Overview
To train officers for success under real-life conditions, the baseline skills of each student are determined by a minimum qualification course. Each course in the Safariland Shooting School is designed to challenge and improve the students skill. Each student will have the opportunity for one-on-one instruction, starting with a personal skills evaluation. This allows the instructor and student to form a personalized lesson plan that the student will then be able to follow toward the goal of improving strengths, and eliminating weaknesses. Two instructors will be present at each class, so plenty of trigger time and one-on-one instruction is the rule, not the exception.
The course will increase your overall skill set using an array of Action Target Internationals reactive steel targets. Students will refine skills needed for stance, smooth drawing of service handgun, presentation, trigger control, sighting, basic movement, reloads, reholstering safely and proper grip. At the completion of the course, students will be tested again to measure performance, and earn certification from passed to the highly advanced Level III rating.
Our Instructors
Mike Lehner
Chief Instructor
- POST certified LE Firearms Instructor for 29 years
- Former San Diego Police Officer
- Utah County SP FTU Staff
- NRA certified instructor
- NRA High Master PPC
- IDPA Master Class.certified SO
- IALEFI member
- Adjunct Instructor for Action Target Int'l, 15 years
Dan Larsen
- Utah County Sheriffs Office, 22 years
- 19 year SWAT negotiator
- 10 years team leader
- POST certified firearms instructor for 7 years
- Utah County SO Asst. Range master
- IALEFI member
James Morgan
- San Bernardino County SO (ret), 27 years
- POST certified firearms instructor for 23 years
- Department range master
- Supervisor, force options training unit
- Team leader, SWAT
- Lead Sniper/instructor
Mark Crosby
- WCDA Criminal Investigator, 29 years
- POST certified firearms instructor for 11 years
- Tactical Team leader
- OC/Taser DTI
- IALEFI member
Todd Haller
- Snowmass Village PD, 14 years
- POST certified firearms instructor for 8 years
- POST certified Lead instructor for 5 years
- Certified FTO
- USPSA/IDPA competitor
Steve Horsman
- Tempe PD, 21 years
- POST certified firearms instructor for 15 years
- SWAT team, 10 years
- SWAT Sniper, 5 years
- USPSA Master-Limited & Production
- IDPA Master
- NRA Expert-action pistol
Prerequisites
The Safariland Training Group only trains law enforcement officers, military personnel and correctional personnel.
Required Equipment
- Hat
- Eye and Ear Protection
- Duty Handgun
- Duty Holster
- Magazine Pouches
- Four to Six Magazines
- 400 rounds of ammunition
- Body Armor (Many Ranges Require This)
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