Enhanced CCW Course

Description

The Idaho Defense LLC Enhanced CCW course is a comprehensive two-day course. It is designed to cover the most important aspects of carrying a handgun for self-defense. Day one is classroom instruction, day two is the range day.  Below are the main bullet points of each section, at the end of the course bullet points is a list of required student qualifications and equipment.  

 

Classroom (eight hours):  

• Brief history of firearms types 
• Types of Handguns suitable for self-defense 
• How to determine which handgun is best for your situation (risk factors) 
• General Firearms Safety  

• Ammunition, bullets, power, primers, cases 
• Hatchers’ formula of relative stopping power. 
• Situational awareness, avoiding criminal attack, defense planning 
• Physiology of self-defense, and mental mind set 
• Legal aspects of firearms ownership 

• Range preparation 
• Firearms maintenance.  

Range (four to six hours) 

• Range safety 
• How to properly draw a firearm from holster 

• How to properly load and unload your firearm 
• Proper stance, grip, sight picture, and trigger control for various situations of time and distance. 
• Multiple target engagement 
• Malfunction drills 
• Ammo management 

• Shooting on the move to break contact or engage 
• Shooting weak hand supported, strong and weak hand unsupported. 
• Proper use of cover 
• Tactical/Practical shooting qualifier 

Student Qualifications 

• Legally able to possess a handgun in Idaho.