Firearms training for beginners that builds a solid foundation based on measurable standards.
Explore Indoor & Outdoor Training
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Try Before You Buy
$135
Private indoor 1-hour class shooting a variety of handguns, including 9mm compact and subcompact semi-automatic pistols with iron sights and optics, .22 caliber pistol and a .38 caliber revolver. No gun, gear or ammo needed. You’ll be introduced to safe gun handling and shooting fundamentals. You’ll gain experience, breaking down myths and dispelling misconceptions for a realistic view of shooting. -
The Basics
$185
Private indoor 2-hour introduction to shooting. You’ll learn fundamental principles and develop essential skills in gun handling and marksmanship. You’ll be hands-on with the gun, working exercises to develop grip, aiming, trigger control and recoil management so you can achieve accurate hits at close distances. You’ll work at a deliberate pace while building confidence and competence. -
Private Coaching
$100
Private indoor 1-hour coaching for students who possess a basic level of gun handling and shooting experience and want to build capability. You work at the speed you need. Sessions are tailored to your current skill level, strengths and weaknesses. Working 1:1 you get 100% personalized attention, immediately identify and correct mistakes in real time, maximizing retention and accelerating development.
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Try Before You Buy Plus
$185
Private outdoor 2-hour class shooting a variety of handguns, including 9mm compact and subcompact semi-automatic pistols with iron sights and optics, .22 caliber pistol and a .38 caliber revolver. No gun, gear or ammo needed. Working outdoors, you’ll get enhanced exposure to self-defense shooting, focused on safe gun handling and pistol shooting fundamentals, including engaging target transitions and movement. You’ll come away with a clear, no-nonsense breakdown of the training, skill mastery and financial realities of gun ownership. -
Enhanced Basics
$250
Private outdoor 3-hour introduction to shooting. Working in an outdoor environment allows for more realistic, dynamic training and exercises that mimic self-defense scenarios. You’ll learn fundamental principles and develop essential skills in gun handling and marksmanship. You’ll be hands-on with the gun, working exercises to develop grip, aiming, trigger control and recoil management so you can achieve accurate hits at close to intermediate distances. You’ll be introduced to simple target transitions and moving with the gun. -
Practical Marksmanship
$250
Private three-hour outdoor pistol training for novice and beginner shooters who can demonstrate safe gun handling and basic shooting skills. You’ll develop your ability to hit your target accurately, consistently, and with urgency, in a more realistic outdoor environment. Working proven drills, you'll hone pistol shooting fundamentals, gun handling, draw stroke, shooting longer strings of fire, engaging multiple targets, farther distances, and movement, all while working from a timer to induce stress and test your ability to perform under pressure.
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You’ll get lots of trigger time running effective, proven drills, applying principle-based techniques and the most current concepts in pistol shooting. You’ll be introduced to pistol performance standards based on established benchmarks that will be challenging, with a focus on building a solid foundation in marksmanship and gun handling for defensive and practical utility.
Photo by Rachel Maloney, 2025, courtesy of OnSight Firearms Training
“If your foundation isn’t solid, everything built on top of it will crumble.”
— Gino Giliotti