Our Concealed Handgun Permit Class is an extensive four to six hour comprehensive review of handgun safety, best practices, and concealed carry law. The course is broken into two modules that answer the two most important questions: WHEN to shoot, and HOW to shoot.

The live-fire portion includes the first 20% of what Pistol 1 covers giving you the best foot forward with building your foundation.

Upon completion of this course the student will obtain a certificate necessary when applying for a concealed carry permit.

Classroom Only Note: While the state of Colorado does not require a live-fire portion, we strongly recommended everyone complete a quality live-fire course to compliment their education further. While knowing WHEN you can you legally defend yourself is extremely important, if you must use a firearm in the defense of yourself or others you better know how to do so effectively.

Cost:

State minimum requirements (Presentation Only - 3 hours): $150 ea

Full Course including live-fire instruction (Class and Range 4-6 hr): $200 ea

-Requirements-

Skill: None!

Equipment: None! We begin our live-fire portion with the use of suppressed 22LR pistols to remove all noise and stress. If you have a firearm you’d like specific training on you’re welcome to bring it, however the student is not required to have anything. In fact, we have numerous samples of recommended firearms available for use to see what you like prior to purchasing.

The techniques and foundational skills learned in this course will provide the student with the tools they need to grow as a shooter and the confidence to continue their growth in future courses.

The goal of our Pistol 1 is to provide the student with the knowledge of how to train essential and fundamental skills on their own, at home, for free. Doing so saves money, and allows for a faster, more effective learning experience when on the range verifying their dry fire work.

Having these fundamentals engrained is crucial to safe weapons handling in later courses where more dynamic movement is involved.

Topics of Discussion:

Firearm setup, loading & unloading, stance, posture, grip, trigger control, sight alignment & sight picture, and clearing of basic stoppages & malfunctions.

Students will leave the course with the knowledge and tools needed to further at-home dryfire training, as well as the confidence in basic firearm use.

Cost: $300

-Requirements-

Time: 3-4 Hours

Skill: None! This course is designed to accommodate everyone from the newest shooter with zero experience, to the average shooter who is looking for more established formal training, and even uncle Bob who has been shooting soda cans in his back yard for 30 years and wants a refresher.

Equipment: None! We begin our live-fire portion with the use of suppressed 22LR pistols to remove all noise and stress. If you have a firearm you’d like specific training on you’re welcome to bring it, however the student is not required to have anything. In fact, we have numerous samples of recommended firearms available for use to see what you like prior to purchasing.

In this course we build upon Pistol 1 fundamentals with greater refinement of the skills and techniques covered to ensure the shooter is being as efficient and consistent as possible. After a brief review of fundamentals, we push into new material.

Topics of Discussion:

Pistol draw technique, reload variations, additional retention & ready positions, rapid-fire, movement, target transitions.

Cost: $300

-Requirements-

Time: 3-4 Hours

Skills: Pistol 1 or equivalent prior education.

Ammo: 250 Rounds Minimum

Equipment: Student must have a quality pistol, quality kydex or equivalent inside or outside holster (No nylon or loose holsters), 2-3 magazines, eye and ear protection.

The techniques and foundational skills learned in this course will provide the student with the tools they need to grow as a shooter and the confidence to continue their growth in future shooting courses.

Building confidence in the rifle platform the student will walk away with what they need to continue building fundamentals at home for free on their own.

Having these fundamentals engrained is crucial to safe weapons handling in later courses where more dynamic movement is involved.

Topics of Discussion:

Firearm setup, loading & unloading, stance, posture, grip, trigger control, sight alignment & sight picture, and clearing of basic stoppages & malfunctions, ready ups, zero theory and height over bore.

Cost: $300

-Requirements-

Time: 3-4 Hours

Skill: None! This course is designed to accommodate everyone from the newest shooter with zero experience, to the average shooter who is looking for more established formal training, and even uncle Bob who has been shooting soda cans in his back yard for 30 years and wants a refresher.

Equipment: None! We begin our live-fire portion with the use of suppressed 22LR rifles to remove all noise and stress. If you have a firearm you’d like specific training on you’re welcome to bring it, however the student is not required to have anything.

In this course we build upon Rifle 1 fundamentals with greater refinement of the skills and techniques covered to ensure the shooter is being as efficient and consistent as possible. After a brief review of fundamentals, we push into new material.

Topics of Discussion:

Target transitions, emergency and admin reloads, sling use, ready up and retention variations for CQB, clearing more difficult malfunctions, rapid fire, moving/running, shoulder transitions.

Cost: $300

-Requirements-

Time: 3-4 Hours

Skills: Rifle 1 or equivalent prior education.

Ammo: 250 Rounds Minimum

Equipment: Student must have a quality rifle, single or two point sling, 1 additional belt-attached magazine holder, 2-3 magazines, eye and ear protection.

In this course we expand beyond fundamentals and explore the realm of tactics within our environment. Understanding that should you have to defend yourself or others it will very likely be in and around a vehicle or other structure.

Knowing how to utilize cover and concealment to your advantage could be the difference between life and death.

Topics of Discussion:

-Slice Entries (Stealth)

-Deliberate Entries (Slow and Methodical)

-Dynamic Entries (Rapid)

Additionally we will discuss and apply best practices for weapons handling, communication, movement as an individual, or with others.

Cost: $350

-Requirements-

Time: 4-6 Hours

Skills: Pistol 1, Pistol 2, or equivalent prior education. Safe weapons handling is expected and assumed at this point.

Ammo: 250 Rounds Minimum if doing live-fire)

Equipment if Live-Fire: Student must have a quality firearm, quality kydex or equivalent inside or outside holster (No nylon or loose holsters), 1 additional belt-attached pistol magazine holder, 2-3 magazines, eye and ear protection.

Note: This course is typically done done dry, however live-fire is available depending on the request and location.

There is absolutely no replacement for hands-on training. There is also no replacement for quality one-on-one training. If there’s a particular discipline you’re looking to improve on having an instructor’s undivided attention is invaluable.

Non Empire members can hire an instructor to lead a skills and drills course to look for areas of improvement based on the requests of the student.

Non-Member Cost: $150/hr

Member Cost: $75/hr

Firearms and ammo can be provided for a small fee.

Depending on desired material range and other fee’s may apply.