Civilian Carbine Courses

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Totally new to semi-automatic rifles/carbines (AR-15, AK-47, etc)??  This course is for you.  It starts at the very beginning, teaching you Gun Safety, then progresses to how to operate a carbine safely and effectively, whether for target shooting or self-defense.  Also teaches the breakdown, cleaning, lubrication, reassembly, and function check of the carbine.

If you already know the basic operation of your semi-auto rifle/carbine then this is your starting point.  Also known as Basic Carbine, this course starts at the basics, then uses a building block approach to get you running the carbine safely and effectively for self-defense purposes. 

Also known as Intermediate Carbine, this course starts at a level above the basics, and advances through intermediate level training.  This will take your self-defense carbine skills to a new level.

Also known as Advanced Carbine, this course starts at the intermediate level and progresses up to an advanced level.  You will be running your self-defense carbine faster and more effectively than you knew you could.

Carbine Skills consists of numerous 2-hour blocks of training with each block covering a different topic of instruction.  This provides a dedicated timeframe to work on specific skills so you gain knowledge & improvement.  Think of each block of training as a "mini course."  These varying blocks of instruction can be taken in any order and can be taken individually or combined together, depending on what you want to learn/improve upon, and how long a training day you desire.  These blocks of training are not for new shooters.

Topics Covered:

Reloading & Malfunctions

Marksmanship

Barricades & Support-Side Shooting

Speed

Multiple Targets

Moving & Shooting

Distance

Carbine Fundamentals

Care & Maintenance

Accessories, Optics, & Ammunition

**As a side note: We usually run these courses over a given timeframe, such as one 2-hour block on the same day each week over a 2-month time period, making it convenient to get new skills/improvement without having to take time off work.  However, GSR Group will custom tailor a day of training upon request. 

These ten mini courses are your starting point when you are new to a semi-auto rifle and you don't have the time available to take a multi-day course.  These courses are designed for the AR-15 type rifle in 5.56mm/.223 caliber, but others can be accommodated (check with us before registering - GSRTrainingGroup@gmail.com).  Like the Carbine Skills course these blocks of training are each unique except these courses start at the basics, whereas Carbine Skills starts at an intermediate level.  

The level 1 course starts at the basics, teaching how to disassemble, clean, reassemble & function check the rifle, then progresses to the range for live-fire drills and zeroing.  Each level after that concentrates on a specific skill with the rifle such as reloading, malfunctions, positional shooting, marksmanship, etc.  

The only caveat is that you must take the courses in numerical order as they each build upon previously learned skills.