Course Information
This is a custom Level III firearms training course. Highly dynamic and physically demanding, this course requires non-negotiable, top-tier Safe Gun Handling skills.
Prerequisites: Essential Defensive Carry and Intro to Handguns.
COST:
$225.00
PREREQUISITES:
Essential Defensive Carry and Intro to Handguns.
NOTES:
Must be lawfully allowed to train with firearms.
What this course covers
- Gear use and set up
- Fundamentals revisited (handgun and carbine)
- Several Fast-n-Slow drills
- Timed Malfunction Clearance drills
- Timed Reload drills
- Shooting While Moving
- Multiple Targets/Various Distance Engagements
- Ground Fighting
- Vehicle Ops
- CQC Drills
- Team Drills
- Low-Light/No-Light ops.
Required gear:
- Semi-auto Handgun with at least 4 magazines,
- Semi-auto Carbine (AR, AK) with at least 4 mags,
- Sturdy strong-side holster
- Dual handgun mag pouch
- Dual AR or AK mag pouch
- Rifle sling
- Flashlight(s) – handheld or weapon-mounted flashlight.
This training course involves running, squatting, kneeling and firing from unorthodox firing positions. Bring your fitness with you.
Rental Guns and Gear available upon coordinated request.
Our Instructors
Director of Training – Michael Maurer has been a member of the Tucson shooting community since 2015, starting as a student at Diamondback Training Center. His passion for firearms drew him to the practical shooting sports where he found his love for competitive pistol shooting. Mike is a Master class Carry Optics shooter in the International Defensive Pistol Association and regularly travels for competition and training events. He has studied under national trainers to include Drew Estell, JJ Racaza, Scott Jedlinski, Fabio Spinella, Gabe White, Nick Young, Tim Herron, AJ Zito, Ernest Langdon, and Rick Crawley. Mike’s passion for sport shooting drives him to constantly train and seek new ways to improve his skills. He brings that passion to his instruction as well, blending his patient, calm demeanor to help students bridge the gap between their current skills and their goals as shooters.
E-mail: training@dbackshootingsports.com
-TCCC certified
-NRA Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun instructor and RSO
-Awards: GWT Turbo Pin #43, AHT Man Card #141
A US Army 82nd Airborne Reconnaissance Infantryman, and Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran (2008-2009), I also spend as much time as possible outside hunting and fishing. Having countless hours training with multiple weapon platforms from crew served weapons to pistols, and having trained military, law enforcement, and civilians. We are constantly updating our training curriculum, making Diamondback an ideal training environment for individuals from every walk of life.
-NRA Certifications: Refuse to be A Victim Instructor, Range Safety Officer, Pistol Instructor, Rifle Instructor, Shotgun Instructor, Inside and Outside the Home Personal Protection Instructor
-Arizona Department of Public Safety, Unarmed and Armed Security Guard Instructor
-California POST Instructor
-Sabre Red OC Spray Instructor
-ASP Baton, Handcuffing, and Flashlight Tactics Instructor
-CPR Certified