Close Quarters Handgun

This class covers material that I have taught over the past couple of decades to both police officers and concealed carry people and has been proven multiple times on the street in real wolrd encounters.

We will explore the following subjects;

The use of a concealed carry handgun or police service pistol in the MUC (managing unknown contacts) environment, the criminal assault paradigm, tactics, techniques, and issues with defensive use and deployment of handguns at contact/near contact and very close ranges

Considerations in drawing a handgun at contact and near contact ranges, entangled in-fight weapons access issues, and drawing/firing from non-standard positions

Efficient draw stroke. Close quarters shooting techniques. Grip, trigger control, recoil control, Weapon retention and disarming/deflection. Striking with pistols

Working around bystanders or family members in close quarters, and the “down-range” friendlies problem,

Handgun retention and disarming, when to draw your handgun and when to go hands on in a close quarters attack, effectively using the pistol as an impact weapon in extremis,

Wound ballistics, ammunition selection and “Tactical Anatomy”,

Reloads and malfunction clearances

Student requirements:

A reliable/serviceable handgun; service-sized pistols 9mm/.40S&W/.45ACP, etc. are preferred. However, smaller concealed carry or back-up pistols may be used as a primary, or brought to class as an extra pistol and their use discussed and worked on.

A quality strong side or appendix carry outside or inside the waistband holster from which the shooter can safely draw and re-holster with one hand. A police or security duty type belt rig would also be acceptable.

Soft clip-on or nylon type holsters, or holsters that collapse and disallow re-holstering with one hand, or shoulder holsters, are unsuitable and unsafe for this type of training.

Please do not bring a Serpa holster unless you are required by agency policy to carry one

300 rounds of ammunition is needed for this class (if you like to shoot, you might want to bring more, but 300 will get you by...)

I can provide dummy ammunition in 9mm, .40S&W and .45ACP for use in some of the drills we will be conducting. If you are carrying a caliber different than one of these please bring at least six dummy rounds in the correct caliber with you.

Eye and hearing protection; active type shooting muffs are highly suggested so that range commands can be clearly heard. Ball cap or other hat/cap with a bill.

I will be providing dummy handguns for some of the training in this class. I have several Glock 17/22 sized dummy guns and other types of handguns. However, if a student has a dummy gun of their own that they use for training then feel free to bring that to class.

Questions ref the class can be directed to [email protected]

Host or Publisher Agile Training and Consulting, Chuck Haggard