NRA Basic CCW Course (Private)

About the Course

The goal of the NRA Basic CCW Course is to teach the basic knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary to carry a concealed pistol for personal protection. NRA Basic CCW is a newly-developed curriculum that builds on the fundamentals taught in the NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting Course and puts those skills into a defensive context for private citizens who carry concealed handguns.

The Basic CCW course is modular and can be adjusted to serve clients' needs. This version is a total of four hours long and includes only the modules on safety, holster basics, and live-fire. That amounts to roughly two hours of classroom instruction and two hours of work on the range. After a review of the safety rules, we'll focus solely on developing safe techniques for drawing from the holster. Students should already be familiar with basic marksmanship an safe gun-handling.

Students will need a quality defensive handgun, a properly-fitted defensive holster and belt, a concealment garment, and roughly 100 rounds of ammunition. Please contact us for questions about equipment requirements. 

Successful completion of this course is a prerequisite to attending the NRA Basic CCW Instructor Certification Course, which we are offering in conjunction with this class.

Closed Enrollment

Please note that this course was scheduled for a private group of pre-approved enrollees vetted by our local hosts, Defensive Specialties, LLC. Registration is by invitation only. If you are interested in this course but are not a part of the designated group, please contact Defensive Specialties (https://defensivespecialties.com/) to inquire about possibly being admitted. Thanks!

Note on Ammo:

We are mindful of the current ammunition shortage. We will do our very best to be conservative with ammo consumption throughout this course. The round count in the equipment list is a generous estimate, and we hope to avoid having to use all of it.