Range shooting skill has 4 segments

Phase one - Handgun operation exercise

Phase two - Live fire evaluation and warm up

Phase Three - Qualification

Phase Four - Self defense procedures

If more range training is necessary to qualify see range training options 

Shooting skills is objectives based

The applicant must demonstrate the ability to safely operate a handgun

Make consistent shots placements at a target distance of 9, 15 and 21 ft on a 8.5 x 11 size paper target.

Live fire is required to  for the CPL course

Any caliber of handgun can be used

The applicant is not required to own a handgun

Prior handgun shooting experience is not required, but is a benefit to the applicant

There is no rapid fire or drawing form the holster

There is no speed shooting or combat techniques

The range course of fire objectives is designed to develop safe handgun operation and shooting skills

through repetitive "building blocks" of core procedures that produce the desired results in the reasonable amount of time.

Each shooting segment will build on the previous segment through repetitive handgun operating procedures and firing additional shots with each sequence.

RANGE procedure

ACC-U-Check Target

Phase one  - Handgun operation exercise