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941 S. Carpenter Avenue; Kingsford, MI 49802
Requirements: None.
Description: This course can be an intensive
eight-hour course, or it could be cut down to
90-minute segments, taught individually. This
course teaches conflict avoidance and how to
make yourself a "hard target." RTBAV covers
home protection, vehicle protection, and cyber
crime protection. No defensive skills are taught
in this course. Avoiding a confrontation through
proper use of mindset and awareness are
stressed.
NRA Refuse to Be a Victim
Requirements: All equipment is supplied for the
student.
Description: This is a 14-hour basic course for
anyone who is interested in the safe operation of
a rifle in any caliber. Some of the many subjects
covered in this course are: site adjustment,
ammunition selection, position shooting, and
even cleaning a rifle. All subjects are taught with
a strong emphasis on the three rules of gun
safety. Sections of this course are regularly used
in the training of the local 4-H Sports Shooting
club. They have the #1 rifle team in Michigan for
2011, 2012, 2017 and 2018. The fundamentals
taught in this course are essential to any rifle
shooter, hunter or competitive shooter.
Requirements: All equipment is supplied for the
student.
Description: This course is a minimum of 10
hours. Some of the many subjects covered
during this course are: fit of shotgun,
ammunition selection, types and uses of
shotguns, and fundamentals of shotgun
shooting. All topics will be presented with a
strong emphasis on the three rules of gun
safety. Also covered are many kinds of shotgun
competition: trap, skeet, sporting clays, five
stand, etc. This is a great entry-level course for
beginners or for experienced shooters looking
to bring their skills to the next level.
Requirements: None. All equipment will be
provided.
Description: This course is the hands-on range
time for the NRA Basic Pistol Course. Students
must first take the online course with the NRA
and then coordinate time with an instructor to
do the live fire training. This course changed in
2016, and all classroom training is now done
online with the NRA. Some of the many subjects
covered are: fundamentals of pistol shooting,
ammunition selection, position shooting, and
even cleaning a handgun. The range time for
hands-on will take about five hours. This course
is a must for those looking to purchase their first
firearm.
Requirements: Handgun, 100 rounds of
ammunition, three magazines, holster, eye and
ear protection.
Description: This two-hour course is designed
to train a starting shooter in the rules and
regulations to compete in IDPA, IPSC, ICORE, or
any of the other competitions for handguns.
Safety procedures are covered, such as the
safety area and the 180 Rule. Gear selection will
be covered, along with rules of each individual
event. Also covered during this course is scoring
and techniques to improve a shooters score.
This is a great entry level class for any handgun
owner looking to improve his or her skills and
gain knowledge, before joining a local league
and practicing regularly.
Introduction to
Competitive Shooting
Requirements: Handgun with 100 rounds of
ammunition. Rental equipment is available for
those that may need any gear. Hearing and eye
protection is required and available free of
charge.
Description: This course meets the Michigan
requirement for a Concealed Pistol License
(CPL). This course also far exceeds what
Wisconsin is requiring at this time. This is an
eight-hour course with five hours of classroom
instruction and three hours of range time. Each
shooter will fire 100 rounds of ammunition.
Covered in this course are: mindset, awareness,
conflict avoidance, use of deadly force, selection
of ammunition, selection of handgun, and
various shooting techniques.
Cost: $125 per person. $20 additional if rental
firearm is needed.
NRA Personal Protection in the Home
Otherwise Known As: CPL Course
Requirements: Knowledge of firearms. No
criminal record.
Description: Bullseyes to Badguys has the
capability to certify instructors in every discipline
that we are certified to teach students in. We
have trained instructors from both ends of the
Upper Peninsula and many from Downstate
Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. NRA Basic
Pistol and Personal Protection In The Home
instructors are taught annually, with NRA Rifle
and NRA Shotgun alternating every other year.
Should your organization be in need of certified
instructors please contact Bullseyes with your
request and we may be able to come to you.
Training times vary from 20 hours and higher,
per NRA Standards.
Requirements: Personal Protection Inside the
Home (PPITH) is a pre-requisite for this course.
Handgun with 350 rounds of ammunition,
strong side hip holster, three magazines, and
cover garment. Hearing and eye protection is
required. Appropriate clothing for the weather is
required. We shoot rain or shine.
Description: This course is 14 hours in length.
Day one consists of five hours of classroom
time, much like that covered in PPITH. Holster
selection is an additional subject that will be
covered. Day two is an additional 350 rounds of
shooting. Shooters will engage targets from
various platforms using multiple techniques.
Turning left, turning right, kneeling, seated,
advancing, retreating, even low light and long
distance shooting with the pistol is covered in
detail. This course was listed as one of two
courses that would meet the requirements for
the proposed "enhanced" CPL.
Cost: $150 per person. Lunch is supplied on the
range.
NRA Personal Protection
Outside the Home
Requirements: Handgun with 300 rounds of
ammunition, strong side-hip holster, three
magazines, mag pouch, eye and ear protection.
Description: This is the most advanced pistol
course that the National Rifle Association has at
this time. Personal Protection Outside the
Home is a pre-requisite for this course. This is
the only NRA course that is taught with a
timerand it is a qualifier course. The test at the
end is a test of your shooting skills, there is no
guaranteed certificate at the end of this course.
All shots must be on target in the allotted time
in order to pass this course. Shooters learn
speed and tactical reloads, precision and speed
from the holster, and clearing firearms
malfunctions. This course is one of two listed
that would meet the requirements for the
proposed "enhanced" CPL. Bullseyes staff
employs one of only three instructors in the
State of Michigan certified to teach this course.
Cost: $150 per person. Lunch is supplied on the
range.
Requirements: Revolver, holster, speed loaders,
and 350 rounds of ammunition.
Description: With many people choosing to
carry a revolver as a defensive tool, Bullseyes
designed a course to show the proper uses and
techniques involved with the traditional Wheel
Gun. Focus is placed on the many differences
between the semi-automatic pistol and the
revolver. Some of the many topics covered
include the difference in trigger control,
emergency reloads, and tactical reloads. Anyone
who carried a revolver for self-defense because
of the "simplicity" owes it to themselves to
attend this course and learn how to use their
tool to maximum capability.
Mastering the Revolver for
Defense and Competition
Requirements: 12 or 20-gauge shotgun with
sling, 150 rounds of bird shot, 50 rounds of
uckshot, 10 rounds of slug.
Description: This course is designed to show
the many uses and limitations of the tactical
shotgun. Patterning, speed and tactical reloads,
and round selection drills are taught. An
emphasis is placed on moving while shooting
and keeping the shotgun loaded while
preforming multiple tasks.
Cost: $200 per person.
Tactical Defensive Shotgun
Requirements: AR15 rifle, 500 rounds of
ammunition, three magazines, magazine
pouches, valid CPL.
Cost: $200.00 per person. Lunch will be supplied
on the range.
Description: Ten hours of instruction on the
AR15 platform. The morning starts with proper
names of all parts, loading, unloading, and
clearing malfunction drills. Aimpoint, EOTech,
magnification, and even iron sites are covered in
detail. Shooting from the prone, kneeling,
standing, and while on the move are explained,
demonstrated, and then enhanced to each
individual shooter. This course is a must for
anyone that owns the "Black Rifle" and would
like to use it to its full portential.
Massad Ayoob Group
Defensive Rifle Level 1
Requirements: Handgun, 600 rounds of
ammunition, strong side-hip holster, three
magazines, and weather-specific clothing. Valid
CPL.
Description: This is the live fire portion of the
Massad Ayoob Group MAG40 course. This is a
high speed course not intended for beginners.
This course is spread out over two days.
Shooters will have four hours of classroom
instruction before moving to the range. Once on
the range, shooters will learn to shoot quickly
and accurately. Speed reloads, multiple targets,
and speed from the holster are some of the
many subjects covered in this course. Be ready
to be challenged and pushed to the next level.
Certificates from this course are sent and signed
by Massad Ayoob himself.
Cost: $400 per person for both days.
Massad Ayoob Group
MAG 20-Live Fire
Requirements: None. Open to all ages.
Cost: There is no charge for this training.
Description: We offer the field day certification
for any student who has taken the online
course. This field day takes a minimum of four
hours. The student must show a valid certificate
from the online course to enroll in the field day.
When enough students are accumulated, a date
for a field day will be set.
Hunter Safety for Michigan
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