Premier Training in Costa Ludus’ Backyard Home Range

Get more one-on-one time with world class trainer Chris Costa via our premium classes. Firearms training takes place on Costa’s backyard home range. Lower attendee to instructor ratios are achieved by limiting class sizes in our advantageous offering. Class sizes are capped at 10 students instead of the usual 23, allowing for more individually specialized training. Get more from Costa’s technical instruction and live fire time than previously attained. The range is surrounded by 360 degree mountainous views. When the training day is over, guests can enjoy the Salmon River, amazing views and the seclusion of their choice of area lodging.

Advanced Counter Threat Course Description

Recent active killer and terrorist attacks have seen an increase in engagements beyond the distances typically practiced in tactical shooting courses. Simply put, this course will address that gap. Designed for intermediate to advanced shooters that already have a firm grasp of their weapons, this course will teach you to thrive in the most overlooked gunfighting range, max point blank. Drawing on skillsets from both CQB and precision shooting, shooters will learn to make rapid, accurate hits from improvised positions out to 100 yards with handgun and 250 yards with rifle. Moving beyond the simple square range, students will be challenged throughout this course to apply their skills at extended ranges to fire, maneuver, and counter modern threats.

Note: This class will require frequent movement with all your gear between your vehicle and firing lines up to 200 yards away. Be prepared for lots of positional shooting and rapid movement between nearby shooting positions over uneven ground.

Cost: Price will be shown in cart.

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Subjects Covered

• Life Safety Brief
• Proper gear selection and placement
• CCW Considerations
• Max point blank Zeroing
• Precision pistol shoot fundamentals
• Extended-range pistol engagements
• Balance of speed and accuracy
• Acceptable accuracy drills
• Barricade shooting
• Rapid/improvised positional shooting
• Target Identification
• Solo and team movement drills
• Counter active killer tactics

Equipment List

Students provide their own ammo:

1000 rounds carbine ammunition, 500 rounds pistol ammunition. No steel tipped (M855) ammunition.

A functional carbine and pistol are required for this course. Carbine must be equipped with magnified optic, sling, and suppressor. A red dot with 3x magnifier is minimum (5x magnifier or LPVO is preferred). Due to the extended range of engagements, a red dot on the pistol is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Have a minimum of 5 working magazines for every weapons platform.

• Pistol holster, and mag pouches that will retain gear while moving
• Proper belt and support equipment
• Everything required to keep your weapons system(s) working (cleaning kit, tools, lube, lens cloth/wipes, etc.)
• Eye / electronic ear protection
• Water hydrating device
• Notepad and pen/pencil
• Clothing suited for strenuous activity over uneven ground
• Seasonally appropriate clothing (Rain / cold weather gear)
• Mechanix-style shooting gloves
• Baseball-style hat recommended
• Knee and elbow pads (optional)
• An open mind

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