2-Day Advanced Concealed Carry Course
Location: DPMS Training Center, St. Cloud MN.
Open Enrollment
Course fee $270.00

NOTE:
(See Optional Low Light/No Light Training Course at bottom of this page)


This course is designed for individuals that carry a concealed weapon in the course of their employment or for self-defense. During this course students will learn shooting techniques and survival tactics that will greatly enhance their ability to survive a deadly force encounter.

Instructors will extensively cover handgun marksmanship and proper weapon handling skills. Students will learn how to move, draw and present their firearm when encountering a deadly force encounter. Students will also learn conflict avoidance techniques, post-shooting issues and the legal consequences of deploying their firearm in self-defense.
Both tactical and legal obligation will be stressed as students participate in numerous "reality based" practical “Force on Force scenarios.

To participate in this course students must have a basic knowledge of their weapon and safe weapon handling skills.

Course content includes:

  • Concealed carry laws and legal issues

  • Concealed carry concepts

  • The survival mind-set

  • Threat assessment/ Engagement

  • The 7 shooting fundamentals

  • Concealed carry shooting techniques

  • Tactical decision making skills

  • Shooting on the move

  • Multiple threat engagement

  • Gun retention

  • Use of firearms in and around vehicles

  • Practical "Force on Force" scenarios


Upon successful completion of this course students will receive a course diploma.


Required Gear:
600 rounds of ammunition, defensive style pistol or revolver with a minimum of 3 magazines or 3 speed loaders, pouch to hold 2 spare magazines or speed loaders, Belt, Concealable forward drawing hip style holster, Jacket/shirt that will conceal their weapon, Baseball style cap, Eye protection, Ear protection.
*Minimum caliber is 9mm/38 or ballistic equivalent.

Optional Low Light/No Light Training Course
There is an additional course fee of $45.00 for this training block.

This training block is optional and not required to graduate from the 2-Day Advanced Concealed Carry Course. Students will get several hours for a break between the days training and low light training so students can eat and relax and prepare their equipment.

This training block will consist of the following:

  • Effects of vision in low/no light environments.

  • Use of light and no light tactics during a self defense encounter.

  • Defensive use of flashlights.

  • Tactical shooting techniques while deploying your flashlight.

**NEW for 2005** Because we know a majority of deadly force encounters happen at night we have added low light/ no light practical “Force on Force” scenarios to this training block.

Required Gear:
Defensive style flashlight,100 rounds of ammunition, defensive style pistol or revolver with a minimum of 3 magazines or 3 speed loaders, pouch to hold 2 spare magazines or speed loaders, Belt, Concealable forward drawing hip style holster, Jacket/shirt that will conceal their weapon, Baseball style cap, Eye protection, Ear protection.

* Minimum caliber is 9mm/38 or ballistic equivalent

** All Gear needed, including training weapons and FX ammunition and holsters will be supplied for the student as part of the course fee.

If you currently don’t have a flashlight and don’t know what one is the best for you to buy, we will have several different types of flashlights for you to test and try out during the training block.