FASTER Essentials at Franktown Firearms
8 Hour Course
4 – 5 hours of classroom instruction
30 minute break
3 – 4 hours of live fire range time
The FASTER Essentials course at Franktown Firearms will get you fully prepared to enter FASTER Colorado’s Level 1 course.
Even if you’re new to firearms, this course will give you the knowledge, skill, attitude, and confidence to manipulate and shoot your firearm safely and proficiently.
You will learn:
- Basic firearm safety
- Pistol parts, operation, and actions
- Ammunition basics
- Shooting fundamentals
- Safe draw and fire from holster
- Situational awareness and Alert levels
- Clearing firearm malfunctions
- Defensive shooting techniques
- Firearm reloads
- Range rules and commands
This course will take you far beyond our Pistol 1 class. It is designed to prepare you mentally as well as physically and have you at a high level of proficiency before entering into Faster Level 1.
Required Equipment:
- A handgun chambered in 9mm
(Revolvers are not permitted for this course) - 2 extra magazines
- 200 rounds of quality ammunition
- Blanket or mat for floor work
- Electronic muff-style ear protection
- Clear eye protection (No sunglasses or yellow tint)
- Water, snacks/lunch
- A handgun chambered in 9mm
Cost for this course: $200 per person
(A minimum of 4 people must attend to conduct the course)
If there are fewer than 4 people, the course will be rescheduled