CSS Training Curriculum
PRIVATE INSTRUCTION Private Weapons Instruction Private classes will soon be available at Colorado Shooting Sports. Please check back often for details.
CCW COURSE
Concealed Carry Tactical Pistol ($200 tuition plus 200 rounds of ammo)–This 8 hour pistol course exceeds the requirements for concealed carry training to include legal issues, mind set, clearing malfunctions, speed-shooting, close defensive firing, tactical weapons handling, and one-handed weapons manipulation. For more information, please see ourTraining FAQ page.
Other Benefits of Enrolling in our Concealed Carry Tactical Course:
-$50 off pistol purchase at our shop
-Retake Tactical Pistol as a refresher for only $75 tuition
-Eligible for enrollment in any (or all) of our 6 Advanced Training Courses for only $50 tuition each course.
ADVANCED COURSES (Completion of Concealed Carry Tactical Pistol Required)
Advanced Tactical Pistol ($200 tuition plus 400 rounds of ammo)-This 8 hour course provides classroom and hands on instruction including advanced malfunction clearing, speed shooting, defensive firing, tactical weapon handling, high stress SWAT shooting, and one-handed weapon manipulation. Also included are team tactics and cultivation of a warrior mindset.
Tactical Rifle ($200 tuition plus ammo)-This 8 hour Tactical Rifle course covers safety, mindset, tactics, gunfight dynamics, use of force, external and terminal ballistics, nomenclature, marksmanship, weapon handling, using cover and concealment, movement, and team tactics.
Tactical Shotgun ($200 tuition plus ammo)-This 8 hour course provides classroom and hands on instruction including advanced malfunction clearing, speed shooting, defensive firing, tactical weapon handling, high stress SWAT shooting, one handed weapon manipulation, team tactics, and cultivation of a warrior mindset.
Close Quarters Battle ($200 plus ammo)-Concealed Carry Tactical Pistol, Advanced Tactical Pistol and Tactical Rifle are Prerequisites for this course. This is an exciting 8-9 hour course of instruction in close quarters battle concepts, principles and tactics including: cornering, door entry, window entry, hallway procedures, tactical communitcations, room entries, hasty assault, dynamic entry, team tactics, and weapon transitions. This course is for the individual who has truly gone beyond the defensive mindset and into the proactive and aggressive individual who takes the fight to the adversary. This course is the big brother to our Gun Fighting in Urban Dwellings course. The fun factor of this class is not in doubt. We will allow only those who have taken our required prerequisite courses as the gun handling and aggressive nature of this class is unforgiving. If you are ready to take your skills beyond the training of 99% of all Law Enforcement personnel in Colorado, and if you are ready to be part of a team that is committed to preventing and ending active shooter scenarios in your church, school, or workplace, then this is the class for you. We will only accept the first 16 people that register for this class.
ATC--ADVANCED TACTICAL COURSES--FOR CSS ALUMNI ONLY
(Completion of Concealed Carry Tactical Pistol Required)
ONLY $50 TUITION plus Applicable Fees
Tactical Medical ($25 Range fee, cost of medical kit, and 50 rounds of ammo are required at the time of registration)–This 4 hour tactical medical course covers how to collect vital signs, assess the patient for multiple injuries including burns and various types of head injuries. We dicuss how to deal with blood loss, shock and how to address these issues in an environment that has minimal medical resources. Use of tourniquets, wound packing material, needles for chest decompression, and artificial airways are addressed in the practical exercises that simulate a non-permissive and potentially unsafe situation.
Vehicle Gun Fighting ($25 Range fee and 100 rounds of ammo are required at the time of registration)-This 4 hour course covers safety, mindset, how to prepare your vehicle for emergency situations, and discussion of Colorado Statutes that apply to guns and vehicles. Also covered are how to engage threats from the front, rear, and lateral aspects as well as how to work with a teammate when engaging multiple threats.
Low Light/Night Fighting ($25 Range fee and 50 rounds of ammo are required at the time of registration)-This four hour course covers safety, mindset, flashlight selection, and the tactical use of tritium night sights. Also covered are the use of handheld tactical lights and weapon-mounted lights, legal aspects of self-defense in low-light/night fighting, and the integration of weapons and tactical illumination.
Gun Fighting in Urban Dwellings ($25 Range fee, $25 Target/Shoot House fee, and 150 rounds of ammo are required at the time of registration)-This 4 hour course covers basic Close Quarters Battle (CQB) concepts, principles, and tactics including the following: cornering, door, entry, and hallway procedures, tactical communication, room entries, stealthy and dynamic entry, 4-way and T-Intersections, working in teams, and weapon retention.
Introduction to Knife Fighting ($25 Range fee and 50 rounds of ammo are required at the time of registration)-This 4 hour course covers safety, mindset, Knife selection, timing and disarming a knife-wielding attacker, defensive and offensive knife grip, anatomy and physiology associated with knife wounds, and transitions from knife to firearm defense.
Skills Refresher Course ($25 Range fee and 200 rounds of ammo are required at the time of registration)-This is a course to reinforce and refresh the fundamentals. This is a great course for those who have limited access to a range to practice, or just need someone to fine tune their shooting skills.