Cost
$175
Class Duration
7 hours

The Defensive Rifle 4 course is for students who want to advance their fighting skills beyond marksmanship and simple stand-up fighting. This class puts additional physical requirements along with more advanced movement than prior classes. Students will have to push their minds and bodies to succeed at this class.

IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS

Due to the nature of the class content, this class will practice enhanced safety protocols. Students will be carefully observed during the initial exercises for their instinctive control of their muzzle, safety systems, and basic firearms safety rules. Students who fail to observe any safety rule will be removed from the class prior to completion. Students who fail the safety evaluation may be eligible to retake the class or advised to retake the Defensive Rifle 2 class.

This class has a significant physical component. Students must be honest with their own physical limitations and level of fitness. This class may not be suitable for students with existing health issues. Please contact us prior to registering for this class if physically strenuous activities are concerning. Some activities include running, transitioning to prone and standing repeatedely, and other activities that present substantial stress and strain on the body.

Prerequisites

All students must have already taken the Defensive Rifle 2 class. Note: The Defensive Rifle 3 class is not a prerequisite for this class.

Lessons Covered

  • Firearms safety
  • Advanced barricades
  • Introduction to room clearing / CQB basics
  • Walking and shooting
  • Introduction to team movement
  • Timed engagements under stress

Required Equipment

Students are expected to bring the following equipment. Anything else will be provided by the instructor. Students are expected to provide their own firearm and ammunition.

  • Payment for outstanding class fees (if applicable)
  • A semiautomatic rifle or carbine*
  • 240 rounds pre-loaded into magazines plus 1 empty magazine**
  • 300 to 400 rounds of new, factory ammunition
  • A semiautomatic pistol with holster, magazines, and 50+ rounds of ammunition
  • Eye protection
  • Hearing protection
  • Appropriate clothing for an outdoor class
  • Plenty of water
  • Snacks and/or lunch

*A magazine-fed semiautomatic rifle in good working order. Our classes will discuss operation of AR pattern rifles, but any other platform is permitted.

**While you may or may not choose to carry this much ammo at once, the pace of the exercises require less downtime loading magazines. For a standard-capacity 5.56 rifle, this is 8 loaded magazines and 1 empty magazine. This is 12 loaded magazines for a standard-capacity .308 rifle.

Optional, Helpful Items

  • A hat and sunscreen
  • Notebook and pen
  • 2 or more "snap caps" (dummy rounds) for practice
  • Additional ammunition in case the class has extra time
  • Additional magazines
  • Tactical equipment such as chest rigs, plate carriers, battle belts, knee pads, etc. are permitted as long as safety is not compromised.