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5.0 (1 review)
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STRFI - Shoot Train Retain Firearms Instruction

STRFI - Shoot Train Retain Firearms Instruction

5.0(2 reviews)
1.1 km

I love my hometown of San Francisco, don't get me wrong, but one of my gripes with The City is its…read morestrong anti-gun stance. Luckily for me, I've moved to God's land - Placer county, where all day I sing: Home, home on the range, Where the deer and the antelope play, Where seldom is heard a discouraging word, And the skies are not cloudy all day! Also, they like guns up here. They REALLY like their guns up here. The media would like stricter gun laws equal a safer community. Placer county is very pro-gun and wouldn't you know - we have one of the lowest crime rates IN THE NATION. Not just in California, not just on the West Coast, but in the good 'ole U S of A. I have availed myself of such goodness but I must confess, I am not a good shot. I've never received any formal training. I've been to the range many, many times but my idea of a good day a the range is putting holes through the target, not really paying attention to my form or shot groups that I formed, etc. I did, however, want to be more comfortable with my collection of toys and recently decided that I would like the ability to defend myself and my family should the situation ever arise and so I started looking into obtaining my CCW permit. There's so many instructors in this area but one that kept coming up in my searches was STRFI. Josh is the owner and instructor at STRFI, which he does as a hobby and because he loves shooting. He's an Army veteran with lots of experience training troops in all facets of shooting and he also sponsors a team of professional shooters. I was a bit intimidated at first because I thought that with all that experience, he would look down on me as a beginner. But that was TOTALLY not the case. Josh was very patient in teaching me the basics - nonclamenture, types of guns, grip, stances, etc. What I noticed about Josh is that he put himself in the students' shoes. He was teaching us on our level, not his, which made the environment very conducive to learning. He was also very knowledgeable in the Penal Code and removed all the jargon in order to explain it in a way that a layman such as I could understand. His teaching style was very lively and upbeat and full of jokes. It made for a very relaxing class, full of interesting facts. I really did learn a lot during my class time. What really shined though was the range time. After spending 2 hours with Josh, I went from a shot group as big as the State of California to a very tight shot group, even multiple shots through the same hole. If I, a beginner, was able to do that with only 2 hours of range training with Josh, I imagine that an advanced shooter would become a championship level shooter! I give my highest recommendation to Josh and STRFI for your training needs, whether it be for your CCW permit or just overall shooting in general. Thanks again Josh! Can't wait to work with you again!

STRFI is the primary place I go to learn and improve my shooting skills and abilities…read more If you're looking for an instructor that won't make you pay an arm and a leg and cares about people I wants to see them succeed you need to talk to Josh with STRFI.

Liberty Firearms Training

Liberty Firearms Training

4.8(38 reviews)
50.2 km•Downtown

As a female I truly wanted to find a class to teach and certify me in order to protect myself…read more However the response from this organization was well under par. After (3) emails and phone messages, I was finally contacted back and told that the instructor (female) would see what she could do to help me to find a class which was in proximity to my location. She never did..... I was just left with nothing. No follow up no email no phone call. It was terribly disappointing and definitely put a bad taste in my mouth about pursuing certification. After you're truly hyped up about being part of a class of females to feel more comfortable and at ease my enthusiasm was soon diminished by the lack of professionalism in following up. I understand that we all have other responsibilities in our lives and things happen and come up. However if you're going to be in business I feel that there should be a certain amount of accountability that you owe to the public. Otherwise you shouldn't publish misleading information giving the impression that you're going to follow up. Because after a reasonable amount of time after I've reached out number times the end result was that you dropped the ball again and failed me.

My husband and I, along with 3 friends took the Skills, Drills and Scenarios class with Ron Givens…read morethis weekend. He was very thorough with assessing our skills and giving each of us feedback at the beginning of the class. We moved into several static target shooting drills. We then worked on scenarios, where Ron set up several "rooms" where we made entrance and cleared the room before finding the paper target "perpetrators" who were holding a paper target "hostage". We finished off the class by working some speed drills using steel targets at several distances while being timed. The class was exactly as advertised...skills, drills and scenarios. Ron was very thorough in his safety briefing at the beginning of the course, as well as explaining his credentials. Interlaced throughout the various drills was a lot of very helpful tips for each of us on how we could improve our skills and tactics. He was very patient in working with all of us, but me in particular as I was the least skilled out of our group. I never felt belittled or discouraged. You could tell his only intention was to help grow each person in their skill level. We are all looking forward to taking more classes in the future and couldn't recommend Liberty Firearms Training more highly!

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Accuracy Firearm Training

4.8(22 reviews)
18.0 km
Certified professionals
Locally owned & operated

This training was amazing! I passed my test the very next day after taking this training. This…read moretraining provided me with the ability to feel comfortable about handling and using my firearm in a safe manner. The instructor is amazing patient and very detailed with the ends and outs of fire arm safety and the importance of being attentive and paying attention while you have your firearm or your firearm is in use. I recommend this class to anyone who is thinking about purchasing a firearm please take this class first! It is worth the investment!

This was a negative course with this instructor. I think he woke up on the wrong side of the bed. I…read morewas there only 2 hours. The other people taking the training that day mentioned that the instructor had a reputation of failing people just so they could take the course again. I felt like I was in boot camp with the sarcastic remarks and raising his voice. Just went with another business.

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