Here at Champion Arms we offer a number of different classes for those looking to hone their skills. No matter what your level, you will find something to enjoy with the class list below.
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- Introduction to Handguns
- Basic Handgun Class for Women
- Women’s Intermediate Handgun
- Multi-State AZ/UT/OR Class
- Concealed Carry Level 1 – Black Tiger
- Women Self Defense Seminar
- Pepper Spray/OC Seminar
- WA State Laws – Deadly Force Use
Class schedules are ongoing, so read the details of the class you are interested to find out when it is.
Introduction to Handguns
4 hours ( 4:00pm – 8:00pm )
Cost: $100.00 plus tax
Thinking about purchasing a handgun but can’t decide what is right for you? Are you a novice shooter who just purchased a new handgun? Did you inherit a handgun but you are not familiar with how it functions? Perhaps you know how your handgun works but you want more information on how to operate it safely and accurately.
Join us for this 4 hours classroom and range class covering a wide foundation of topics related to handguns, safety, and a session on the range.
Introduction to Handguns offers a great amount of knowledge for those individuals wanting to build a solid foundation in the proper fundamentals of owning and operating a firearm.
This course will cover:
- Firearm Safety
- Home Safety
- Range Safety
- Personal Safety
- Golden Firearms rules for safe firearm handling
- Basic Nomenclature
- Selecting a Handgun / Ammunition
- Handgun Manipulation
- Fundamentals of Marksmanship
- Malfunctions
- Firearm Maintenance
- AND MUCH MORE!!
Introduction to Handguns will be taught in both the classroom setting as well as on the range. Please bring a notebook and pen as this is a hard-charging class with a lot of information being covered in a short amount of time. You may bring snacks and beverages if needed and you will want to wear comfortable “range clothes” and proper footwear (no sandals, open toed shoes, or high heels). There will be about (2) hours of classroom and (1) hour of range time. You may bring your own pistol or test one of ours for free. Firearms are not permitted to be out of a case or holster in the classroom. You will fire roughly 50 rounds of ammunition or more, (ammunition will be available for purchase at the range). Champion Arms will also provide eyes and ears while you are out on the range. Feel free to bring your own equipment if you have it available.
Basic Handgun Class for Women
2 hours (6:00pm – 8:00pm)
Cost: $60.00 plus tax
This introductory class is taught by a NRA Certified Instructor in Basic Pistol and Home Firearm Safety. Introduction to Handguns offers a great amount of knowledge for those individuals wanting to build a solid foundation in the proper fundamentals of owning and operating a firearm.
Topics Covered in Class
The Four cardinal rules of gun safety:
- The gun is ALWAYS loaded
- NEVER point the gun at something you’re not willing to destroy
- Keep your finger OFF the trigger until your sights are on the target
- Know you TARGET and what is around it and beyond it.
Other topics include:
- Concealed Pistol License and where to get one
- Where NOT to carry your firearm
- Types of Handguns: Pistols and revolvers
- Pistol Parts
- How a pistol works
- Revolver parts
- How a revolver works
- Ammunition: what is it made of and how does it work…
- Rimfire vs Center Fire
- Making sure you have the right ammo for your gun (BBC)
- Safely Loading your firearm
Skills Taught:
- Firearm safety
- Types of handguns
- Parts of handguns and how they work
- Ammunition
- Safely loading and unloading a handgun
- Proper grip and stance
- Sight alignment and sight picture
- Controlled trigger pull
- Putting it all together on the range
This class is taught by a NRA Certified Instructor in Basic Pistol, Home Firearm Safety, NRA Certified Range Safety Officer, and NRA Certified Refuse To Be A Victim.
- Champion Arms will also provide eyes and ears while you are out on the range.
- Feel free to bring your own equipment if you have it available.
- It is advised that registration be made as early as possible prior to each class.
- Class size is limited to six (6) persons, so everyone has their own lane on the range.
- All classes must be paid for in advance.
Women’s Intermediate Handgun
3 hours as schedule
Cost: $90.00 plus tax
Take your new handgun skills to the next level with our intermediate handgun class for women. This class is designed for women who want to start to learn the basics of personal defense with their own handgun.
Topics Covered:
- Clearing Malfunctions
- How to conduct tactical and speed reloads with your magazines
- Learning the difference between using concealment and cover
- How to safely draw from a holster
- And an introduction to shooting on the move
Materials Needed: Your own firearm, a stiff belt and a quality kydex holster, a magazine pouch, 5 dummy rounds/snap caps, 100 rounds of ammunition, eye protection and ear protection.
Requirement: You have to show proof that you have already taken a basic handgun class upon registration.
Youth Firearm Safety (on hold)
This class is not currently being offered – we will announce when it resumes. Thank you for your understanding.
This exciting class is designed for kids ages 8-15 with a parent (minors are NOT allowed on the shooting range without a parent)
Offered the 4th Thursday of Every Month (6 – 8pm)
Cost: $50 plus tax
Meet the Instructors
- Topics covered are:
- Firearm Safety
- Different rifle action types and how they work
- Proper handling of a rifle (.22 caliber)
- Basic marksmanship (using .22 caliber rifle)
Kids these days are exposed to firearms in many different ways. By teaching them how to safely handle firearms they will learn to respect firearms and treat them accordingly.
This is a great class to either start teaching your child, grandchild, niece or nephew about gun safety – or to reinforce the gun rules they have already been exposed to.
NO REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED WITHIN 72 HOURS OF THE SCHEDULED CLASS DATE. (Classes rescheduled within the 72 hour window are subject to a $25 fee). …Please Verify the Schedule Calendar for availability Prior to Scheduling….
Class is not currently being offered.
Multi-state AZ/UT/OR Class
4 hours ( 9am – 1pm)
Cost (add to cart at bottom of section):
- UT/OR – $100 plus tax (State Permit Fees Not Included)
- UT/OR/AZ – $125 plus tax (State permit fees not included)
The Utah Concealed Pistol License is one of the most coveted concealed carry weapon permits in the United States. The Utah CHL training program is a 4 hour class covering: The safe loading, unloading, storage and carrying of the types of firearms to be concealed; and current laws defining lawful self-defense, use of force, including use of deadly force, transportation and concealment. This course consists of a lecture, power point presentation, Q&A, certificate and permit application prep.
“There Is No Live Fire Shooting Required For The Utah/Oregon Permit!”
With your Washington, Arizona and Utah permits combined, you will be able to carry in the following 34 states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
BONUS! – The Oregon non-resident concealed carry permit certification is also included when attending our Utah permit course. Oregon issues Non-Resident Concealed Handgun Licenses to residents of states that share its borders: Washington, Idaho, Nevada and California. This is entirely at the discretion of the specific County Sheriff.
*Arizona CCW Permit Certification also available. Carrying a concealed firearm is an incredible responsibility that should never be taken lightly. If you choose to carry a pistol for self defense, you owe it to yourself, your loved ones and the general public to not only seek out professional defensive handgun training but to actually stay consistent in that training as it is a perishable skill.
Course is taught by a Certified NRA, Utah BCI CCW Firearms Instructor and Former DHS/ICE US Federal Agent.
Concealed Carry Level 1 – Black Tiger
4 hours ( 8am – Noon)
Cost: $100.00 plus tax per person
Prerequisite: Basic handgun Class or Proof of Equivalent (required by instructor)
Required Supplies:
- Your own handgun (pistol or revolver)
- 200 rounds of ammunition (min)
- Eye/Ear protection
- Minimum of 2 magazines or speed loaders
- Good belt slide or paddle type holster for strong side carry (no shoulder, ankle or middle of back holsters – IWB is OK)
- Spare magazine carrier
- Baseball Style Hat
Skills Taught:
- Legal Issues
- Handgun Selection
- Concealed Carry Locations
- Type of Holsters
- Drawing from Concealment
- Speed and Tactical Reloads
- Close Quarter Marksmanship techniques taught to Law Enforcement and Military Professionals
This course is all about providing you with the basic skill set necessary to be effective during the most critical seconds of your life. This course will provide you with the knowledge, skills and ability necessary to make yourself, your family and your house safer when confronted with the threat of violence.
To carry a handgun for self-defense purposes you need more than just marksmanship skills. You need the right mindset, skill, weapon and legal backing.
NOTE: This is a fast paced class. Shooters need to be comfortable loading, unloading and shooting their gun PRIOR to signing up. If the instructor determines that you are not at the correct ability level you will be asked to leave with NO refund.
Women Self Defense Seminar
12-4 PM
Cost: $99 plus tax
* Students must be 21 or over
This course is based on reality. The participants can actively participate in simulated attack scenarios in a safe and controlled environment. Our instructors wear full protective gear to provide a realistic element that other self-defense courses cannot. This method of instruction provides a safe way for seniors to see just how effective they can be when using proper technique as well as to understand what can happen mistakes are made in a life threatening situation.
The Women’s Self Defense Seminar will educate you on how to keep you and your family safe inside and outside your home. Whether you are in a group or all alone, you will get a foundation of knowledge to call upon when you have no other choice but to fight back to WIN.
Topics that will be covered are:
- Understanding personal safety
- Pre Attack Indicators
- Colors of Awareness
- Not a Victim mindset
- Recognize your responses to threatening situations
- Identify possible weapons, threats, and escape routes at home, work, in the field and in your personal lives
- Identify potential hazards in your home, office and in the field
- Be exposed to different strikes and disabling techniques to assist in escaping an attack
Pepper Spray/OC Seminar
12-4 PM
Cost: $99 plus tax
Oleoresin Spray Course is designed to promote safe and efficacious selection and use of OC spray.
The participant will learn and understand the situations that allow for the proper use of OC, tactics and techniques of OC applications, proper means of instruction and testing, and theoretical background to analyze OC.
Additionally the Participant will be aware of the probable medical implications associated with the use of OC spray. By the end of this course all participant will receive a FREE Pepper Spray Key Chain to carry for personal defense.
The areas specially covered are:
- History
- Carry Methods
- Composition
- Anatomy of the Eye, Lungs, and Skin
- Delivery Systems
- Effects of OC
- Use of Force issues
- Tactics of standing and grounded OC application
- Control Tactics Follow-Up Procedures
- Clean-Up Procedures
- OC Spray Selection
- Practical Exercises
Individuals under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent to take this class.
WA Gun Law – Deadly Force
2 hours as scheduled
Cost: $75.00 plus tax
Taught by a 25-year veteran police officer this class is a Question and Answer about your rights and responsibilities about using deadly force in Washington state. The laws are changing so be prepared. Know your rights!
Topics Covered:
- How to stay out of jail and civil court.
- WA state concealed carry laws dictating when and where you can legally carry.
- Difference between force and deadly force, and when its lawful to use them.
- When can you make a citizen arrest?
- What to do if stopped by the police.
- What to do in use of deadly-force aftermath.