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

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