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Intro To Carbine

This 7-hour course covers the modern carbine. We’ll go over safety, handling, function, loading and unloading, marksmanship, and movements. This is a great starter program for those new to the carbine or those who wish to refresh their skills and knowledge.

Skills Covered:

  • Basic safety and functions

  • Loading/unloading

  • Basic marksmanship

  • Malfunction clearing

  • Reloading (administrative, speed)

  • Firearm transitions

  • Positional shooting (standing, kneeling, prone)

  • Basic movements

Required Gear - Unless Noted Optional:

  • Carbine (AR configuration preferred) and 3 magazines (minimum)

  • Tactical sling for carbine

  • 500 rounds of carbine ammunition

  • Eye and ear protection

  • Optical sight (EOtech, Aimpoint, ACOG, etc.) with spare batteries - Optional

  • Magazine pouches with belt or tactical vest/carrier for carbine magazines - Optional - If you do not bring magazine pouches/vest/carrier - be sure to wear pants that have front and rear pockets for magazine storage.

  • Knee and elbow pads - Optional

  • Appropriate clothing and footwear - no open toed footwear, please wear layered clothing as we will be outdoors with variable weather conditions - cold/hot/rain/shine.

  • Hat or head covering

  • Sunscreen

  • Note taking materials (pen and paper)

  • Simple lunch/snacks

  • Personal water/sports drink supply

Course Size: Maximum 6 participants

Intro To Carbine - 7 hours

Location: San Francisco Bay Area – TBD

Prerequisite: None

Please email us at info@TacticalSolutionsAcademy.com for our next program date.