$90 gets you an hour in the classroom on a defensive technique followed by practial application of that technique on the range. We schedule these mostly by request so suggest a time that works for you. These sessions will hone your defensive shooting skills. Work closely with an instructor and learn to perform drills that will build skill and safety discipline and help you to react quickly and effectively to a threat that is within ten feet and coming at you, which accounts for 70% of lethal force encounters. Stop training yourself to FIRE at a target and start learning techniques to ACQUIRE one! These drills cannot be done at public ranges.

When most people go to the range, they are going to the range to build self-defense skills. When they get there, they target shoot, which reinforces all the bad habits and wrong muscle memory they have from years of standing in one place shooting at a target that is also standing in one place. These won't win a lethal force encounter. The most important skill you need on the street is to acquire the threat quickly and get shots off NOW, sometimes while on the move.

In Advanced training you have multiple targets to choose from and an instructor by your side. There is nothing in front of you to get in the way of coming up on the target from the low ready or retention position, so we can show you the best way to quickly acquire and fire. We are not limited by the state requirements we have to cover in the CCW class and we can start showing you how to unlearn all the wrong muscle memory target shooting at the range has built into your gun handling. We'll talk about into tactical awareness, mindset, and get you started practicing pistolcraft as a martial art.

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Request a day and time and then return here after we confirm availability to reserve with a credit card. The Date/Time field will be the subject line in our inbox (so we can tell at a glance what session each mail is about). Use the comments box to let us know things like your skill level and what kind of guns, if any, you will bring and what you want to work on. All correspondence and training is strictly confidential. We will send you back a detailed map to us. If the date you choose is already full, we will call or email you to work out another one. We won't refund a no show without 24 hours notice once we agree to reserve time for you though, so if you would like to call us first, feel free to do so at 314-691-5005 NO text.

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We can qualify you for Florida or Maine

UTAH HAS NEW RULES THAT PREVENT MISSOURIANS FROM GETING A UTAH LICENSE unless they already have one from MO so I am no longer a Utah instructor. Anyone living in a state that accepts Utah's license now has to send their home state CCW license with their application for a Utah one.

Missouri residents will get their best protection from liability and the best coverage while traveling with a Missouri license. Show us your out of state license to get $25 off on a Mo certificate.

At one time, many of our students got a non-resident license to carry from Florida or Utah. Our class will show you serious liability reasons why they are no longer the easiest choice for a Missouri resident. They were also once honored in more places, but that is no longer the case. Go to the Missouri Attorney General's Concealed Carry Reciprocity page to see not only what states accept Missouri's license but also to find out what the laws of each state are.

NOTE: Some states that now deny conceal and carry privileges to holders of a NON-RESIDENT license are: CO, FL, MI, NH, SC.

Greg, Thanks for your good training, this made Fox 2 news.
A burglar attacked me in my home and demanded money while holding MY XD40 loaded & chambered. That is the only night I forgot to take it to bed.
After getting body slammed (broke 3 ribs) I knew I was dead, so I rolled over & got my Glock, racked & fired. Police say it was a good shoot. I was groggy when woke from a sound sleep and had milliseconds to make my decision. Thanks to your training I got one in him. I am still freaked out over it & feel even worse that I shot him but if I didn't I would be dead.
Several channels wanted my interview but being still freaked I said 'No comment'. Now I feel I should have done the interviews & told the news that without your training and methods I would be dead. So thanks for your excellent training course. Now I gotta go to Hillsboro with my bill of sale & try to get my guns back.

Greg:
I really enjoyed your class last Sunday. I didn't want to say anything at your class but I am a Commercial Motor Vehicle Officer for the Highway Patrol. I have attended Patrol gun classes for the last 15 years. I can honestly say that your class was the single best 8 hrs of any class I have attended in my 15 years with the Highway Patrol. As a law enforcement officer I went in to your class with low expectations and came out very impressed. You certainly have my endorsement for anyone wanting to take a CC class and feel free to quote me as one who endorses and recommends your school.
Keith

Greg,
I have been shooting for 35 years with six years of military arms training and a member of the NRA. I learned much more than I thought I would, and I thought I knew quite a bit. First and foremost the techniques for safe handling are invaluable and I must thank you for emphasizing it so heavily. I have already re-taught my family safe handling of firearms. Furthermore, your approach to training is unprecedented by anything I have experienced as you had my full attention the entire day, which is saying something from a guy who can't stay awake while sitting for any length of time. I truly learned a great deal and will recommend you to anyone who will listen! Thanks,
Roy

The class was far more than I ever expected, even after being recommended by a friend. Your presentation is a well rounded balance of practical, tactical, moral, and legal responsibility of owning a firearm, and carrying lethal force. Having been a target shooter and hunter, with long guns and handguns for 40+ years, I really didn't believe that the class was anything more than meeting a state requirement. HOW WRONG I WAS! I learned more in 8 hours than I had in a lifetime of recreational gun use! And walked away realizing how much more I needed to learn. Your approach to teaching is easily understandable, and sensible.
Bill

Thanks again for the outstanding CCW training and for allowing us to have our own training date last Thursday. I have spoken with our entire group since the class and they were all extremely satisfied . . . I was told by a friend that his CCW class from a different company was very cookie cutter and boring. He told me he felt like they were just covering the basic requirements of the training to push the folks thru. We were all very pleased to find that this was not the case with your program and everyone learned so much more than we thought we would. Your insight and techniques were outstanding.

Greg explained with great flare and complete joy, what to expect. Carrying a gun is a lot more than (just) that. From picking out a gun to all the reasons for laws and the understanding of them. With all his zest and the ability to teach one how carry a concealed weapon it's the best thought out presentation, And with great insightful commentary.  YOU WILL LEARN . . . . thanks greg.

Greg,
We did not get a chance to personally thank you for the class today. You turned a bureaucratic requirement into a truly informative and interesting experience. I just wanted to get a chance to thank you one on one.
James, Master Sergeant, US Army

I just wanted to tell you thank you for the great class and great instruction. you helped me more in the last few days than i ever thought possible. i came to you because i was told by my friends that have taken your class that u were one of the best and i would have to agree. i was looking for something more helpful than just the minimum basic b.s. and you did not dissapoint, so THANK YOU!
Jeremy

Greg,
I just wanted to drop you a line to let you know how much I appreciated your firearm safety class. I appreciate the way you took extra time to instruct & demonstrate firearm safety to my family. As you know I have 5 kids 3 boys & 2 girls ages 5yo to 15yo. All of them enjoyed your class (and the lunch and hospitality your wife and kids showed them). I noticed the other day my boys were outside playing "guns" (as boys will do) and they were practicing the safety techniques that you taught them. (finger off the trigger, proper sight alignment) Also my littlest one came up to me on his own a few days later and said "Dad this is this a sight picture." as he demonstrated with his fingers and hands. Thank you, the class was definitely worth the money we spent (which was hardly anything) and the patience and instruction you gave my kids and my wife and I was excellent. My wife and I plan on attending your CCW and advance classes in the near future. Thanks to you and to your wife and kids for a great time and educational experience.
Jerel

It will be two years on Jan. 31st since I took your class with two of the guys I work with, and we still rave about how and what we learned from it. I just wanted to say "Thanks" again for the thorough training. I'm sure you think you just scratched the surface, but you instilled a different mindset in us. I can still picture myself listening to your presentations. We all recommend your class over any others as often as we can. I even recommend the class for those who don't even want to carry just to give them the perspective of the situation.

Scenarios that force shoot/no shoot decisions in a split second

Designed for those who want to develop more skill than we can offer in the basic class.

This allows you to try defensive shooting you can't do at target ranges. Try an hour of simulator time and shoot scenarios to see how you actualy perform when caught by surprise and need to react to a threat. (Cannot be done during a CCW class.)

Learn to react quickly and effectively to a threat. Save your ammo and do these drills on our FATS III simulator just like the military and police do! Time on the FATS III simulator is $60 for the first hour, additional hours @$40.

Shoot hundreds of rounds in simulated confrontations while eliminating ammo cost! Stop training yourself to fire at a target and start learning to ACQUIRE and fire on a threat! The operator will play a scenario out on a screen in front of you. The person you see may become life threatening....or not. Think fast, draw and shoot...or not. Find out where your shots go. We replay the situation in slow motion and every shot you fired displays on the screen exactly where and when it hit (or missed).

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If you have a group and a place to shoot, we can come to you. The fee is $125 per person. We don't serve lunch, but there is a refrigerator and microwave available for whatever you bring to eat and drink. You must qualify with both types of gun so bring $10 per gun to the class if you need us to supply them for you. If you HAVE your MO license already but want defensive handgun training, open seats in the classroom are $60 (space permitting). Checks must be received IN ADVANCE. Make them out to St. Louis CCW. Our mailing address is:

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