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South Carolina CWP / Florida CWP / NRA Basic Pistol
Personal Training
Personal Protection In The Home
Personal Protection Outside The Home (Basic and Advanced)

All classes are in the Columbia, SC, area near major highways

We hold our CWP (Concealed Weapons Permit) class and all our other classes at convenient locations in the greater Columbia, SC, area within a relatively short drive from the city center. Each class is in the best location for that class and we prepare in advance for every student in that class. We teach relatively small  classes so we can give individual attention to everyone. All places are reserved in advance on a first-come first-served basis as we receive applications.

Once you reserve your place in a CWP or other class we schedule you for an e-mail reminder that includes detailed driving directions, maps, and helpful supplementary information for your class. Because our classes are small, and because we prepare materials especially for each person in the class, we urge you to apply as early as possible. We close the class as its available space is filled. It's important to us to give individual attention to everyone in the class. We know your life may depend on what you learn.

As space permits we accommodate couples, friends, families, businesses, women's groups, and others who want to atttend the same class. It's a good idea to make advance arrangements if that's what you have in mind. We can lend you one of our own guns by advance arrangement too. There's no charge to borrow our gun and the holster for it. Of course if you use our gun you must use the ammunition we provide and pay us for it before shooting. We want to make sure that the ammunition used in our guns is the same ammunition we would use ourselves. Click here for what to bring to your class.

South Carolina CWP, Florida CWP, and NRA Basic Pistol

When you take our CWP and Basic Pistol class we'll supply the applications for both South Carolina's and Florida's Concealed Weapons Permits. We'll help you fill them out and guide you through the application process for permits in both states. You make the decision whether to apply for one permit, both permits, or neither. We're happy to help you learn even if you're not interested in a permit or haven't decided yet. (South Carolina law gives you up to three years to apply after the date of your training.)  

We hold our South Carolina CWP, Florida CWP, and NRA Basic Pistol class at least once each month, almost always on Saturdays. We offer additional CWP classes in the Columbia, SC, area. Our schedule keeps growing too fast to make any published list useful. We prepare the schedule below a year in advance to give maximum planning time to those who need it. Please e-mail us to ask about other classes.

Click here for more information about our South Carolina CWP and NRA Basic Pistol classes. To reserve a place in a South Carolina CWP, Florida CWP, and NRA Basic Pistol class e-mail us and include your local telephone number(s) so we can call to answer your questions, determine your needs, and suggest a suitable class date.

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Personal Training

Personal Training is individual tutoring. We work with you individually, one-on-one. Individual tutoring of that kind is often the fastest, most economical way to learn because the focus is exclusively on you.

We do personal training sessions with experienced shooters as well as complete novices. It's an especially good way for competent shooters to make dramatic improvements quickly on an individual basis. It's also a great way for novices to overcome a fear of firearms. We've helped many people accomplish their goals for many years and we enjoy it.

People new to handguns or uncertain about shooting often take personal training before enrolling in the CWP and Basic Pistol class. Other people like to take personal training to extend the value of a class they've completed. We've helped people who use shotguns for sport learn how to use them to defend their homes and for personal protection too. We also help students learn how to shoot on the move—and to hit while doing so.

We'll be happy to arrange personal training sessions with you for mutually-convenient dates and times. We're usually able to hold them on weekdays as well as some weekends. By prior arrangement we can lend you a handgun, rifle, or shotgun. Of course if you use our firearm you must use the ammunition we provide and pay us for it before shooting. We want to make sure that the ammunition used in our guns is the same ammunition we would use ourselves. Each personal training session is two hours during one of the following time slots:

Personal Training Daily Time Slots
	9:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.		1:00 P.M  - 3:00 P.M.
	11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.		3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.

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NRA Personal Protection In The Home

Personal Protection In The Home is the class to take after completing the NRA Basic Pistol class. We schedule each class when there are qualified people who want to take it.

The NRA requires you to take the Basic Pistol class before Personal Protection In The Home. Our CWP class includes the NRA Basic Pistol class, which is a real bonus for our students. They advance immediately from the basic level. If you have a CWP through another instructor's class we might be able to validate you for admission to a PPIH class: contact us.

We hold Personal Protection In The Home classes throughout the year in the Columbia, SC, area. If you would like to reserve a place in a Personal Protection In The Home class, e-mail us and include your local telephone number(s) so we can call to answer your questions and determine your needs.

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NRA Personal Protection Outside The Home

The two classes that conclude the NRA's Personal Protection Sequence are Personal Protection Outside The Home (Basic) and Personal Protection Outside The Home (Advanced).

The NRA requires you to take those courses in that order after you have completed Personal Protection Inside The Home. It's what you would want to do anyway, even if it weren't required.

We hold Personal Protection Outside The Home classes--both Basic and Advanced--in the Columbia, SC, area throughout the year. If you would like to reserve a place in a Personal Protection Outside The Home class, e-mail us and include your local telephone number(s) so we can call to answer your questions and determine your needs.

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