Overview

Skill Level: Beginner
Prerequisites: None
Classroom: 1 Hour
Live Fire Training: 3 Hours

Rifle 100 is an introductory course focused on rifle fundamentals, operation, and safety. This comprehensive training introduces students to the AR-15 / M-4 rifle platform and provides the foundational skills needed to safely and effectively operate a rifle. Classroom instruction combined with extensive on-range training ensures students leave confident and prepared to continue their rifle training journey.

Course Description

Students will become familiar with rifle components, mechanical operation, maintenance, and marksmanship fundamentals. The course includes dry-practice drills, live-fire exercises, and structured skill development designed for new shooters.

Covered in This Course

• Firearm safety and safe gun-handling procedures

• Introduction to the AR-15 / M-4 rifle

• Rifle nomenclature

• Mechanical operation

• Function checks

• Fundamentals of rifle shooting

• Basic gun-handling skills

• Loading, unloading, and press checks

• Zeroing iron sights

• Zeroing electronic / red dot sights

• Rifle shooting methodology

• Mechanical offset and point of impact (POI) hold-off

• Basic marksmanship and target analysis

• Ammunition management

  • Emergency reloads

  • Tactical reloads

  • Speed reloads

• Malfunction clearance drills

• Presentation from the low ready

• Threat assessment and area scanning

• Shooting positions

  • Standing

  • Kneeling

  • Prone

• Dry-practice skill-building drills

• Fundamental diagnostics and self-correction

• Basic rifle takedown

• Basic rifle skills standard drills

• Timed shooting drills

Equipment Needed

• Rifle platforms: M4 / AK47 / AR15 (rentals available)

• 2 serviceable magazines required

• 150 rounds of ammunition required (available for purchase day of course)

• Electronic ear and eye protection available if needed