Ranger Training Academy’s Basic Firearms Training course is designed for students who are new to handgun shooting or who want to strengthen their foundational firearms skills.
The course combines classroom instruction with practical, live-fire training. Students learn safe firearm handling, proper shooting fundamentals, loading and unloading procedures, malfunction awareness, and range safety while developing the confidence and consistency needed to operate a handgun responsibly.
Course topics include:
- Firearms safety rules
- Handgun nomenclature and operation
- Safe loading and unloading
- Proper grip
- Shooting stance
- Sight alignment and sight picture
- Trigger control
- Recoil management
- Drawing and presentation fundamentals, when appropriate
- Magazine changes
- Basic malfunction recognition and clearing
- Range commands and procedures
- Accuracy fundamentals
- Live-fire drills
- Safe storage and transportation considerations
- Cleaning and basic maintenance
Students receive hands-on coaching throughout the course and will have the opportunity to apply the techniques taught during live-fire exercises.
Students who successfully complete the required course components will receive a certificate of completion










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