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Congratulations—you are one of 41 million handgun owners in the U.S. However, owning a firearm doesn't mean you are prepared for a threat. Without proper training, you could be a liability. Don't wait any longer. Train with us at Alpha Group Firearms Training.

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Courses and Classes

Basic Pistol

For anyone who owns a pistol but has yet to train with it. The focus of Basic Pistol is building confidence handling a pistol safely and effectively and building great fundamentals for proficiency.

We’ll cover the foundations before shooting like safety, stance, loading, grip and sight picture. From there you’ll work on pulling the trigger for accurate shooting and will practice with dry firing, and then live firing at targets. Like all of our courses, you’ll receive immediate, individualized feedback at every step in the process.

  • Safety

  • Stance

  • Proper loading and unloading

  • Grip

  • Sight Picture

  • Trigger Pull

  • Dry Fire Technique

  • Live Firing

Practical Pistol

This course is offered in 4 blocks of instruction, each block is focused on certain core principles. These blocks do not need to be taken in order. Block A, Block B, Block C, and Block D

For students who have taken Basic Pistol or are demonstrably well-versed in the topics covered in Basic Pistol. The focus of Practical Pistol is improving proficiency beyond the basics to enable confidence in handling the pistol for practical scenarios.

This course quickly reviews and builds Basic Pistol by incorporating training drawing from a holster (outside waistband), speed and tactical reloading, handling common malfunctions, and shooting multiple targets.

  • Review of Basic Pistol

  • Safety

  • Presentation

  • Drawing from holster (outside waistband)

  • Speed Reloading

  • Tactical Reloading

  • Malfunction Handling

  • Multiple Target shooting

Performance Pistol

For students who have taken Practical Pistol or are demonstrably well-versed in the topics covered in Practical Pistol. The focus of Performance Pistol is to continue to build on proficiency for more complex environments and situations.

This course quickly reviews and builds Practical Pistol by incorporating movement and reloading while moving, transitioning between multiple targets (laterally and at different distances), all while balancing precision and speed.

  • Review of Practical Pistol

  • Movement and shooting (advancing, retreating, lateral)

  • Speed and shot tempo

  • Transition speed between multiple targets

  • Balancing precision and speed

  • Firing on targets at different distances

Basic Rifle

For anyone who owns an AR-style rifle but has yet to train with it. The focus the Basic Rifle course is on safely and effectively operating a rifle to build a great foundation to confidently handle a rifle and put rounds on target.

We’ll cover the foundations before shooting like safety, stance, loading, grip, sight picture, sling management, and then jump into shooting and speed reloading. Like all of our courses, you’ll receive immediate, individualized feedback at every step in the process.

  • Safety

  • Stance

  • Grip

  • Sight Picture

  • Height over bore

  • Sling management (two-point preferred)

  • Presentation

  • Dry- and Live-fire

  • Speed reload

Practical Rifle

For anyone who owns a AR-style rifle and have taken the Basic Rifle course or are demonstrably well-versed in the topics covered in Basic Rifle. The focus of the Practical Rifle course is building on Basic Rifle skills to build confidence in operating the rifle for more complex scenarios.

After a brief review of Basic Rifle and safety, we’ll jump right into tactical reloads, firing on multiple targets, handling common malfunctions, and more.

  • Basic Rifle review

  • Safety

  • Tactical Reload

  • Firing on multiple targets

  • Balancing precision and speed

  • Handling malfunctions

Performance Rifle

For anyone who owns a AR-style rifle and have taken the Practical Rifle course or are demonstrably well-versed in the topics covered in Practical Rifle. The focus of the Performance Rifle is course is developing confidence proficiency in operating your rifle when facing challenging scenarios.

After a brief review of Practical Rifle and safety, we’ll jump right into firing and reloading while moving (advancing, retreating, lateral), engaging multiple control and attack targets, speed and transitioning between multiple targets and multiple distances, and shot tempo.

  • Practical Rifle review

  • Safety

  • Firing and reloading while moving

  • Attack and Control targets

  • Transition speed between targets

  • Shot tempo

Law Enforcement and Institutional Security Training

Training tailored around specific Law Enforcement or Institutional Security teams’ needs. Law Enforcement and Institutional Security courses are offered at discounted rates.

  • Training designed around specific teams’ needs

Private Training

Training tailored to you and/or your groups’ specific needs. These classes are designed as offered as needed. Reach out to schedule!

  • Training designed around specific teams’ needs

Low-Light Training 

Using basic shooting fundamentals found in Basic Pistol and Practical Pistol, but in a dark environment. We will be utilizing both weapon-mounted white-light devices as well as hand-held flashlights and techniques.

The course of fire for this class is a flat range target warmup and a full-scale USPSA style stage setup with walls, barrels, and assorted cover.

Outside the waistband (OWB) holster setups are required for this course. The expectation is to progress onto Inside the waistband (IWB) Low-Light course after this training. Basic Pistol is a pre-requisite to attend this course.

  • Safety in low-light

  • Learning to add light activation into pistol draw

  • Scanning methods for light use decision-making

  • One- and Two-handed techniques for handheld and weapon-mounted lights

  • Target identification by light

  • Mixture of shoot/no-shoot targets

  • Using light to work around cover

Trauma First-Aid - Coming Soon!

Training for traumatic injuries and scenarios including chest seals, torniquets, gauze and more.

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About

Alpha Group Firearms Training LLC is NRA-certified, USCCA-certified, professional firearms instructors.

Services

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First-Aid and Safety

Location

Cochranton, PA