Gear Lists

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This gear list is not necessarily comprehensive. Please look at e-mails and invoices sent to you for additional items you'll need for our classes. Please ASK questions if there is any confusion. It is the STUDENT'S responsibility to be prepared for class.

Some items may be available upon request. This is NOT a guarantee.  

If the student does not have any of these items it is the student's responsibility to arrange for the items to be provided if possible. Items are first come, first serve. Some items may be available at an additional fee. 

Steel/penetrator ammunition must NOT be used without special permission as it may damage steel targets or backstops.

FOR ALL CLASSES: During COVID-19, the following rules apply.

Outside: all participants must stay at least six (6) feet away where possible and wear masks when that is not possible.

Inside: all participants must stay at least six (6) feet away where possible and wear masks PERIOD. If the mask needs to come off, head outside.

Pen (black ink), pencil, paper/notepad or notebook

-Food (for classroom and for outdoor range, NEVER eat without using de-leading wipes or de-leading soap, and NEVER eat inside an indoor range building)
-Cold Water (NEVER drink inside and indoor range building)
-Gatorade/Electrolyte drink if your doctor permits (NEVER drink inside and indoor range building)
***ALL DRINKS MUST BE SEALED INSIDE AN INDOOR RANGE BUILDING OR BEST LEFT IN YOUR VEHICLE***
-Ball cap
-Closed toed shoes with good traction (preferably waterproof boots if outdoors).
-Good, sturdy belt
-Eye and ear protection (please bring your own-I have them, but during COVID-19, we probably shouldn't share eyes and ears)
-For COVID-19-Please wear mask and gloves. A face cover is fine if no mask is available to you (check that this doesn't fog your glasses or cause them to fall off--we may have tricks for this). N95 or higher is best, surgical mask is second best, with other face covers falling below this curve in terms of effectiveness.**Faces must be covered at all times**
-If you have these: Hand sanitizer, Clorox wipes, alcohol wipes (70% isopropyl)
-Clothing must:
  -have good coverage (NO v-necks, or low-cut tops, must wear socks and long pants)
  -be weather appropriate depending on the range and the conditions (DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE WEATHER)
  -be durable (able to get dirty and dragged against gravel)

If Tactical or Outdoor Range-ALSO bring:

-Good, Hard-sided holster (Must cover the trigger guard, kydex (hard plastic) is preferred). -- Safariland, Bladetech, and GCode are well known, commonly used holsters. *Not a product endorsement*  
-Magazine pouches
-Knee pads
-Elbow pads (optional, but recommended)
-Gloves and Hand/foot warmers if it's cold out.
-Sun screen
-Bug repellent

Tactical Handgun 1/Carry Courses (Multi-state, MD, VA, FL, AZ, etc.)/NRA Basic Pistol (OR Basic Pistol + HQL)

-Handgun

-At least 200 rounds of ammunition (50 if you just need HQL or NRA Basic Pistol Level 1 Qualification)

-At least three (3) magazines

-Good, Hard-sided holster (Must cover the trigger guard, kydex (hard plastic) is preferred). -- Safariland, Bladetech, and GCode are well known, commonly used holsters. *Not a product endorsement*

Handgun Qualification License (HQL) Training Course (Non-NRA Basic Pistol HQL Curriculum-See above for NRA Basic Pistol/HQL combo course)

-Handgun

-At least 50 rounds of ammunition

-At least three (3) magazines

-If at an outdoor or tactical range, please also bring a holster as described below.

-Good, Hard-sided holster (Must cover the trigger guard, kydex (hard plastic) is preferred). -- Safariland, Bladetech, and GCode are well known, commonly used holsters. *Not a product endorsement*

Tactical Handgun 2 & 3

-Handgun

-300-500 rounds of ammunition

-At least three (3) magazines

-Good, Hard-sided holster (Must cover the trigger guard, kydex (hard plastic) is preferred). -- Safariland, Bladetech, and GCode are well known, commonly used holsters. *Not a product endorsement*  

Tactical Handgun 4+

Four and above are specialty/custom classes. All items listed for Handgun 2 and 3, with the possibility of more specialty items may be required. Start with the list from Handgun 2 and 3 as a baseline. 

Tactical Carbine 1

-Carbine

-At least 500 rounds of ammunition

-At least three (3) carbine magazines

-Sling (Well known, commonly used slings are available from: Blue Force Gear, Haley Strategic, First Spear, etc.) *Not a product endorsement*

NRA Basic Rifle

-Carbine/Rifle

-At least 200 rounds of ammunition

-At least three (3) carbine/rifle magazines

-Sling (Well known, commonly used slings are available from: Blue Force Gear, Haley Strategic, First Spear, etc.) *Not a product endorsement*

Tactical Carbine 2 & 3

-Carbine

-At least 500 rounds of ammunition

-At least three (3) carbine magazines

-Sling (Well known, commonly used slings are available from: Blue Force Gear, Haley Strategic, First Spear, etc.) *Not a product endorsement*

-Handgun

-At least three (3) handgun magazines

-Good, Hard-sided holster (Must cover the trigger guard, kydex (hard plastic ) is preferred). -- Safariland, Bladetech, and GCode are well known, commonly used holsters. *Not a product endorsement*

Tactical Carbine 4 +

Four and above are specialty/custom classes. All items listed for Carbine 2 and 3, with the possibility of more specialty items may be required. Start with the list from Carbine 2 and 3 as a baseline.

Tactical Shotgun 1 or Defensive Shotgun

-Shotgun of good quality 

-Side saddle and/or shell carriers on the belt line (highly recommended)  -Mesa Tactical (must be installed by gunsmith) or Wlamart sells a slip  on cloth side saddle--I'm sure Amazon does too. Safariland has shell  carriers for the beltline. *Not a product endorsement*

-Bandalier or shell pouch (optional) --Amazon has them. Just make sure they're good.

-Tactical  style sling (recommended, but we can make do without-just let us know  if you don't have this) (Well known, commonly used slings are available  from: Blue Force Gear, Haley Strategic, First Spear, etc.) *Not a  product endorsement*

Ammunition (MUST BE THE RIGHT GUAGE):

-30  slugs (MUST BE RIFLED IF YOU HAVE A SMOOTH BORE, MUST BE NON-RIFLED IF  YOU HAVE A RIFLED BARREL)-Can ruin your shotgun if wrong ammo is  selected.

-150 buck shot (00 buck)  also referred to as "double odd" buck shot. Up to half of these buck  shot loads may be substituted with target loads (#7 or 7 1/2). This is  recommended as target loads have less recoil.

Tactical Shotgun 2 & 3

-Double the requirements for level 1. 

-Sling REQUIRED.

-ALL requirements for Handgun 1 as transitions to handgun are required.

Room Clearing/CQB

Custom: In addition to the standard range loadout, please contact us for a gear list.

Use the gear list for Tactical Carbine 2 and 3 as well as the general gear list as a baseline, but make sure you have at least 500 rounds for your primary weapon system and 300 for your secondary.

-Feel free to bring full kit (plate carrier helmet, etc.)

Vehicle Tactics

Custom: In addition to the standard range loadout, please contact us for a gear list.

Use the gear list for Tactical Carbine 2 and 3 as well as the general gear list as a baseline, but make sure you have at least 500 rounds for your primary weapon system and 300 for your secondary.

-Feel free to bring full kit (plate carrier helmet, etc.)

Custom: In addition to the standard range loadout, please contact us for a gear list. 

Please also bring:

-Long distance Precision Rifle with scope and bipod

-Shooting mat

-Cleaning kit (with Dewey Rods for your rifle's caliber)

-Pen, Pencil, paper (and/or Rite in the rain rifle data book-Storm Tactical makes them or you can build your own/buy pages and empty book from Amazon)

-Smart phone or calculator

-Ballistics charts from JBM Ballistics or similar website/app (we can help you generate this)

-At least 300 rounds of match grade ammunition specific to your firearm

-Any tools you need to work on your firearm

-Lenspen/Lens cleaning cloth and solution

-CHECK OWNER'S MANUAL TO ENSURE TOOLS/CLEANERS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT ARE SAFE FOR YOUR SCOPE AND RIFLE.

-Scope owner's manual (with reticle information)

-Rifle owner's manual

-Rear and front sand bags (or bean bags) and/or shooting mounts (Triad, Red Tab, Game Changer are examples of bean bags *not an endorsement*)

-Spotting scope (recommended)

-Laser range finder (optional

Awareness Courses:

-Two (2) writing utensils

-Something to write on

-Lunch, snacks, etc.

-Hydration (i.e., water, sports drinks)

Self-Defense Courses:

-Two (2) writing utensils

-Something to write on

-Lunch, snacks, etc.

-Hydration (i.e., water, sports drinks)

-Athletic/Yoga style clothing that allows movement and flexibility, but doesn't fall off.

The COVID-19 precautions are especially important for Self-Defense classes due to the close proximity of participants in certain situations.

Constantly, wash hands and/or use hand sanitizer before adjusting your mask, eating, and before or after touching your training partner. Wear gloves when possible.

Outside: all participants must stay at least six (6) feet away where possible and wear masks when that is not possible.

Inside: all participants must stay at least six (6) feet away where possible and wear masks PERIOD. If the mask needs to come off, head outside.