Fighting Rifle
Date/Time
Date(s) - 12/06/26
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location
Manteca Sportsmen, Inc
Categories
“Hope Is NOT A Strategy”
“When the time to perform arrives, the time to prepare has passed”
Fighting Rifle
One-day class – 8 Hours (8:00 am to 5:00 pm – Manteca Sportsmen’s, Inc – 30261 Airport Way, Manteca, CA, 95337
Prerequisites: Students must demonstrate safe firearm handling and possess a working knowledge of their rifle platform. Prior completion of a basic rifle course or equivalent experience is strongly recommended.
Course Description: The Trident Firearms Academy Intermediate Fighting Rifle Course is an intensive one day training program designed for shooters who have mastered the fundamentals and are ready to develop the skills necessary to effectively employ a semi-automatic rifle in a defensive or tactical environment.
This course focuses on the practical application of rifle skills rather than static marksmanship alone. Students will learn to efficiently run their rifle under time pressure, solve weapon-related problems, engage multiple targets, utilize cover, shoot from unconventional positions, and transition between rifle and handgun when appropriate.
Training emphasizes the integration of three critical elements:
- Gun Handling – Efficient operation of the rifle under stress.
- Marksmanship – Accurate shot placement at varying distances.
- Mindset – Decision making and problem solving in dynamic situations, as well as the introduction to the survival mindset.
Students will spend the majority of the day on the range developing and refining practical fighting rifle skills through structured drills and performance-based exercises.
Learning Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Apply mechanical offset at close distances.
- Efficiently manipulate the safety selector.
- Perform emergency and retention reloads.
- Diagnose and clear common rifle malfunctions.
- Engage targets from multiple shooting positions.
- Utilize cover effectively.
- Engage targets while moving.
- Transition from rifle to handgun.
- Engage multiple threats efficiently.
- Solve shooting problems under time constraints.
Required Equipment
Rifle
- Semi-automatic rifle (AR-15, AK, MCX, Mini-14, etc.)
- Sling
- Minimum three magazines (the more the merrier)
Handgun
- Serviceable handgun
- Strong-side holster
- Minimum two magazines (the more the merrier)
Ammunition
- Rifle: 400–500 rounds
- Handgun: 100 rounds
Additional Gear
- Eye protection
- Hearing protection
- A ball cap or hat with a brim for safety
- Belt mounted magazine pouches and/or a means to carry multiple magazines
- Weather-appropriate clothing
- Long pants
- No open toed shoes or sandals
- Water and snacks
- A folding chair is a good idea, too
$250.00 Tuition per Student