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“Eighty-six” is slang meaning “to get rid of.” It comes from 1930s soda-counter slang meaning that an item was sold out. There is varying anecdotal evidence about why the term “eighty-six” … Read more
“Eighty-six” is slang meaning “to get rid of.” It comes from 1930s soda-counter slang meaning that an item was sold out. There is varying anecdotal evidence about why the term “eighty-six” … Read more
We get a lot of questions about the structure of our various firearms training curricula. Melissa Scholar, our Training Manager, has designed these training programs to meet the needs of … Read more
NICS background checks for individual firearm purchases in the US jumped 40% from 2019 to 2020. That number is evidence of a trend in the American firearms industry: more people … Read more
The Red Letter Project is a women’s firearms training retreat organized and operated by Maddy Scholar. The event will take place May 27-29 in Laurens, South Carolina. There are 30 … Read more
We are very excited to announce the availability of our “Campus Safety Course”, created and delivered by USCCA Training Counselor, Maddy Scholar. The course will take place from 4 – … Read more
We’re offering every kind of firearms training from intro to handgun to long distance precision rifle shooting, and everything in between.
Below is a breakdown of the 20 topics you’ll learn when you attend a USCCA Introduction to Handgun Safety class. The class is 4 hours long, and consists of about … Read more
The typical “summer slow down” continued through August, right up until last weekend, when all hell broke loose in Afghanistan. That day, and everyday since, foot traffic in our doors has been up 70% from where it was the previous 8 weeks. Why? Because the world is a less safe place than it was just over a week ago. Here’s what’s just happened, and where it seems to be headed.
Josh will teach you everything there is to know about how an AR15 rifle should work, what might break first, and how best to service, operate, maintain, and upgrade your rifle. If you’re even thinking about building an AR15, then you probably have some idea of how many different options there are. Josh has experience with just about all of them.
The black cloud of the 2020 ammo shortage had one silver lining. The lack of ammo brought proper attention to dry fire practice. Today, the great ammo shortage of 2020 is over. There’s plenty of ammo. It’s just too expensive to use on the daily. So, dry fire it is. But the practice of dry firing still needs more attention, more accolades, and more instruction, so here goes.
Way back in May, we pre-announced a long distance precision rifle training course, against my wishes. Our GM, Andy Glawe, had browbeat me into putting it out there. I told … Read more
If you’re reading this article, you most likely know, or at least have heard, the four rules of firearm safety. However, there’s another rule that most people don’t know about until they work in a gun store or at a gun range. It’s about gun store safety, or how to act in a gun store.
Every other Wednesday, we host a meeting called “Lady SharpShooters.” Almost every day, I get the question, “What is Lady SharpShooters?” So, here, I’ve interviewed Maddy Scholar, who leads and … Read more
We offer a lot of training classes. A LOT of training classes. Sometimes, it’s difficult for even us to keep up with what’s what when and who. And we’re adding … Read more
Back in March, we hinted at a series of precision rifle classes. We had a fantastic response, and filled 3 Precision Rifle Class 1 (PRC1) classes in May and June. … Read more
The world has gone crazy. How do you protect yourself and your loved ones when you’re not at home? Do you carry? Are you considering carrying a firearm with you … Read more
Guest Instructor Brent Brabant of One One Bravo of Ranier, WA, will be at SharpShooters on Saturday, June 26, to lead a Low Light Pistol Class with Maddy Scholar. Sign … Read more
We’ve added several new classes to our monthly rotation, and we will continue to add more as you request them. For the remainder of June and then July, below is … Read more
Josh Corday, our instructor for “Stop the Bleed” classes, opened today’s class with a great point of view: “If you’re going how to learn to shoot holes in people, you’d … Read more
Every shooting range you’ll visit has a long list of rules, many of which may be specific to that range. However, every range will emphasize the 4 Rules of Gun … Read more