Tactical Pistol – Saturday, August 15th, 2026 – 10am-6pm – Silverdale Gun Club

• 7 hours of instruction
• Course fee: Early bird price $190 (Reg. $275+ tax)
• Max course load: 12 students
• Location: Silverdale Gun Club (St. Anne, ON)

The Tactical Pistol is a clinic on improving shooting, movement and decision making skills in an armed professional context. This is a challenging class focusing on improving each student to their next level. It will focus on the most statistically common pistol engagements for law enforcement in North America and how to build on existing skills and decision making to be successful.

This course is open to Law Enforcement, Military and approved Security only.

This focuses on the basic principles and techniques for defensive shooting performance-specific skills, movement, partner and positional work.  It is designed to improve existing skills and shooting fundamentals in challenging contexts including movement or shooting from unorthodox positions.

Some skills we will teach and focus on:

– Building decision making and movement skills with partner considerations;

– Processing & identifying shoot/no-shoot targets while shooting fast and accurate;

– Multiple target engagements and situational awareness – breaking tunnel vision;

– Moving, shooting and communicating with a partner in a complex environment;

Some skills you want to have prior to the course:

– professional-level training is a prerequisite (OPC for law enforcement, for example; infantry-level pistol qualification for military; ATC for security)

– Drawing with efficiency and consistency

– Shooting from the holster with consistency

– Be able to look around without moving the muzzle from a safe direction

– Have safe handling while moving with a loaded firearm

Equipment required:

– Duty or defensive type semi-auto pistol with accompanying holster with retention (bring what you use at work, ideally)

– 400 rounds of ammunition

– 3 magazines minimum

– Eye and ear protection

– Bring snacks, a lunch and 2L of water

Your instructors are military and law enforcement experts ready to bring you to the next level.

If you need to rent a pistol, let us know at info@chimerafirearms.com in advance and we can set one aside for you. $85/day and limited supply.

If you have any questions please email us at info@chimerafirearms.com for more information.