Gun Training
Recommended by Sheriff Richard Mack!
Recently we had the pleasure of attending a Sheriff Mack (http://www.sheriffmack.com) speech in Montrose. Sheriff Mack is famous for suing the Clinton Administration over the constitutionality of the Brady Bill…and winning!
What an outstanding speaker he is! For over two hours he kept us entertained about the Constitution and what our local sheriffs and county commissioners can do to stop the federal government from encroaching on our rights.
If you get the chance to see him speak in person, I highly recommend doing so.
In addition to the other enlightenments he offered, he told the audience of about 600, “I will never take a national ID card, national health care, nor will I ever give up my guns!” He added that, “I recommend you do the same.”
Sheriff Mack went on to recommend that EVERYONE learn how to shoot and learn how to shoot well. “Especially women,” he added. Sheriff Mack continued to specifically recommend women take their gun training through Survival4Chicks right here in Ouray.
Gun training, for women, can be intimidating. Especially when you’re surrounded by testosterone at the range. That’s why Survival4Chick’s gun training is woman-instructed and we only allow woman students. We keep things fun while realizing the seriousness of what we’re doing. You’ll find that our gun training classes are practical and nurturing, as any woman’s program should be!
All regular classes are conducted in Ouray, Colorado. For more information about the area check out www.ouraycolorado.com.
Lodging, meals, travel, and ammunition are the responsibility of the student.
If you’re looking for lodging for your training stay, check here.
Get dining and lodging discounts here.
Register for classes here.
2010 Training Schedule
*If you don’t see a date or location that works for you please call 608.692.7815 or 970.325.9923 to see about private lessons. I am also happy to travel anywhere in the state of Colorado to do classes for groups. Please call to discuss details.
July 2010
31 – Concealed Handgun Course – MIXED class. 9-5. Ouray. $100.00
August 2010
14 – NRA Basic Pistol – Women ONLY. 9-5. Ouray. $100.00
15 – Concealed Handgun – MIXED Class. 9-5. Ouray. $100.00
September 2010
11 – Concealed Handgun Course – Women ONLY. 9-5. Ouray. $100.00
12 – Concealed Handgun – MIXED Class. 9-5. Ouray. $100.00
October 2010
2 – Visit us at the Chief Ouray Gun Club Gun Show @ the Ridgway, CO 4H Events Center 9-5
3 – Visit us at the Chief Ouray Gun Club Gun Show @ the Ridgway, CO 4H Events Center 9-3
9 – Concealed Handgun – MIXED Class. 9-5. Ouray. $100.00
November 2010
6 – Concealed Handgun – Women ONLY. 9-5. Ouray. $100.00
7 – Concealed Handgun – MIXED Class. 9-5. Ouray. $100.00
Register for classes here.
Course Descriptions
NRA Basic Pistol:
This course is for those new to handling and shooting a handgun, and for those just needing a refresher for the basics.
This course will teach basic marksmanship skills and will cover aspects of operating a handgun. It will also include safe gun handling skills, safety with weapons, legal issues, nomenclature, and maintenance of your handgun.
Range work for this class will cover such topics as:
- Grip
- Stance
- Sight alignment
- Trigger control
- Follow thru
- Target identification
Ammunition: Students supply their own ammunition or purchase from us. (100 rounds).
What to bring to class:
- Safe, serviceable, clean pistol or revolver (if you have one) .380 caliber MINIMUM
- 2 magazines
- Ammunition
- Eye protection
- Ear protection
- Notebook
- Pen
- Magazines for your pistol or revolver
- Handgun cleaning kit
- Sack lunch
Duration: 8 hours
Prerequisite(s): None
NRA Personal Protection Outside the Home:
14 hours of instruction. Special emphasis on carrying and drawing from holster
Purse
What to bring to class:
- Pistol or revolver (if you have one) .380 caliber MINIMUM
- Ammunition
- Empty 3-ring binder
- Notebook
- Pen
- Hip style holster (if you have one)
- Belt adequate to hold holster
- Magazines for your pistol or revolver
- Concealed carry purse (if you have one)
- Handgun cleaning kit
Ammunition: Students supply their own ammunition or purchase from us. (500 rounds).
Duration: 14 hours (divided over two days)
Prerequisite(s): Personal Protection Inside the Home
Concealed Handgun Permit Course:
In these troubled times the knowledge of personal defense skills may be lifesaving. It is a fact that the police are unable to protect all of the people all of the time. Because of this the burden of protecting your family or yourself, may possibly be dependent on your self-defense skills. Although without a working knowledge of weapon operation and safety, an armed person may be more dangerous to his/her family or himself/herself than the threat he is protecting against. Whether a novice or have trained somewhere else, this course will take you through step-by-step designed drills to enhance your skills.
In this course the student will be instructed in:
- Legal aspects of self defense
- Firearms safety
- Weapon selection
- How the handgun works
- Maintenance
- Fundamentals of marksmanship
- Loading / Unloading
- Tactical reload vs. emergency reload
- Presentation from the holster
- Immediate action drills
8+ hours of instruction. Meets or exceeds training requirements for Colorado Handgun Permits.
What to bring to class:
- Safe, serviceable, clean handgun (if you have one) .380 caliber MINIMUM
- Ammunition
- Eye protection
- Ear protection
- 2 magazines
- Empty 3-ring binder
- Notebook
- Pen
- Hip style holster (if you have one)
- Belt adequate to hold holster
- Magazines for your pistol or revolver
- Concealed carry purse (if you have one)
- Concealment jacket or shirt (if you have one)
- Handgun cleaning kit
- Sack lunch
Ammunition: Students supply their own ammunition or purchase from us. (150 rounds).
Duration: 8 hours
Other items you will (or may) need for class:
Range Fee (for all classes). Cost is $25.00 per person.
Pistol and holster rental (if needed). $25.00 per person.
Ammunition $25 per 50 rounds
Links
Get free Survival4Chicks shooting targets here.
Florida Concealed Handgun Permit application (obtaining your Florida CHP is easy and expands the number of states in which you can carry).
Colorado Concealed Handgun Permit Statues
National Shooting Sports Foundation
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Colorado Concealed Handgun Permit Application and Information packet
United States Concealed Carry Association
Association for Women’s Self Defense Alliance (AWSDA)
Arming Women Against Rape and Endangerment (AWARE)
Citizen’s Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
International Defensive Pistol Association
United States Practical Shooting Association
US Women’s Shooting Association
Women’s Recreational Shooting Association
Download .pdf of our training registration form here.

