The USCCA’s AR-15 Fundamentals course is designed to introduce responsible gun owners to the safe handling, proper maintenance and effective use of AR-15 style rifles and to bring awareness to the usefulness of the platform in the context of civilian home defense and defense of life. Classroom instruction covers topics such as basic AR-15 nomenclature and function, cleaning and maintenance, and accessorizing the AR-15, while live-range instruction will provide students with an understanding of how to safely and effectively operate an AR-15, confirm zero, and engage in practical and cumulative drills.
Instructor-led range time including safety essentials, confirmation of zero, and use/operation of an AR-15; students will work on drills that incorporate dry-fire and live fire with kinesthetic alignment, mechanical offset (and the application of holdover), along with the balance of speed and precision shooting. This shooting course is a high round count on ammunition.