TACTICAL HANDGUN 101
BY RANDY CAIN – 3 DAYS

This is the most popular 3-day course offered by Mr. Cain at his school, Cumberland Tactics. The comprehensive curriculum encompasses all elements of basic pistol craft, including a base in the fundamentals of marksmanship, tactical manipulation, the draw-stroke, malfunction clearance, weapon retention, shooting on the move, moving targets, alternate tactical body positions, low-light shooting, and mental conditioning.  Other topics include basic one-man tactics, working with a partner. This course is appropriate for beginners, and is also well recommended as a refresher for those with experience.

Cumberland Tactics does not regard this course as merely a “basic class”.  Mr. Cain begins with the fundamentals, and increases the technical difficulty of each drill builds in a logical sequence over the duration of the course.  He makes every effort to analyze, diagnose, and correct even the slightest quirk in each individual's shooting technique.

Although most training of this type is limited to shooting on flat paper targets under static range conditions, in this course a variety of three-dimensional target systems are employed, which move in a more realistic manner.  The 3-D aspect of the targets require surgical shooting on vital target areas as they move, change positions, or charge at the shooter.  This is simultaneous with movement by the shooter as he/she changes the target angles, attempts to get away from the attacker, or moves to cover/concealment.  All these exercises are to help the student apply the basics, and become comfortable with dynamic movement by both the shooter and the target.