Classes
Our commitment to safety, awareness, and wellness will guide our decisions and ensure that our growth is socially responsible and responsive.
PEP TALK
In-Class Time: 3 Hours
Range Time: 0 Hour
Here’s the bottomline. Nobody should be walking around without a means to protect themselves or their loved ones from a potential threat. Every adverse encounter doesn’t call for the use of deadly force. There are great options for other-than-lethal personal defense tools for you. Pepper spray is one of them.
This course does not require live-fire shooting.
Curriculum Description:
Come learn with Andréa at Silhouettes about the differences of pepper spray and defense sprays, carrying and operating your canister of pepper spray, and the law governing this particular tool. This course is hands-on, interactive, and scenario based (threat | no threat).
What Is Provided:
- Water / Beverage
- All students will receive a canister of pepper spray
- A certificate of completion
What To Bring:
- Water / Beverage
Upcoming Classes:
- Thursday, May 9
6:00pm – 9:00pm - Saturday, June 15
1:00pm – 4:00pm
INTRODUCTION TO HANDGUNS
In-Class Time: 4 Hours
Range Time: 1 Hour
This course covers the universal safety rules, the mechanisms of a firearm, and the shooting fundamentals. This course is an ideal option for the student who wants to start their firearm journey as well as the student who wants to become more familiar with their firearm.
Live Fire - This class includes range time.
Curriculum Description:
This lesson will introduce you to a wealth of information on different types of self-defense firearms including handguns, home defense shotguns, and the AR-15 platform, where Andrea Williams provides easy to understand explanations of the common terms used so frequently. The goal of this lesson is to de-mystify what can sometimes feel like a topic reserved for experts.
What Is Provided:
- Ammunition
- Handgun
- Water / Beverage
- Eye & Ear Protection
- Speed Loader
What To Bring:
- Water / Beverage
- Lunch
- Pen & Notebook
Upcoming Classes:
- Saturday, April 6
10:00am – 2:30pm - Saturday, May 19
12:00pm – 4:30pm
GUN CLEANING 101
Like you, your gun requires TLC (tender, loving care) and attention. As gun owners, it’s important for us to perform routine maintenance on all of our guns. Cleaning your firearms regularly is a vital part of that maintenance.
Have a S.E.A.T at Silhouettes and learn how to properly field strip and clean your gun on your own.
Curriculum Description:
This course does not require a live-fire shooting exercise.
The classroom fee is non-negotiable and non-refundable.
What Is Provided:
- All students will receive a handgun cleaning kit to keep.
What To Bring:
- All students should bring their firearm to clean and its owner’s manual.
North Carolina Concealed Carry Handgun Course
In-Class Time: 8 Hours
Range Time: 1 Hour
This course is specifically tailored and NCDOJ approved to meet the requirements for the NC Concealed Firearm Permit Certificate to allow you to apply for your North Carolina Concealed Firearm permit. To meet North Carolina requirements, the classroom time will be a minimum of 8 hours, including 2 hours of North Carolina law highlighting the use of deadly force. The student will be required to take and pass a written exam. The student will be required to pass a live-fire qualification: 3 yards (9 feet), 5 yards (15 feet), and 7 yards (21 feet).
Live Fire - This class includes range time.
Curriculum Description:
This real-world self-defense scenario training is designed to improve your mindset and skills, regardless of experience level or background, in a safe and controlled environment. You can practice making split-second decisions, which will help you to understand the legal use of force. This is one of the most practical and effective ways to recognize when — or if — the use of deadly force is justified. Test your knowledge and learn from realistic situations that you could encounter in your daily life. Simulation training scenarios activate students’ mental and physical responses to mimic real self-defense scenarios, giving you a deeper understanding of how you’ll react under pressure.
What Is Provided:
- Curriculum Textbook
- Eye & Ear Protection
- Speed Loader
- Water / Beverage
What To Bring:
- Ammunition – 50
- Thick Belt
- Handgun
- Water / Beverage
- Lunch
- Pen & Notebook
- Bug Spray
- Sunscreen
- Holster
- Range Bag
- Brimmed Hat
Upcoming Classes:
- Sunday, April 7
9:00am – 5:00pm - Friday, May 24
9:00am – 5:00pm
Introduction To Defensive Shooting
In-Class Time: 1 Hour
Range Time: 3 Hours
This course is NOT designed for a new or inexperienced shooter. We introduce the concept of defensive shooting and provide a baseline for the shooter to measure their shooting skillset and improve. We focus on close quarter engagement and basic tactical maneuvers.
Live Fire - This class includes range time.
Curriculum Description:
This lesson will continue with the basics, including a very visual overview of what we call the “building blocks” or the fundamentals for accurate and safe shooting. Within this lesson, Michael Martin will explain the differences between the skills required for being a good “marksman” at the range, and the skills that might be required to save your life if you are ever the subject of a violent attack.
What Is Provided:
- Water / Beverage
- Eye & Ear Protection
What To Bring:
- Ammunition – 150
- Handgun
- Water / Beverage
- Elbow Pads
- Speed Loader
- Holster
- Extra Magazines
- Magazine Pouch
USCCA CCHDF Instructor Development Course
In-Class Time: 16 Hours
Range Time: 1 Hour
Please call 910-403-2279 to schedule your virtual interview BEFORE scheduling this course. The USCCA Instructor Development program is the most comprehensive in the industry. Instructors completing the program are qualified to teach the USCCA Concealed Carry and Home Defense Fundamentals curriculum, including Concealed Carry, Basic Handgun, Home Defense, and more!
Live Fire - This class includes range time.
Curriculum Description:
This course has become the nation’s leading curriculum for law-abiding Americans seeking to obtain their concealed carry permit. When it comes to firearms fundamentals and concealed carry and home defense concepts, you will provide your students with high-quality material and help them understand the ‘why’ behind training concepts.
Class Preparation: You must complete the corresponding online learning course. (Automatically sent to you upon registering for the class.)
Day 1: you’ll be taught by a USCCA Training Counselor on a number of valuable topics including:
- Top ten instructor mistakes and how to avoid them
- Teaching best practices
- Running a safe live fire range
Day 2: You’ll have a chance to:
- Demonstrate your knowledge of the USCCA training material through seven short presentations to a group of your peers
- Run a live fire range, guiding your peers through the safe completion of the USCCA course of fire
By combining the knowledge of the USCCA and your passion for training more responsibly armed Americans, you can be assured that you’ve found the instructor certification for you.
What You Will Receive:
- eLearning prerequisite
- Instructor Certification
- Concealed Carry & Home Defense Digital Course Materials Access
- Instructor Dashboard to manage classes and take payment from students
- Concealed Carry & Home Defense Toolkit
Conceal Carry & Home Defense Toolkit
Instructor Toolkit
- 2 classroom posters
- USCCA Instructor shirt
- USCCA Instructor hat
Contents for your student:
- 10 copies of the curriculum textbook
- 10 copies of Concealed Carry Magazine
What To Bring:
- Ammunition – 100
- Long Pants
- Close-toed Shoes
- Handgun
- Water / Beverage
- Eye & Ear Protection
- Speed Loader
- Holster
- Range Bag
What Is Provided:
- Lunch
- Water / Beverage
- Curriculum Textbook
- Targets
- Pen & Notebook
Upcoming Classes:
- Friday, July 12
9:00am – 6:00pm - Saturday, July 13
9:00am – 6:00pm - Friday, Sept 20
9:00am – 6:00pm - Saturday, Sept 21
9:00am – 6:00pm
FUNDAMENTALLY YOURS: DEVELOPING THE MARKSMANSHIP SHOOTING FUNDAMENTALS
In-Class Time: 3 Hours
Range Time: 0 Hour
Marksmanship fundamentals are the foundation of your shooting journey. If you have a solid foundation, you can pivot in any direction on that journey. This course specifically focuses on marksmanship shooting fundamentals. Marksmanship fundamentals is the foundation of your shooting journey.
What Is Provided:
- Water / Beverage
- Pen & Notebook
Upcoming Classes:
- Thursday, July 11
9:00am – 6:00pm
