Thunder Ranch’s Off Site 2-Day Defensive Handgun course is a down and dirty crash course for individuals seeking knowledge in the use of handguns in defensive situations. This course begins with the basics of gun safety, drawing, loading, and malfunction clearance, ensuring a strong foundational understanding for all participants. The training extends to more “advanced” skills, including firing at extended…

You’ve got a rifle—now learn how to use it effectively with the Urban Rifle course. Since its creation in 1983, this course has been the benchmark for personal defensive training with rifles, often imitated but never matched. Urban Rifle is the flagship course of Thunder Ranch’s doctrine. This class covers multiple spectrums of the rifle, from the setup to effective…

Thunder Ranch’s Off Site 2-Day Defensive Handgun course is a down and dirty crash course for individuals seeking knowledge in the use of handguns in defensive situations. This course begins with the basics of gun safety, drawing, loading, and malfunction clearance, ensuring a strong foundational understanding for all participants. The training extends to more “advanced” skills, including firing at extended…

Thunder Ranch has been contracted by a Client to provide a MIL/LE Only 3 day advanced handgun course, there are additional available spots outside of the contract. Due to the nature of the contract, this class is for current MIL/LE persons only. This class is small by design and is sure to push students' performance to a very high level.…

Thunder Ranch’s Off Site 2-Day Defensive Handgun course is a down and dirty crash course for individuals seeking knowledge in the use of handguns in defensive situations. This course begins with the basics of gun safety, drawing, loading, and malfunction clearance, ensuring a strong foundational understanding for all participants. The training extends to more “advanced” skills, including firing at extended…

You’ve got a rifle—now learn how to use it effectively with the Urban Rifle course. Since its creation in 1983, this course has been the benchmark for personal defensive training with rifles, often imitated but never matched. Urban Rifle is the flagship course of Thunder Ranch’s doctrine. This class covers multiple spectrums of the rifle, from the setup to effective…

This two day condensed version of Urban Precision Rifle is a faster paced and streamlined version of the normal 3 day course held at the ranch. UPR combines the best aspects of Urban Rifle and Scoped AR, maintaining the robust tenets of Urban Rifle while upholding a higher standard of precision and responsibility. This innovative approach elevates the shooter’s experience,…

The Long Range Scoped AR course at Thunder Ranch transforms modern fighting carbines into precision shooting platforms, revealing both their strengths and limitations. Over several days of intensive training, you will develop the skills and knowledge to maximize the potential of your AR-style rifle, engaging targets from critical close-quarters distances of 0-300 yards to extended ranges up to 700 yards.…

You’ve got a rifle—now learn how to use it effectively with the Urban Rifle 1 course at Thunder Ranch. A rifle is only as valuable as the skill of its owner. This course helps you understand what accessories are necessary and which are not, grounded in the school’s principles of logic and knowledge. Since its creation in 1983, this course…

Owning a handgun is one thing; knowing how to use it effectively in a defensive situation is another. The Defensive Handgun 1 (DH1) course equips you with essential skills for safe and effective handgun operation. This course covers the fundamentals of gun safety, drawing, loading, and managing malfunctions. In addition to these basic skills, DH1 delves into advanced techniques such…