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Frequently Asked Questions

When you’re doing your research for the best firearms instruction for your money, the only stupid question is the one you don’t ask.

What kind of tactical training am I going to get?

We teach basic movement and shooting from cover. Team movement and advanced techniques are limited to our law enforcement and military restricted courses. Those are co-developed with the agency/unit to seamlessly mesh with their equipment, agency policies and procedures, regulations, and TTPs. For civilians, the odds of you ever doing any form of team movement are extremely thin. We prefer to teach real-world, applicable skills and focus on individual movement techniques and marksmanship skills.

How do I find your range on a map?

For your convenience, there is a map to our home embedded into each course description page. The address of our home range is:
605 Murphy Road
Anderson, SC 29626

How safe is your range?

Safety is paramount. We take every precaution to prevent mishaps, and keep the shooter to instructor ratio low to minimize confusion. Weapons, ammunition, holsters, slings, and other gear to be used in training are inspected by our instructors before being allowed on the range. A thorough safety briefing is conducted prior to every range session so students know what to expect.

How will your coaching improve your students marksmanship skills?

Using feedback from your target and observing your shooting, we suggest changes to grip and stance as well as suggesting range drills to reinforce skills taught. It is up to the student to implement the changes and practice the drills.

Are you NRA certified?

Instructors at The Tactical Pirate carry at minimum an NRA Instructor certification. Most have more further reaching credentials.

Do you offer courses for children and if so, what ages do they start at?

Children are welcome in the NRA Basic Pistol, NRA Firearms Safety In The Home, Basic Shotgun, and Basic Carbine classes. They must be accompanied by a parent of guardian. They must be mature enough to safely handle firearms and not be a disruption to the class. (Same criteria is applied to adults.) Students under the age of 18 (21 for pistol classes) must be accompanied by a paying adult student. Unsafe or disruptive behavior will result in removal from the class without refund.

Do I get my carry permit from you?

The concealed carry permit comes from the State of South Carolina. We provide the mandated training, range qualification, testing, fingerprinting, and photgraphing. We step you through completing the application paperwork, and even mail it for you.

Do you supply the ammunition for your courses?

No. There are several reasons why we do not supply ammunition for the course. There is a liability issue involved with supplying ammunition. Also, the diversity of weapons systems employed by students and the attending variety of ammunition caliber prohibits us from stocking all the ammunition that may be required should we choose to do so. Students are responsible for bringing the required amount.

Why do you charge more than other instructors for the SC CWP course?

We charge more because we deliver more. Typically, instructors provide the bare minimum of training to satisfy the state’s requirements. Sadly, some don’t even provide the mandated eight hours of training, but conduct an eight hour session that includes fingerprinting, photographing, application completion, and administration of the test and range qualification. We want to give our students all the information they should have after they make the decision to provide for their own safety. Our students are far better informed than others. Check and compare our competition’s course curricula, and you’ll see that we offer far more. We’re so confident that we offer the best training available for the South Carolina Concealed Weapons Permit course that we back it up with a no BS money back guarantee.

Do you furnish the firearms for your courses?

We do not supply the firearms for our courses. The intent is to make you proficient with YOUR gun. The carbine and handgun courses rely on sight adjustment (zero) that is different for everyone, making loaner guns impractical. Shotgun courses identify what brand and type of ammunition pattern the best in each particular gun. The only exception is our SC Concealed Weapon Permit class, where we have a .38 Special revolver available for range qualification. We make this exception because we understand that not all attendees will have purchased a carry handgun prior to the class, and we cover selection criteria as part of the course.

Don’t see what you’re looking for? Email me directly at john@tacticalpirate.com.

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