March 11-12, 2017 (Chino, CA)
“I took Bill’s Integrated Combatives course last year and it was one of the most productive courses I’ve taken with regards to practical fighting with a gun. Although we fired 600 rounds over two days that course was heavily weighted towards combatives (using fists, elbows, knees and grappling in conjunction with your firearm).
This course, The Responsible Armed Citizen, included a limited amount of combatives training but the primary focus was on mindset, weapon-manipulation and marksmanship under stress, and generally taking anyone who uses a gun for self-defense beyond the basics and giving them the tools needed to survive a violent confrontation.”
–Roland Thompson on Breach Bang Clear
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Upcoming Courses
january 2026 Private Amtac Shooting Pistol/Combatives Course
Led by Bill Rapier
Near Tucson, AZ This is a custom pistol/combatives course. We will cover: pistol fundamentals, different types of draw strokes, weapons retention shooting, and fighting Private Amtac Shooting Pistol/Combatives Course This is a custom pistol/combatives course. We will cover: pistol fundamentals, different types of draw strokes, weapons retention shooting, and fighting with your pistol. Other topics will include mindset, combatives, and using your blade as a weapons retention tool. january 29 (Thursday) - 30 (Friday) American Tactical Shooting Instruction LLC AmtacShooting@gmail.com february 2026 25feballday25-26 February 2026 Amtac Shooting Precision Rifle CoursePrivate Range, TX Amtac Shooting Precision Rifle Course
Led by Bill Rapier
Private Range (approx 1 hour south of Dallas) This is a 2-day precision rifle course. The purpose of this course is to build men more Amtac Shooting Precision Rifle Course This is a 2-day precision rifle course. The purpose of this course is to build men who are able to shoot out to 600-700 yards, 1200-1400 yards, and 1600-2000+ yards, depending on weapons system. In order to reach proficiency in this goal, we will cover these topics during the course: february 25 (Wednesday) - 26 (Thursday) American Tactical Shooting Instruction LLC AmtacShooting@gmail.com 27feballday27-28 February 2026 Amtac Shooting Integrated Combatives Level 2 CoursePrivate Range, TX Amtac Shooting Integrated Combatives Level 2 Course
Led by Bill Rapier
Private Range (approx 1 hour south of Dallas) The Integrated Combatives Level 2 course is designed for more experienced shooters to increase their shooting, fighting and integrated combatives capabilities. We will cover both fundamentals and more advanced shooting drills, situational striking from different stand up grappling positions and ranges, stand up grappling with weapons concepts, both strong and other strong hand use of the blade and most importantly being able to tie it all together as tactically and situationally appropriate. This is a physically demanding course and you must be healthy and have baseline of fitness in order to participate (see our article on fitness here). Registration and More Details Here >> more Amtac Shooting Integrated Combatives Level 2 Course The Integrated Combatives Level 2 course is designed for more experienced shooters to increase their shooting, fighting and integrated combatives capabilities. We will cover both fundamentals and more advanced shooting drills, situational striking from different stand up grappling positions and ranges, stand up grappling with weapons concepts, both strong and other strong hand use of the blade and most importantly being able to tie it all together as tactically and situationally appropriate. This is a physically demanding course and you must be healthy and have baseline of fitness in order to participate (see our article on fitness here). february 27 (Friday) - 28 (Saturday) American Tactical Shooting Instruction LLC AmtacShooting@gmail.com march 2026 Amtac Shooting Day/Night Precision Rifle Course
Led by Bill Rapier
Private Range 36 min south of Coeur D'Alene, ID How far can you shoot at night time? This is a question I have often asked myself since retiring from active duty. When I ask the question, I don't mean how far can you Kentucky windage your laser or red dot. I mean how far can you see, identify, and engage a target with a similar degree of accuracy/ consistency that you would be able to engage in the daytime? This is a day/ night precision rifle course. This class will start with precision rifle fundamentals and then progress into positional day and night distance shooting. Bringing your own night vision is highly recommended, but not mandatory, there will be opportunity to look/ use different night optics solutions that are out there. This course will cover: Rifle set up and zero
Using ballistic calculators
Positional shooting with tripod and bipod
Shooting out to 1400 yards day time and ??? at night
Understanding pros and cons of NVG's
Understanding pros and cons of thermal's
Class/ practical on hiding from thermal and NVG's Recommended gear for this course would be a 6 ARC, 6.5, or 6mm Creedmoor gas gun for the night shooting. For the daytime, bring your best/ most accurate bolt gun (no 50 BMG please), or shoot your gas gun during the day as well. For the night portion, I recommend either a clip-on NVD (I have an older used PVS 30) or a clip-on thermal (either of these options can be had for in the 5K range). This is a physically demanding course, and you must be healthy and have a baseline of fitness to participate. Registration and More Details Here >> more Amtac Shooting Day/Night Precision Rifle Course How far can you shoot at night time? This is a question I have often asked myself since retiring from active duty. When I ask the question, I don’t mean how far can you Kentucky windage your laser or red dot. I mean how far can you see, identify, and engage a target with a similar degree of accuracy/ consistency that you would be able to engage in the daytime? This is a day/ night precision rifle course. This class will start with precision rifle fundamentals and then progress into positional day and night distance shooting. Bringing your own night vision is highly recommended, but not mandatory, there will be opportunity to look/ use different night optics solutions that are out there. This course will cover: Recommended gear for this course would be a 6 ARC, 6.5, or 6mm Creedmoor gas gun for the night shooting. For the daytime, bring your best/ most accurate bolt gun (no 50 BMG please), or shoot your gas gun during the day as well. For the night portion, I recommend either a clip-on NVD (I have an older used PVS 30) or a clip-on thermal (either of these options can be had for in the 5K range). This is a physically demanding course, and you must be healthy and have a baseline of fitness to participate. 26 (Thursday) 12:00 pm - 27 (Friday) 10:00 pm American Tactical Shooting Instruction LLC AmtacShooting@gmail.com april 2026 Integrated Combatives Course
Led by Bill Rapier
Near Indianapolis, IN The Integrated Combatives Level 2 course is designed for more experienced shooters to increase their shooting, fighting, and integrated combatives capabilities. We will more Integrated Combatives Course The Integrated Combatives Level 2 course is designed for more experienced shooters to increase their shooting, fighting, and integrated combatives capabilities. We will cover both fundamentals and more advanced shooting drills, situational striking from different stand-up grappling positions and ranges, stand-up grappling with weapons concepts, both strong and other strong hand use of the blade, and most importantly, being able to tie it all together as tactically and situationally appropriate. This is a physically demanding course, and you must be healthy and have a baseline of fitness in order to participate april 11 (Saturday) - 12 (Sunday) American Tactical Shooting Instruction LLC AmtacShooting@gmail.com november 2026 09nov5:00 pm8:00 pm9 November 2026 - Amtac Shooting Combatives Seminar (Kore BJJ) CTDanbury, CT Amtac Shooting Combatives Seminar (Kore BJJ)
Danbury, CT This is a 3-hour combatives seminar hosted by Kore BJJ, American Top Team more Amtac Shooting Combatives Seminar (Kore BJJ) This is a 3-hour combatives seminar hosted by Kore BJJ, American Top Team Connecticut in Danbury, CT. Time: 5-8pm It will focus on strategy and applying BJJ, wrestling, Thai Boxing, Boxing and Sayoc Kali principles into real life application. A mindset talk will be included. (Monday) 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Bill Rapierbill@amtacshooting.com![]()
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