Upcoming Courses

If you can only take one rifle, which one is it? That question has been asked by a lot of very capable men. My answer is the HybridCarbine, a 11.5-16 in accurate 5.56 rifle with a 1-6, 1-8 or 1-10 power LPVO. With this setup you can shoot anything from CQBdistances to 400-700 yards and beyond. This course will work carbine fundamentals and then jump right in to medium distanceshooting (out to 400-700 yards).

Course curriculum will include:

• Carbine fundamentals and close range manipulation
• Medium distance shooting
• Transitioning from near to far targets
• Intro to external ballistics
• Understanding MOA’s and MRAD
• Ballistic calculator use
• Truing your rifle

and more.

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The Amtac Shooting Combative Carbine Course
Led by Bill Rapier
Dahlonega, GA

This course is designed to teach you how to effectively operate your AR-15 style carbine.

Topics covered will include:

• Setting up your carbine
• Zeroing your optics
• Fundamentals of marksmanship
• Proper weapons manipulation
• Fast and effective shooting at CQB and intermediate distances
• Combatives with a carbine
• Shooting and moving
• Shooting around barricades

Registration and More Details Here >>

The Advanced Responsible Armed Citizen (ARAC) Course
Led by Bill Rapier
Dahlonega, GA

The ARAC 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 for more info).

Registration and More Details Here >>

The Amtac Shooting Carbine 1 Course 
Led by Bill Rapier
Near Indianapolis, IN

This one-day course is designed to make you more capable by focusing on Carbine fundamentals. As protectors of our families, we want to reach the “unconscious competence” level of proficiency. The way we get to that level is by deliberate fundamentals training with feedback. Topics covered will include: mindset, carbine selection, setting up your carbine, zeroing your optics, fundamentals of marksmanship, proper weapons manipulation, fast and effective shooting at CQB, clearing malfunctions and intermediate distances and shooting and moving.

Registration and More Details Here >>

The Amtac Shooting Pistol 1 Course
Led by Kevin Kelly
Baker, FL (Altus Shooting Solutions)

This one-day course is designed to make you more capable by focusing on pistol fundamentals. As protectors of our families, we want to reach the “unconscious competence” level of proficiency. The way we get to that level is through deliberate fundamentals training with feedback. This course will cover: mindset, loading procedures, concealed draw stroke, combative weapons retention shooting, reloads, shooting with speed and accuracy, clearing malfunctions and tourniquet application.

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The Amtac Shooting Advanced Responsible Armed Citizen (ARAC) Course
Led by Bill Rapier
Near Indianapolis, IN

The ARAC 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 for more info).

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The Amtac Shooting Pistol/Combatives 1 Course
Led by Kevin Kelly
Baker, FL (Altus Shooting Solutions)

This is a one-day course focused on Pistol Combatives. Pistol Combatives is being able to seamlessly transition between striking, pistol deployment and blade deployment based on what is tactically and situationally appropriate. This course will cover: mindset, loading procedures, concealed draw stroke, combative weapons retention shooting, blade selection, blade deployment and targeting, striking and transitions from striking/ blade use to pistol deployment.

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The Amtac Shooting Tribe Centric CQB Course
Led by Bill Rapier
Amtac Training Center (North Idaho)

What if you hear glass breaking in the middle of the night? What if you have to move your family through a mall during an active shooter event? What is the safest way to move through and clear an area of immediate threats? This course is designed to teach good Americans how to properly do Close Quarters Battle (CQB) in the context of your immediate family and friends. The progression of this course will include, pistol and carbine live fire fundamentals and dynamic live fire drills and a logical progression of CQB that will culminate with force on force clearance problems. You will learn to clear structures as an individual, as an individual with a small child or untrained spouse in tow and as a small team.

**Due to the nature of the material being taught, you must be a current Amtac Shooting Student in order to participate in this course.**

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The Amtac Shooting Modern Minuteman Course
Led by Bill Rapier
Near Goldendale, WA

This is the Modern Minuteman Course. The purpose of this course is to develop your modern day minuteman skills so you are ready and capable to navigate, shoot, communicate and survive.

You will learn the following:

• Be able to navigate 20 miles while carrying a 25-30lbs load
• Have a base level of bushcrafting skills
• Be able to shoot out to 600-700 yards
• Understand basic LOS (line of sight) communications

Day 1:
> precision rifle class/ practical
> navigation class/ practical
> basic LOS (line of sight) communications

Day 2:
> competition where you put all of these skills together

Why a competition? Because it is good to put some pressure on ourselves from time to time. Also, guys will prepare more for the course if they know that they will be able to test themselves against their peers. The competition will be self-paced, so you don’t have to be able to complete all of the tasks or navigate to all of the waypoints.

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Integrated Combatives Course
Led by Bill Rapier
Near Goldendale, WA (Cerberus Training Group)

Most “gun guys” think that when faced with a situation that requires deadly force the answer is always “gun”. The reality is that this line of thinking is likely to get you killed. This course will teach you how to integrate empty-hand techniques with blades, improvised weapons and firearms. You will learn to fluidly transition from one tool to the next based on what is situationally appropriate. This is a physically demanding, hands-on course that will elevate your situational awareness and shooting/ fighting ability to the next level.

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The Amtac Shooting Integrated Combatives Course
Lead Instructor: David Acosta
Near Milwaukee, WI

Most “gun guys” think that when faced with a situation that requires deadly force the answer is always “gun”. The reality is that this line of thinking is likely to get you killed. This course will teach you how to integrate empty hand techniques with blades, improvised weapons and firearms. You will learn to fluidly transition from one tool to the next based on what is situationally appropriate. This is a physically demanding, hands on course that will elevate your situational awareness and shooting/ fighting ability to the next level.

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The Amtac Shooting & Tuhon Tom Kier from Sayoc Kali Pistols & Blades Course
Amtac Training Center (North Idaho)

Amtac Shooting and Tuhon Tom Kier from Sayoc Kali presents:

Three intensive days of training in the mountains of North Idaho at the Amtac Training Center. We will be working pistol, blade and combatives work with Bill Rapier from Amtac Shooting and Tuhon Tom Kier from Sayoc Kali. All food and lodging are included for the course. Topics to be covered will include:

• Pistol fundamentals
• Advanced pistol drills
• Combatives fundamentals
• Blade fundamentals
• Long blade work (machete length blades)
• Live cutting/ thrusting
• Multi weapon stress course

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The Amtac Shooting Carbine 1 Course
Lead Instructor: David Acosta
Near San Antonio, TX

This one-day course is designed to make you more capable by focusing on Carbine fundamentals. As protectors of our families, we want to reach the “unconscious competence” level of proficiency. The way we get to that level is by deliberate fundamentals training with feedback. Topics covered will include: mindset, carbine selection, setting up your carbine, zeroing your optics, fundamentals of marksmanship, proper weapons manipulation, fast and effective shooting at CQB, clearing malfunctions and intermediate distances and shooting and moving.

Registration and More Details Here >>

The Amtac Shooting Pistol/Combatives 1 Course
Lead Instructor: David Acosta
Near San Antonio, TX

This is a one-day course focused on Pistol Combatives. Pistol Combatives is being able to seamlessly transition between striking, pistol deployment and blade deployment based on what is tactically and situationally appropriate. This course will cover: mindset, loading procedures, concealed draw stroke, combative weapons retention shooting, blade selection, blade deployment and targeting, striking and transitions from striking/ blade use to pistol deployment.

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Save the Date for: 9-11 June 2023 (Registration will be available soon)
Newfoundland, PA

The Instructors for this year are:

Tuhon Tom Kier of the Sayoc Kali System
Justin Garcia aka Master Chim
Tuhon Harley Elmore of the Sayoc Kali System
Bill Rapier from Amtac Shooting

The Modern Warrior Conference. This is a rare opportunity to train with some of the top instructors in the pistol combatives, blade, grappling, striking and carbine disciplines.

This year’s topics of instruction will include:

Mindset
Pistol Work
Blade Work
Grappling with Weapons
Striking
Carbines

Our overall theme is going to be pressurizing your training, so come prepared for some intensity. This is a physically engaging course that requires you to have a baseline of strength and fitness in order to participate.

Training sessions will occur Friday afternoon, all day Saturday and all day Sunday until late afternoon. Meals will be provided on Friday evening, Saturday lunch and dinner and Sunday lunch.

Advanced Responsible Armed Citizen (ARAC) Course
Led by Bill Rapier
The Amtac Training Center (North Idaho)

The ARAC 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 for more info).

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Amtac Shooting Jiu Jitsu and Pistol Course
Led by Bill Rapier & Gustavo Machado
Amtac Training Center (North Idaho)

If you are on the path of becoming more capable of protecting yourself and your family you need to be able to shoot and you need to be able to grapple.

For the Amtac Shooting Jiu-Jitsu and Pistol Course my long-time friend and Jiu-Jitsu teacher Gustavo Machado is coming out to teach the Jiu-Jitsu portion and I (Bill Rapier) will be teaching the shooting portion. Whether you are brand new to grappling or are very experienced, this is an excellent opportunity to learn from the best.

Jiu Jitsu topics will include:

• takedowns
• sweeps
• guard passes
• positional domination
• submissions

Whether you have never stepped out onto a mat or you have been rolling for 20 years, your grappling skills will increase.

Pistol topics will include:

• fundamentals of marksmanship
• shooting with an aggressive fighting stance
• one handed drawstroke
• combative weapons retention shooting
• correctly dealing with malfunctions
• and reloads among other things.

This is a physically demanding course that will increase your grappling and shooting ability. You must have a baseline of fitness in order to participate, you do not need to have a Jiu-Jitsu or grappling background in order to participate.

Lodging is available onsite for an additional $100 per night, payable to Amtac Shooting (please contact us using the contact form or reach out to Amtacshooting@gmail.com). You must reach out to us to coordinate lodging arrangements no later than two weeks before the course. See lodging photos here.

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The Amtac Shooting Integrated Combatives Course
Lead Instructor: David Acosta
Near Salt Lake City, UT

Most “gun guys” think that when faced with a situation that requires deadly force the answer is always “gun”. The reality is that this line of thinking is likely to get you killed. This course will teach you how to integrate empty hand techniques with blades, improvised weapons and firearms. You will learn to fluidly transition from one tool to the next based on what is situationally appropriate. This is a physically demanding, hands on course that will elevate your situational awareness and shooting/ fighting ability to the next level.

Registration will be open by March 17, 2023.

Registration and More Details Here >>

The Amtac Shooting Carbine 1 Course
Lead Instructor: David Acosta
Near Dallas, TX

This one-day course is designed to make you more capable by focusing on Carbine fundamentals. As protectors of our families, we want to reach the “unconscious competence” level of proficiency. The way we get to that level is by deliberate fundamentals training with feedback. Topics covered will include: mindset, carbine selection, setting up your carbine, zeroing your optics, fundamentals of marksmanship, proper weapons manipulation, fast and effective shooting at CQB, clearing malfunctions and intermediate distances and shooting and moving.

Registration and More Details Here >>

The Amtac Shooting Pistol/Combatives 1 Course
Lead Instructor: David Acosta
Near Dallas, TX

This is a one-day course focused on Pistol Combatives. Pistol Combatives is being able to seamlessly transition between striking, pistol deployment and blade deployment based on what is tactically and situationally appropriate. This course will cover: mindset, loading procedures, concealed draw stroke, combative weapons retention shooting, blade selection, blade deployment and targeting, striking and transitions from striking/ blade use to pistol deployment.

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Grappling with Weapons / Integrated Combatives 2.0 Course
Led by Bill Rapier
The Amtac Training Center (North Idaho)

Can you fight on the ground? How about when shoved into a wall or corner? How about when we add weapons into the mix? What about multiple attackers? This course will teach the fundamentals of grappling with weapons. We will cover how different weapons change what the “correct response” is when in grappling situations. This is a physically demanding course. You need to have a base level of physical fitness to participate. You do not have to have a grappling background to participate. Topics that will be covered include:

• • Grappling fundamentals
  • Pistol drawstroke while grappling
  • Blade drawstroke while grappling
  • Dealing with multiple opponents from the ground
  • Pros and cons of different weapons carry positions during a ground fight
  • Force on force situational drills with ground fighting and training pistols

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The Amtac Shooting Combative Carbine Course
Led by Bill Rapier
South Idaho

This course is designed to teach you how to effectively operate your AR-15 style carbine.

Topics covered will include:

• Setting up your carbine
• Zeroing your optics
• Fundamentals of marksmanship
• Proper weapons manipulation
• Fast and effective shooting at CQB and intermediate distances
• Combatives with a carbine
• Shooting and moving
• Shooting around barricades

Registration and More Details Here >>

Amtac Shooting Advanced Responsible Armed Citizen (ARAC) Course
Led by Bill Rapier
South Idaho

The ARAC 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 for more info).

Registration and More Details Here >>

The Amtac Shooting Carbine 1 Course
Led by Bryan Resnick
Dahlonega, GA

This one-day course is designed to make you more capable by focusing on Carbine fundamentals. As protectors of our families, we want to reach the “unconscious competence” level of proficiency. The way we get to that level is by deliberate fundamentals training with feedback. Topics covered will include: mindset, carbine selection, setting up your carbine, zeroing your optics, fundamentals of marksmanship, proper weapons manipulation, fast and effective shooting at CQB, clearing malfunctions and intermediate distances and shooting and moving.

Registration and More Details Here >>

Advanced Responsible Armed Citizen (ARAC) Course
Led by Bill Rapier
Baker, FL (Altus Shooting Solutions)

The ARAC 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 for more info).

Registration and More Details Here >>

The Amtac Shooting Pistol/Combatives 1 Course
Led by Bryan Resnick
Dahlonega, GA

This is a one-day course focused on Pistol/ Combatives. Pistol/ Combatives is being able to seamlessly transition between striking, pistol deployment and blade deployment based on what is tactically and situationally appropriate. This course will cover: mindset, loading procedures, concealed draw stroke, combative weapons retention shooting, blade selection, blade deployment and targeting, striking and transitions from striking/ blade use to pistol deployment.

Registration and More Details Here >>

The Amtac Shooting Tribe Centric CQB Course
Led by Bill Rapier
Amtac Training Center (North Idaho)

What if you hear glass breaking in the middle of the night? What if you have to move your family through a mall during an active shooter event? What is the safest way to move through and clear an area of immediate threats? This course is designed to teach good Americans how to properly do Close Quarters Battle (CQB) in the context of your immediate family and friends. The progression of this course will include, pistol and carbine live fire fundamentals and dynamic live fire drills and a logical progression of CQB that will culminate with force on force clearance problems. You will learn to clear structures as an individual, as an individual with a small child or untrained spouse in tow and as a small team. Due to the nature of the material being taught, you must be a current Amtac Shooting Student in order to participate in this course.

Registration and More Details Here >>

The Amtac Shooting Carbine 1 Course
Lead Instructor: David Acosta
Near Houston, TX

This one-day course is designed to make you more capable by focusing on Carbine fundamentals. As protectors of our families, we want to reach the “unconscious competence” level of proficiency. The way we get to that level is by deliberate fundamentals training with feedback. Topics covered will include: mindset, carbine selection, setting up your carbine, zeroing your optics, fundamentals of marksmanship, proper weapons manipulation, fast and effective shooting at CQB, clearing malfunctions and intermediate distances and shooting and moving.

Registration and More Details Here >>

The Amtac Shooting Pistol/Combatives 1 Course
Led by David Acosta
Near Houston, TX

This is a one-day course focused on Pistol Combatives. Pistol Combatives is being able to seamlessly transition between striking, pistol deployment and blade deployment based on what is tactically and situationally appropriate. This course will cover: mindset, loading procedures, concealed draw stroke, combative weapons retention shooting, blade selection, blade deployment and targeting, striking and transitions from striking/ blade use to pistol deployment.

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The Amtac Shooting Night Vision Course
Led by Bill Rapier
Amtac Training Center (North Idaho)

This three-day course is intended to train responsible armed citizens and select law enforcement to efficiently use carbines and pistols in complete darkness with the aid of night vision.

This course is three days of day into night shooting. You will learn cutting edge pistol and carbine drills during the day and then continue to rep those skills in complete darkness.

Topics covered will include:

• • pistol/ carbine fundamentals
  • setting up your gear for night fighting
  • optics/ laser/ weapon/ ammunition selection
  • shooting and moving
  • shooting from barricades
  • steel jungle lane

Lodging is available onsite for an additional $100 per night, payable to Amtac Shooting (please contact us by the contact form). You must reach out to us to coordinate lodging arrangements no later than two weeks before the course. See lodging photos here.

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The Amtac Shooting Carbine 1 Course 
Led by Bryan Resnick
Near Indianapolis, IN

This one-day course is designed to make you more capable by focusing on Carbine fundamentals. As protectors of our families, we want to reach the “unconscious competence” level of proficiency. The way we get to that level is by deliberate fundamentals training with feedback. Topics covered will include: mindset, carbine selection, setting up your carbine, zeroing your optics, fundamentals of marksmanship, proper weapons manipulation, fast and effective shooting at CQB, clearing malfunctions and intermediate distances and shooting and moving.

Registration and More Details Here >>

The Amtac Shooting Pistol/Combatives 1 Course 
Led by Bryan Resnick
Near Indianapolis, IN

This is a one-day course focused on Pistol/ Combatives. Pistol/ Combatives is being able to seamlessly transition between striking, pistol deployment and blade deployment based on what is tactically and situationally appropriate. This course will cover: mindset, loading procedures, concealed draw stroke, combative weapons retention shooting, blade selection, blade deployment and targeting, striking and transitions from striking/ blade use to pistol deployment.

Registration and More Details Here >>