What: Intro to Firearms For Bear Defense
When: Sunday, August 19th
Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm
Where: Birchwood Recreational Shooting Park

Range Session  – Intro to Firearms For Bear Defense
– Range safety and course outline
– State law and regulations regarding pepper and lead for defense
– Basic Ballistics – what makes a gun a “bear gun”
– Rifles and bear defense
– Overview of three common “bear guns” Shotgun, Revolver, Pistol
– Live fire demo
– Building a shooter’s platform that’s both effective and supportive to bear defense
– Holsters – overview, do and don’t
– Breakout session – shoot up to 6 common bear guns with both practice ammo and bear loads if desired
– Bear defense qualification course with the gun of your choice (three reps allowed per shooter)

Course Length: 3 hours
Course Cost: $150
Included: Range fee, firearms for live fire training – shotgun and handgun, targets, eye and ear protection, course materials, ballistics handout, course certification.

Not Included: ammo – billed per rounds shot, price list available on request

Firearms available to shoot:
Remington / Mossberg 12ga with slugs and buck shot, Glock 20 in 10mm, 1911 in 10mm, Ruger and Smith & Wesson Revolvers in .38special, .357mag, .44 special / mag, .454 casull, and .460mag.