Registration is still open for the July 10 and 17 classes for the TN Handgun Permit Class.  If you are interested contact us or sign up on the website.  We are looking forward to jumping off with these classes.  The July special is still available; bring 2 friends and you attend half price.  Bring 4 friends and you attend free!

We are also beginning to get our fall schedule under way.  We look forward to some of the neat stuff that will be happening on the range.  The biggest is the Advanced Pistol Class.  Registration is open to anyone who has been through the NRA Basic Pistol Course or has a valid TN Handgun Permit.

In the TN Handgun Permit Course you will be getting the very basics.  When we go to the range, it is to make sure you are proficient with your firearm.  When we get to the range in the Advanced Course you need to be ready to run that firearm.

This class will teach the fundamentals necessary to carry a weapon.  We cover things like drawing from concealment.  How to choose your gear.  What aftermarket accessories are good for the firearms you are carrying, and what is magazine hype.

Then we go to the range and pound it out for most of the day.  You will shoot about 200 round, but bring 300 just in case.  You will shoot moving, from the different positions and from behind barricades.  We will discuss cover and concealment.

If you are interested in learning more or you want to schedule a class, email us for more details.

p.s. We are training citizens to be good citizens.  We are not trying to prepare the next Special Forces Operators.  Hence, no one will be yelling at you, and no one will be beating you up.  We are starting you down the road to handgun mastery.  If you need smoke grenades and flashbangs, let me know.  I have some good schools to recommend!

Mossy Creek Training is one step closer to offering the TN Handgun Permit Class that will qualify you to obtain a CCW permit.  We hope to have a class scheduled by the end of next week for June.

Price for the class is $110 which includes all materials you need for the TN Handgun Permit Class as well as the NRA Basic Pistol Course.  We have decided to offer both simultaneously.

If you are looking for a class to pass you through to your permit, you will need to seek out somewhere else.  We are interested in training people in the Basic Pistol course which gives you the skills necessary to become a great shooter.

You won’t find Rambo teaching our classes.  We are not interested in sounding Tactical, or even Tacticool.  We want you to be a proficient shooter who has the confidence to handle your firearm safely.  What you will find are some of the best instructors around today.

Classes will run a full 8 hours.  When you finish you will have obtained an NRA Basic Pistol Course certification and your Handgun Permit Certificate.

Need to start at the very beginning?  Try our NRA First Steps Course.  You don’t need to own a firearm to attend.  Everything is provided for you.  Cost of the course is $75.

If you need a specific course date, please feel free to email us at training@mossycreekcustom.com

I want to preface what I am about to say by mentioning that I don’t own a gun store.  I run a customization business, so I am not against Big Box stores because they hurt my business. They do hurt the shooting community in many ways, but they can also be beneficial.

I was at a Big Box store this week with several friends.  While I was perusing the gun stuff I overheard a sales associate trying to answer a customer’s question about the difference between double and single action firearms.  The associate was not very clear, and couldn’t decide if a Glock was single action or double action.  I stepped in and answered a few questions about what a single action revolver was and why the Glock was a striker fired system.

The customer was an older gentleman who had no business buying a firearm because he was not educated about what he was looking at.  What he really needed was to take the NRA First Steps Class.  He was in need of fundamental training.  Purchasing the Glock 19 he was looking at would have been like me buying a Persian Rug.  All of us have our areas of ignorance.

What was frustrating about the encounter was that the employee didn’t know enough not to sell the man the gun.  He should have recommended a training course, perhaps an intro to firearms.  I am not saying this needs to be taught by Mossy Creek Training.  The store could certainly do it and make loads of money, but that is not their gig.

Before you buy, consider the source.  Is it wise to purchase something you have no clue about?  Take the opportunity to get some good training.  The worst thing you could do would be to get a firearm, and never learn how to properly use it.  That is nothing short of dangerous.

The NRA offers Basic Courses and the First Steps Course all over the country.  Check out there website for more info.  Soon we will be offering the First Steps Course as well as many other courses that will help you reach proficiency with your firearms.  Take the time to learn your system and you will love shooting and find a lot of satisfaction in the shooting sports.