ALTUS 2 Day Comprehensive Carbine Course

Welcome to the 2-Day Comprehensive Carbine Course

Continuing on the success of our 1-day carbine course, Altus is pleased to announce our 2-day comprehensive carbine course. In addition to two full days of professional training, the price includes an overnight stay at our new 6,000 square foot lodging facility! The lodge has a full gym, kitchen, grill, Traeger Smokers, big screen TV’s, showers, weapons cleaning area, washer/dryer and even arcade games. Our goal with these courses is 2-fold. First, to be able to get two full days of professional firearms training with our elite instructors. Second, is to provide an environment to engage with our instructors and like-minded individuals after a good day of training. 

Course Description

Our 2-Day Carbine Course is designed to instill a solid foundation in marksmanship fundamentals moving into more dynamic, balance of speed and accuracy drills. In addition to learning fundamentals, reloads, shooting on the move, quick target engagements and recoil mitigation, you will have the opportunity to engage our HEKTR (Humanoid Engageable Kinetic Target Robot) systems, which injects unparalleled feedback and realism into training scenarios. On Saturday night, we will break out state of the art Night Vision Goggles and provide you the opportunity engage targets with IR aiming lasers. 

This is a crawl, walk, jog course where we start with the basics and move on, if a student consistently demonstrates unsafe behaviors during the course, we will do our best to correct but further infractions could result in being removed from the course.

"The pistol and carbine courses offered at Atlus were amazing. Highly skilled and experienced individuals taught the courses and provided a wealth of knowledge and instruction. Though there were always multiple students taking the courses, it somehow felt like I was getting one-on-one training. I came out a better shooter, and probably exceeded any amount of skill I could’ve gained through self-learning. There is also no comparison to the technologies Atlus implements in their courses (shoot/no-shoot targets, hit-registering moving targets, etc.). On top of it all, the lodging facility is fantastic. Full kitchen, outdoor grilling, arcade machines, lounge area with TV, instruction area, CLEAN restrooms, comfortable bedding, and an awesome front porch for relaxing and drinking coffee. 10/10, would shoot here again."

John S.

Overall Course Schedule

Saturday

8:30 AM- Arrive at Altus Shooting Solutions

9:00 AM- Safety Brief/Academics/ Begin Range Time

12:00 PM- Lunch

1:00 PM- Range Time

5:00 PM- End of Training Day

Saturday Night, full access to lodge and amenities are included.

Sunday

9:00 AM- Range Time

12:00 PM- Lunch 

4:00 PM- Instructor Led Course Review, Certificates Awarded 

Note* As this is a full 2-day training course, please bring food and drinks to last you both days. There is plenty of refrigerator and food storage space available at the lodge. 

The kitchen is stocked with pots, pans, cookware, plates, cups and silverware for you to utilize. 

Bottled water will be provided during the course and a restaurant grade ice machine is onsite to refill any coolers. 

"Josh Apple is an excellent tactical and marksmanship instructor for both beginner and advanced shooters.  As a former special operator who served in an Army Special Mission Unit, I was impressed with Josh’s professionalism in how he respected my previous experience while still showing me insightful training techniques that I had not seen before.  The first class bunk house and facilities at Altus fostered camaraderie with my fellow students and provided a comfortable and relaxing overnight stay to recover and refit for the next day’s training.  I left Josh’s course a better shooter and had a great time.  Highly recommended."

Kurt S.

Course Content

Day 1 

PREREQUISITES: This is “crawl, walk, jog” shooting course, we start with the basics of marksmanship and positional shooting and work into more dynamic scenarios. 

At a minimum, participants need to demonstrate safe weapons handling skills, understand basic operation of the AR15 including loading and unloading procedures. We will cover transitioning from AR15 to pistol in this class. If you do not have a pistol and holster, don’t worry, it is a small portion of the class and you can still attend the course without participating in transition drills. 

Altus prides itself in meeting shooters where they are at. Our professional and patient instructors will guide and provide feedback during every iteration. 

Weapons and Gear:

Below you will find a list of the minimum equipment that will be necessary to complete the course.

While not necessary, you may want to consider some of the items on the recommended gear list as it can greatly enhance your training experience. Much of this gear can be found in the Altus Range Pro Shop.

EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS:

Serviceable Carbine (5.56mm, or 7.62x39mm)

Serviceable Pistol (If participating in transition drills) 

Serviceable Outside the Waistband Kydex or Equivalent Holster- Holster must have appropriate amount of retention and not fall out while kneeling, turning quickly or jogging. (If participating in transition drills) 

Minimum of 4 serviceable carbine magazines

Minimum of 2 serviceable pistol magazines (If participating in transition drills) 

Minimum of 1 carbine magazine pouch

Minimum of 1 pistol magazine pouch (If participating in transition drills)

Eye and Ear protection

Sling – suitable for a variety of shooting positions. Recommend two point or convertible two-point sling.

Weather appropriate clothing

1000 rounds of rifle ammunition (NO STEEL CORE)

200 rounds of pistol ammunition (If participating in transition drills) 

Any equipment the individual cannot provide must be communicated to Altus staff prior to the beginning of training. ALTUS fill shortages on a case-by-case basis.

EQUIPMENT SUGGESTIONS:

Comfortable Battle Belt/Gun Belt with a dump pouch and spare carbine/pistol magazine carriers with good retention

Individual First Aid Kit with Tourniquet

Multitool (sight adjustments, weapon repairs etc.)

Shooting Gloves (if preferred)

Sunscreen