Midwest Tactical Training

Midwest Tactical Training started with a mission: give Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois shooters access to serious firearms instruction. Skip Coryell founded the operation and has trained thousands in concealed carry fundamentals. When Michigan Congress members need their CPL, this is where they come.

8 hours | Classroom + Range

The foundation class. 5 hours classroom, 3 hours live fire at the range. You'll shoot about 90 rounds (ammo and rentals available). Start at 7:30 AM, finish by 5 PM.

What you cover: - Safe gun handling and storage - Child safety and ammunition knowledge - Pistol shooting positions and fundamentals - Defensive shooting techniques - Michigan concealed carry law (taught by Barry County Sheriff) - Civil liability and use of deadly force - How to choose a firearm and understand calibers - Cover, concealment, and defensive accuracy

• •What to bring: Your unloaded pistol in a case, pad/pen, 100+ rounds of ammo (or rent ammo for $25), lunch, ear/eye protection if you have it. No ammunition in the classroom.

8 hours | For CPL Holders

After you get your license, come back for advanced skills. This class assumes you know the basics and pushes further.

• •Point shooting (with and without sights)
• •Tactical drills and fast reloads
• •Clearing malfunctions
• •Moving and shooting
• •Shooting multiple assailants
• •Drawing from concealment
• •Shooting from real-life positions
• •One-on-one airsoft tactical training
• •Police-type qualification

Bring 200 rounds, your carry pistol, hip holster, mag pouch, 3 magazines, and thick skin.

4 hours | Train Like You Fight

This is where training meets reality. In a defensive situation, your heart rate spikes and adrenaline floods your system. This class simulates that stress.

"You have to train how you fight: Under stress."

They use specific stress-inducing techniques (run by former Marines on staff) to get your heart pumping while you practice.

Topics: - Using sights under stress - Instinctive point shooting - Moving and shooting - Tactical reloads - Breaking tunnel vision - Coping with auditory exclusion - Shooting with limited hand feeling

Bring 200 rounds, your carry pistol, hip holster, mag pouch, 3 magazines, and competitive drive.

Skip Coryell (Owner, Lead Instructor) - 13+ years as a personal protection instructor - Author of 9 published books including Blood in the Streets: Concealed Carry and the OK Corral and We Hold These Truths - U.S. Marine Corps veteran - NRA Advanced Defensive Pistol Instructor (elite certified) - Former State Director of Ted Nugent United Sportsmen of America - Trained by Rob Pincus (ICE Training), Massad Ayoob, Dave Spaulding, and Bob Housenga (6 national pistol titles)

Larry Jackson (Advanced Instructor) - 35+ years practical handgun experience - Frontsight Firearms School graduate - NRA Advanced Defensive Pistol Instructor - Chief Range Safety Officer

Sheriff Dar Leaf (Legal Instruction, Tactics) - Barry County Sheriff - 20+ years law enforcement experience - Black Belt Karate Instructor, former national Champion - Teaches use of deadly force, weapons retention, hand-to-hand, tactical knife defense - Constitutional Sheriffs' Association of America member

Classes also available in Wisconsin.

Easy online registration on their website. Classes fill up—register early.