The Amtac Shooting Pistol Combatives and Medical Course will review pistol fundamentals and combative fundamentals and then teach the following lifesaving medical skills: 

• Bleeding control
• Airway management
• Respiratory support
• Dealing with shock and hypothermia

This is a physically demanding course and you will need a baseline of fitness to participate.

About the Instructor, Bill Rapier

Bill Rapier is the owner and lead instructor of American Tactical Shooting Instruction LLC, also known as Amtac Shooting. He is recently retired after twenty years in the Navy, where his duty assignments included several years at SEAL Team 3 and over 14 years at Naval Special Warfare Development Group. Positions held include assaulter, breacher, sniper, team leader, troop chief and military working dog department senior enlisted adviser. He has always been an avid shooter and is heavily involved in combatives.

Location:

Los Angeles area approx. 20 miles west of Riverside

Course Contact Information:

Bill Rapier

[email protected]

Student Gear List:

1. Full size or compact pistol.
2. 3 standard capacity magazines (5 if you have to shoot reduced capacity mags).
3. 300 rounds of training ammunition. 
4. Eye and ear protection.
5. Concealed holster (Your holster must be all Kydex from a reputable company. I recommend an inside the waistband holster, such as the Blackpoint Tactical "FO3").
6. Tourniquet (bring the one you normally carry plus a training one).
7. Med kit***.
8. Weather appropriate range clothes that can get dirty.
9. Not mandatory for this class but bring if you have: Sirt gun, blue gun, training blades.

Training Medical Kit will be provided.

*** Med kit. Your med kit must contain the following items: 2 x combat gauze (for training it does not need to have a clotting agent in it), compression bandage x 2, NPA, scalpel, 14 gauge needle or dart kit, chest seal x 2, and gloves. You can bring your own med kit or you can purchase them through the Amtac Gear Store here.