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Rifle L1

Rifle safety, marksmanship and handling for new rifle owners.

Rifle L1 at Castillo Arms
Price$250
Length5 hours
FormatUp to 16 seats
PrerequisiteNone
Next dateTo be scheduled

Phase 2 Rifle L1 establishes your foundation in defensive rifle shooting at our private training ranch. This beginner-friendly course focuses on building safe, accurate, and confident rifle handling through structured live fire drills and realistic defensive scenarios.

What you’ll learn

  • Advanced rifle safety and manipulation
  • Proper defensive shooting stance and grip
  • Sight alignment and trigger control fundamentals
  • Safe loading, unloading, and rifle handling
  • Shooting from various positions (standing, kneeling, prone)
  • Basic low-light shooting techniques with rifle
  • Speed and accuracy development
  • Malfunction recognition and clearing basics
  • Multiple target engagement fundamentals
  • Zeroing your optic or iron sights

Training Focus

  • Live fire training on private range
  • Dynamic shooting drills building proficiency
  • Movement fundamentals with rifle
  • Shooting under different lighting conditions
  • Building defensive mindset and confidence
  • Longer-range engagement techniques
  • Progressive skill development for home defense

Who Should Take This

  • Phase 1 graduates or equivalent experience
  • First-time rifle owners building skills
  • Homeowners focused on defensive rifle proficiency
  • Students preparing for Phase 2 Rifle L2
  • Anyone wanting to master defensive rifle fundamentals

Training Environment

All training conducted at our private ranch facility, allowing for dynamic drills, movement exercises, and realistic defensive scenarios at various distances not available at public ranges. The private setting enables accelerated learning.