ABD Practical Pistol Concepts - 2025

Start
9 Aug 2025
End
10 Aug 2025
Schedule
2 sessions
#1.
9 Aug 2025, 08:00 18:00 (MDT)
#2.
10 Aug 2025, 08:00 18:00 (MDT)
Location
Lease
Spaces left
6

Registration

1- KGAC Member – $450.00
KGAC Member
2- Non KGAC Member – $500.00
Non KGAC Member
3- KGAC Member, Both Courses – $425.00
KGAC Member, must register for both AUG courses
4- Non KGAC Member, Both Courses – $475.00
Non Member, must register for both AUG courses

**Please note: until you have submitted payment for the course, your slot is not reserved. Payment is required to hold your slot.**

Registration:

After the registration deadline, all registered (and paid) participants will receive course instructions by email.

Course Date / Time:

Saturday & Sunday: 09-10 AUG 2025 - KGAC Lease, 0800L - 1800L.

Payment Options:

Credit Card (through the "Register" button on this page).
e-Transfer (send to "payments@kgac.ca" - when registering through the website, choose "Invoice Me" rather than "Pay Online").

Course Prerequisites:

This course is limited to students who have already completed a basic holster course such as the ABD Holster Course or IPSC Black Badge course. Equivalencies will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Attendees must be Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL) holders or current members of the Canadian Armed Forces. Practical Pistol Concepts is intended for shooters who are already proficient with a handgun and participants must demonstrate safe firearm handling for the duration of the course. Students need to be familiar with the pistol and holster they bring as there isn’t sufficient time in the curriculum to develop familiarity.

Equipment Requirements:

A reliable centrefire handgun and at least 5 reliable magazines***
A rigid, plastic, gun side belt or drop-leg holster that will not collapse after drawing -
holsters must provide active or passive retention and retain the pistol while moving
*SERPA style holsters are prohibited (index finger retention device)
10 dummy rounds or Snap-Caps
At least 2 magazine pouches, more is better
A sturdy belt
Minimum 750 rounds of ammunition, more is better
Combat Application Tourniquet (CAT) or SOF Tourniquet and an Individual First Aid Kit
(IFAK) are recommended
Eye and hearing protection
Hat with a brim/toque
Notepad and pen
Appropriate clothing for the weather – we train rain or shine
Gloves, knee pads, and elbow pads are encouraged
Weapons and equipment maintenance items are strongly encouraged
Food and water for the day
Attendees MUST provide their PAL to instructors at the commencement of training and
must adhere to the provisions of the Firearms Act
More equipment specifics will follow with the joining instructions.

Master the fundamentals of pistol marksmanship and enhance your ability with ABD’s Practical Pistol Concepts. This intensive two-day program is designed for experienced civilian shooters looking to improve their skills and bring their ability to perform to the next level.

This is not an entry level course, our curriculum verifies a solid foundation of fundamentals such as draw stroke and holstering, efficient firearm manipulations, and malfunctions drills. Students will then rapidly progress to one-handed shooting with both gun and support hand, how to effectively engage targets at close and long distance. This program will evaluate and benchmark various skills and give students the tools and knowledge to train themselves and sharpen their

own abilities once they leave the class.

The Kananaskis Gun Club is an Alberta registered non-profit society.