We suggest you sign up for your CCW with your respective issuing County before registering for one of our courses.
Please visit the appropriate County's CCW page below.
Stanislaus County Sheriff - CCW
Escalon Police Department - CCW
*** We are no longer issuing course certificates for Ripon or San Joaquin County.
**Classroom portion occurs Thursday at 5:30pm and range portion is on the following Saturday for a full day from 8am-5pm and half day Sunday 8am-12pm.
Tuition is $285 and must be paid in full prior to attending class. This is a 16 hour course from 5:30pm to 9:30pm on Thursday and qualification at the range will be scheduled for the following Saturday (Full day, 8am-5pm) & Sunday (Half day, 8am-12pm). Certificates will be issued after successful qualification on Sunday.
Requred to join the Zoom Meeting:
- Computer with a webcam and microphone or
- Tablet with webcam and microphone
- Smartphone (Google or Apple)
If you need assistance on using Zoom, please visit the following website for guides on it's use.
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193-Joining-a-Meeting
Required equipment for the range day:
- Handgun (additional magazines and loaders suggested)
- Outside the pant hip holster
(Please wear pants with belt loops and a sturdy belt)
- Eye and ear protection
- 250 rounds of ammunition for initial course
- Long pants and close toed footwear are required.
**Classroom portion occurs Thursday at 5:30pm and range portion is on the following Sunday for a half-day from 8am-11pm.
Tuition is $185 and must be paid in full prior to attending class. This is an 8 hour course from 5:30pm to 9:30pm on Thursday and qualification at the range will be scheduled for the following Saturday (Half day, 8am-11am). Certificates will be issued after successful qualification on Saturday.
Required to join the Zoom Meeting:
- Computer with a webcam and microphone or
- Tablet with webcam and microphone
- Smartphone (Google or Apple)
If you need assistance on using Zoom, please visit the following website for guides on it's use.
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193-Joining-a-Meeting
Required equipment for the range day:
- Handgun (additional magazines and loaders suggested)
- Outside the pant hip holster
(Please wear pants with belt loops and a sturdy belt)
- Eye and ear protection
- 100 rounds of ammunition for renewal course
- Long pants and close toed footwear are required.
A 3 HOUR introduction to the use and operation of your semi-automatic pistol or revolver. We will discuss safety, proper grip, loading and unloading, and basic principles of shooting. Shooting for accuracy, control shooting, reloading, and beginning movement will be covered.
This course is designed for any handgun, .22 and up.
**Great for beginners, or those wanting to become more comfortable with their handgun
Tuition is $80 and must be paid prior to attending class. This is a 3 hour course on Saturday from 8am to 1100pm.
Required Equipment
- Handgun (additional magazines and loaders suggested)
- Please wear pants with belt loops and a sturdy belt
- Eye and ear protection
- 100 rounds of ammunition
- Long pants and close toed footwear are required.
An introduction to the use and operation of your semi-automatic pistol or revolver. We will discuss safety, proper grip, loading and unloading, and basic principles of shooting.
This course is designed for any handgun, .22 and up.
**Great for beginners, or those wanting to become more comfortable with their handgun
Tuition is $60 and must be paid prior to attending class. This is a 2-hour course on Saturday from 10am to 12pm.
Required Equipment
- Handgun (additional magazines and loaders suggested)
- Please wear pants with belt loops and a sturdy belt
- Eye and ear protection
- 100 rounds of ammunition
- Long pants and close toed footwear are required.
The next in our phase of Fred’s Firearms handgun training will introduce proper manipulation of your weapon including all stages of malfunctions. Shooters will utilize their hip holster and work with proper presentation skills while engaging either single or multiple targets.
Students are required to have completed either Handgun 1, have their CCW, or have taken a certified handgun course within the past 5 years.
Tuition is $60 and must be paid prior to attending class. This is a 2-hour course on Saturday from 12:30pm to 2:30pm.
Required equipment
-Handgun (3 magazines or speed loaders suggested)
-OUTSIDE THE PANT HARD HOLSTER
-Eye and ear protection
-100 rounds of ammunition
-Long pants and close toed footwear are required
Fred’s Firearms Handgun 3 training will introduce movement to the shooter. Movement to front, rear, left, and right. Shooters will practice different shooting levels such as kneeling or prone positions. This course is for semi auto handguns as well as revolvers. 3 magazines are recommended. (2 magazines are required at minimum)
This course is for intermediate level students with a strong foundation in the universal 4 range safety rules!
Students are required to have completed either Handgun 2, have their CCW, or have taken a certified handgun course within the past 5 years.
Tuition is $130 and must be paid prior to attending class. This is a 2-hour course on Saturday from 11am to 1pm.
Required equipment
-Handgun (3 magazines or speed loaders suggested)
-OUTSIDE THE PANT HARD HOLSTER
-Eye and ear protection
-175 rounds of ammunition
-Long pants and close toed footwear are required
This exciting, action-packed class will cover 3 different firearms in one afternoon, Shotgun, Pistol, and your Carbine rifle. During this course you will shoot and work through courses of fire requiring you to shoot either one, two, or all three of your weapons through safe and exciting transitions.
Students should be familiar with your weapons and have good gun-handling skills.
Some of the drills we will cover will be:
You will need:
Close toe shoes or boots, pants, hearing protection (Electronic preferred), eye protection, are all required. Hat is highly encouraged.