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  • Private 1-on-1 Intro / Skills Session: A complete private session built around safe handling, the fundamentals that actually matter, and the quiet, earned confidence that only comes from real coaching. Ideal for first-time shooters, returning shooters, or anyone ready to lay down a serious foundation in a focused, professional setting where your progress is the only priority.
  • 2-Hour Private Coaching Session: A high-intent coaching session for shooters ready to break through plateaus. Sharpen your mechanics, tighten your consistency, and walk away with measurable improvement you can feel on the next range trip. Best for clients who already know the basics and want professional correction, focused reps, and the kind of unfiltered feedback that drives real performance.
  • Couples Private Session: Private instruction for two, built around shared understanding, safe handling, and the mutual confidence that comes from learning side by side. A focused, supportive setting designed for couples who want to grow together at a pace that genuinely works for both of you, without the awkwardness of an open class.
  • Small Private Group Session: A bespoke private session for the friends, families, or colleagues who want a shared experience without the noise of a public class. Designed entirely around your group: your goals, your experience level, your pace. Delivered with the attention and discretion you would expect at this level.
  • NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting: The official NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting course, delivered by an NRA Certified Pistol Instructor exactly as the NRA curriculum specifies. Classroom instruction, live-fire qualification, and the nationally recognized NRA certificate: the gold-standard foundation for every pistol owner.
  • SB25-003 SSF Certification: Extended Course: Colorado's SB25-003 legislation requires an eligibility card and verified safety training before purchasing a Specified Semiautomatic Firearm (SSF). This extended Firearms Safety Program (FSP) course is for buyers who have not completed hunter education, covering the complete required CPW curriculum with a CPW FSP Verified Firearms Instructor.
  • SB25-003 SSF Certification: Basic Course — With Hunter Education: The streamlined SB25-003 Firearms Safety Program (FSP) path for buyers who have already completed a hunter education course. A focused, single-session safety course that satisfies Colorado's training requirement for purchasing a Specified Semiautomatic Firearm (SSF).
  • NRA Concealed Carry (CCW) · CHP Initial Course: The expanded concealed-carry skills pathway: a 2-day course for students who want substantially more practical carry skill development beyond permit qualification, not just the paperwork. The full, official NRA CCW curriculum, taught unaltered by an NRA Certified CCW Instructor who is also an Eagle County Sheriff's Office-verified firearms instructor, with dedicated holster work, drawing skills, concealment considerations, extended live-fire development, and hands-on instructor coaching, plus a nationally recognized NRA CCW certificate alongside your Colorado CHP training documentation. Choosing between courses: if you mainly need your Colorado CHP, see FPA CHP Initial; if you want this deeper skill-building track, this is it. Both lead to the same Colorado permit.
  • NRA Basics of Rifle Shooting: The official NRA Basics of Rifle Shooting course, taught unaltered by an NRA Certified Rifle Instructor. Safe handling, marksmanship fundamentals, positional shooting, and the nationally recognized NRA certificate.
  • NRA Basics of Shotgun Shooting: The official NRA Basics of Shotgun Shooting course, taught unaltered by an NRA Certified Shotgun Instructor. Gun fit, mount, swing, moving targets, and the nationally recognized NRA certificate.
  • NRA Women On Target® Half Day Clinic: A 4-hour NRA Women On Target® clinic focused on one discipline, built around individual coaching while you're actually shooting — not just a lecture. Taught by Chris Waugh plus one additional instructor and a dedicated Range Safety Officer, in a supportive, zero-pressure environment. No prior experience required. Light refreshments included. Curious what's next? Many participants continue with Forge Point's Book Club as an optional next step.
  • NRA Women On Target® Full Day Clinic: A full-day NRA Women On Target® clinic covering one or more disciplines, built around individual coaching while you're actually shooting — not just a lecture. Taught by Chris Waugh plus one additional instructor and a dedicated Range Safety Officer, in a supportive, zero-pressure environment. No prior experience required. Lunch included. The exact check-in, break, and finish times are shown on the event page for each scheduled date. Curious what's next? Many participants continue with Forge Point's Book Club as an optional next step.
  • FPA Concealed Handgun Permit · Initial Course: The Colorado qualification-focused pathway: a full-day course (at least 8 instructional hours) built around what Colorado actually requires for a first-time CHP, including required classroom education, a written assessment, and live-fire qualification, plus FPA instruction on responsible concealed carry. FPA introduces relevant holster and concealment concepts because we consider them valuable, but extensive draw-from-concealment training isn't the focus of this permit-qualification course, and drawing from a holster or concealment is not part of Colorado's scored live-fire qualification. Want dedicated holster, drawing, and concealment skill-building beyond the permit itself? See the NRA CCW · CHP Initial Course, which leads to the same Colorado permit.
  • FPA CHP Initial · Private: A private, one-on-one version of the same Colorado qualification-focused CHP course: required classroom education, written assessment, and live-fire qualification, delivered with absolute discretion and personalized pacing. Same Colorado curriculum, same certificate, same scope. FPA introduces relevant holster and concealment concepts because we consider them valuable, but extensive draw-from-concealment training isn't the focus of this permit-qualification course. Want dedicated holster, drawing, and concealment skill-building beyond the permit itself? See the NRA CCW · CHP Initial Course.
  • FPA Concealed Handgun Permit · Renewal Course: A focused refresher for current permit holders. Meet Colorado's renewal requirements while updating your legal knowledge and reinforcing the carry fundamentals that keep you sharp, without sitting through material you already know cold.
  • FPA CHP Renewal · Private: A private renewal session for clients who would rather not sit through a group class. Faster, quieter, completely personal, and built around your schedule rather than a posted class date.
  • Book Club: Women's Shooting: $375 per person buys the complete four-week series, not a recurring monthly subscription: all four scheduled two-hour evening sessions, eight instructional hours, and one target per student each evening, four total. Planned staffing: Chris plus an additional instructor. Independent full-series additions: 9mm pistol use $60 (all four sessions, cleaning and maintenance included, returned each evening, ammunition separate); 9mm ammunition $100 (200 rounds total, 50 each evening, additional rounds not included); electronic hearing protection rental $20 (all four sessions, returned each evening); shooting glasses $10 (one new pair to keep). Bring suitable equipment and ammunition instead; hearing and eye protection are always required. Minimum four paid students. No equipment or materials bundle. Portal access is standard student access, not an upgrade.

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