Suitable equipment is mandatory for all Tacfire classes.  This is both a safety issue as well as a training issue.  Broken, defective, improperly modified, or otherwise unsafe firearms have no place on the range, let alone a training class.  Unsuitable gear, such as improperly fitted holsters and magazine pouches stand in the way of getting the maximum benefit from our firearms training classes.

The more time you waste with inferior gear, the less time you have to learn. In an effort to fully prepare you before your training class, we have prepared the following list of recommendations.  Keep in mind that we are training you to fight with a gun, not play games with firearms or shoot competitions! 

If you are thinking about purchasing a firearm for self-defense to use in any of our classes, please contact us first so we can discuss your options to ensure that you purchase a suitable firearm for your needs.

Equipment can be purchased from Pro-Shop, located in the TacFire offices.

Firearms-General

All firearms must be in safe working order.  All safeties and/or decockers present on the firearms must be in working condition.  Any firearm with an overridden safety, such as a 1911 with a "pinned" grip safety or a series 80 1911 with the firing pin safety removed, is not acceptable.  Any modifications to firearms that make them unsafe, unreliable, difficult to manipulate, or dangerous are not acceptable.  All firearms brought to Tacfire must be reliable, strong, ergonomic and safe.  Cheap, poorly made firearms will not withstand the rigorous nature of our training programs.