Courses

Blue Ridge Marksmanship Course List

We can have your ammo waiting on you for any course you are attending.
Please email Kevin to inquire about availability, cost and caliber.

(Click courses for details.)

Pistol
– N.C. Concealed Carry Handgun
– Beginner Pistol Skills Development
– Defensive Pistol
– Advanced Pistol Speed Development Course
– Couples Defensive Pistol
– Vehicle Defensive Pistol

AR-15
– Beginner AR-15
– AR-15 Operator’s Course
– Advanced AR-15 Operator’s Course
– AR-15 Set up and Zero Course

Shotgun
– Beginner Shotgun
– Urban and Defensive Shotgun

Medical
– TACMED and Close Quarters Pistol

– Advanced TACMED and Close Quarters Pistol
– Injured Shooter

Special Interest
– Active Shooter Response
– NRA Range Safety Officer Training
– Firearms Awareness for Families & Teens
– Room Search and Room Clearing Pistol or AR-15
– Advanced Vehicle Defensive Pistol
– Low Light Pistol and AR-15 Problem Solver Course
– Two Bad Days
– Three Bad Days
– AK Operators Course
– Pistol & AR-15 Skills Speed Development
– Injured Shooter
– BRM Alumni Day(s)

Law Enforcement Only Courses

– 2 Man Room Search and Room Clearing
– Law Enforcement Officer Survival Course

 

 

Custom Courses: If you do not see a course of instruction that you or your company desires, please contact us. We are happy to work with you to design custom courses for any need.

Dates: If the dates listed for the course do not work for you, please contact Kevin. We are happy to try to make arrangements to suit your needs, and often are able to accommodate such requests.

Military Discount: 15% discount on all courses for Active Military (including reserve component), Law Enforcement, and Firefighters. Please contact Kevin prior to booking a course to receive your discount instructions.

Instructor Development: We have instructor development workshops available if you are an agency instructor or looking to improve your instructing abilities. Please contact us for more details.

Don’t own a firearm?: We have a selection of firearms for rental. Please contact us before booking to confirm availability.

Upcoming Course Dates:

2026

OCTOBER
3 NC Concealed Carry Handgun Course
9 TACMED & Close Quarters Pistol
10-11 AR-15 Operator’s Course
17 Beginner Pistol
24-25 Advanced Pistol
31- Nov 1 Advanced AR

 

NOVEMBER
6-7 Low Light Operations and Engagements Course
14-15 Defensive Pistol Course
22 NC Concealed Carry Handgun Course

 

DECEMBER
12 NC Concealed Carry Handgun Course

 

2027 Schedule (Updated 09/24/2026)

 

JANUARY:

January 9 – NC Concealed Carry Handgun Course

 

FEBRUARY:

February 6 – NC Concealed Carry Handgun Course

 

MARCH:

March 5 – TACMED & Close Quarters Pistol

March 6 – Beginner Pistol Skills Development

March 7 (Sunday) – NC Concealed Carry Handgun Course

March 20-21 – Defensive Pistol Course

March 22 – Service Industry – NC Concealed Carry Handgun Course

 

APRIL:

April 3-4 – Advanced TACMED & Close Quarters Pistol

April 10 – NC Concealed Carry Handgun Course

April 17-18 – AR-15 Operator’s Course

April 24-25 – Vehicle Defensive Pistol

 

MAY:

May 1-2 – Defensive Pistol Course

May 8 – NC Concealed Carry Handgun Course

May 9 – Beginner Pistol Skills Development

May 15-16 – TBD

May 29-31 – Three Bad Days

 

JUNE:

June 13 – Sunday – NC Concealed Carry Handgun Course

 

JULY:

July 10-11 – AR-15 Operator’s course

July 17-18 – Defensive Pistol Course

July 24 – NC Concealed Carry Handgun Course

July 25 – Beginner Pistol Skills Development

 

AUGUST:

August 7 – NC Concealed Carry Handgun Course

August 8 – TBD

August 14 – Beginner Pistol Skills Development

August 15 – TBD

August 21-22 – TBD

August 28 – AK Day

 

SEPTEMBER:

September 4-5 – Room Entry / Room Search Course

September 5 – Sunday – NC Concealed Carry Handgun Course

September 11-12 – Defensive Pistol Course

September 18-19 – Vehicle Defensive Pistol Course

September 25-26 – AR-15 Operator’s Course

 

OCTOBER:

October 2-3 – TBD

October 8 – TACMED & Close Quarters Pistol

October 9 – Beginner Pistol Skills Development

October 10 – TBD

October 16 – NC Concealed Carry Handgun Course

October 17 – TBD

October 23-24 – TBD

October 30-31 – TBD

 

NOVEMBER:

November 5-6 – Low Light Operations & Engagements

November 6 – NC Concealed Carry Handgun Course

November 12 – TACMED & Close Quarters Pistol

November 13-14 – Defensive Pistol Course

November 20-21 – TBD

 

DECEMBER:

December 11 – Beginner Pistol Skills Development Course

December 12 (Sunday) – NC Concealed Carry Handgun Course

Click button, then use the calendar to find desired course.

Teaching Style:

At Blue Ridge Marksmanship, we help you to gain a better understanding for your firearm. We help your gun handling abilities improve and we teach you ‘a way’ to shoot. There are millions of ways to fire a gun and hit a target, we will help you find the best one for you, not hammer you into ‘the way’ to shoot.

North Carolina’s Premier Shooting School