This training manual outlines the key skills and safety principles taught in the Lorco Shooting Academy Beginner Course. Each topic below includes a brief description to support your understanding and safe application of firearms handling.

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• How to Render Firearms Safe - Learn the essential steps to ensure a firearm is unloaded, cleared, and safe to handle before and after use.​

• How to Grip/Hold a Firearm - Understand proper grip techniques to maintain control, reduce recoil, and improve overall accuracy.

• Correct Stance When Using a Firearm - Master foundational body positions that enhance balance, stability, and shooting effectiveness.

• How to Function Test a Firearm - Discover how to safely check that a firearm operates correctly before use through a basic mechanical inspection.

• How the Firearms Operate - Gain a fundamental understanding of firearm mechanics, including how components work together during operation.

• How to Identify Faults with a Firearm - Learn to recognise common malfunctions, wear, or damage, and understand when a firearm is unfit for use.

• How to Determine the Correct Ammunition - Understand how to match firearms with the correct calibre and ammunition type to ensure safe and effective use.

• How to Inspect Ammunition for Defects - Learn how to visually and physically check cartridges for damage, corrosion, or manufacturing faults.

• How to Load/Unload the Magazine - Practice safely loading and unloading magazines to ensure proper function and avoid jams or user error.

• How to Use the Scope / Iron Sights - Gain basic sight alignment and sight picture skills for both scoped and open-sight shooting systems.

• How to Aim a Firearm - Understand aiming techniques, point-of-impact awareness, and how to control sight focus under pressure.

• How to Use the Safety Mechanism - Familiarise yourself with mechanical safeties and best practices for engaging and disengaging them correctly.

• How to Use the Trigger - Learn proper trigger finger placement and control techniques to reduce movement and enhance precision.

• How to Fire/Discharge a Firearm - Step-by-step instruction the Firearm - Discover basic cleaning routines and preventative maintenance to keep your firearm in reliable working condition.

• How to Disassemble the Firearm - Learn how to safely break down a firearm into major components for inspection, cleaning, and maintenance. 

 

Beginner Firearm Types and Course Descriptions

 

Lorco Shooting Academy offers beginner courses tailored to specific firearm types. Each course provides practical, safety-focused instruction to help new shooters build confidence and capability with various firearm platforms.

 

RIFLE for Beginners

 

• Bolt Action Rifles - Learn how to safely operate and maintain bolt-action rifles — focusing on precision shooting fundamentals, manual cycling, and marksmanship discipline.

• Lever Action Rifles - Understand the function and safe handling of lever-action rifles, including loading, chambering, and clearing rounds using lever-operated mechanisms.

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HANDGUN for Beginners

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• Semi-Automatic Handguns​ - Get introduced to the core components and functions of semi-automatic pistols — including magazine loading, slide manipulation, sight alignment, and recoil control.​

• Revolvers​ - Explore the operation of both single and double-action revolvers, learning how to load, index chambers, and manage firing in a controlled, safe manner. 

 

ADVANCED TRAINING COURSES

 

At Lorco Shooting Academy, we offer two progressive courses designed for shooters seeking to refine their skills, build technical capability, and operate with confidence under pressure.

 

Practical Pistol (Intermediate)

 

This course is tailored for the general shooter aiming to build a strong foundation in firearm handling and marksmanship.

 

Participants will develop practical skills

 

• Correct stance, grip, and sight alignment

• Trigger control and manipulation

• Reloading techniques

• Breathing control and eye dominance

• Basic malfunction clearances and corrective actions

 

Whether you're training for IPSC competition or personal growth, this course equips you with the confidence and competence to safely and effectively manipulate your pistol at a high standard.

 

Advanced Pistol (Advanced)

 

This high-level course is designed for experienced shooters who are ready to take their pistol handling to the next tier of speed, efficiency, and precision.

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Course modules

 

• Rapid fire and reload drills (tactical, speed, emergency)

• Immediate action responses and malfunction recovery

• Target transitions and advanced positional shooting

• Draw, holster, and engagement under time constraints

• Recoil management, fast target acquisition, and more

 

This course is built to challenge your reflexes, sharpen your technique, and instil absolute confidence in your weapon manipulation.

 

Note: Completion of the Practical Pistol course is a prerequisite.

 

Important Course Information

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• Firearms Provided - All students have access to firearms for training. If you prefer to use your own, please contact us prior to your course to discuss.

• Ammunition Included - Each course includes an ammunition allowance. Additional rounds are available for purchase at competitive rates.

• Hands-On Focus - Our training is heavily practical, supported by a concise and engaging theory component to reinforce core concepts.

 

At Lorco Shooting Academy, we don’t just teach you how to shoot — we prepare you to perform with purpose and precision.