I’ll start.
Boone County Sheriff’s Office (Lebanon)
https://www.boonecountyindianasheriff.com/divisions/administration/training/
They host top-notch trainers and schools such as Steve Tarani and Gunsite, plus do some of their own. Their weekend-long Principles of Defensive Handgun is a bargain at $200. It’s a good place to start going beyond the basics, or is a good tune-up.
I think they have finished their classes for the year so you won’t find much on the webpage now, but keep watching.
First class all the way.
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Appleseed (Various locations statewide)
https://appleseedinfo.org
Basic but necessary rifle skills. Do NOT overlook this.
Most of their instruction is done with .22 rifles, and as an all-volunteer organization, it’s cheap enough the whole family can go, and you will see a lot of that.
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Revere’s Riders (Various locations statewide)
https://www.reveresriders.org/events/
Sort of the next step after Appleseed. They are also a volunteer operation. They use a format with a lot of one-day or even half-day classes, making them easy to schedule and to budget. I’m sort of a Revere’s Riders junkie because it’s so easy to schedule. I have taken some of their classes multiple times.
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Guardian Firearms Academy (Greencastle/Putnam County)
http://www.guardianfa.com/site/
He is a Gunsite instructor and knows his stuff. Also mostly single day classes.
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John Hearne/Two Pillars Training
https://twopillarstraining.com
John is a recently retired federal LEO, serious trainer, student, and historian. His lectures on historical shooting events alone are worth attending. Has a good focus on threat anatomy. He does one-day and two-day classes, plus online lectures.
He is usually hosted by the Martinsville Sportsmen’s Conservation Club for a couple of classes each year, plus has been at the Riley Conservation Club.
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Eric McElhaney/Professional Firearms Training LLC (Various sites)
https://professionalfirearmstraining.us/index.php
He is an Indiana Law Enforcement Academy instructor who teaches all guns, from basic level on up. I’ve had his shotgun class and would take it again. Shotgun classes can be hard to find sometimes, and he does at least a couple each year.
The last I knew, his outdoor classes were all at the Martinsville Sportsmen’s Conservation Club.
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Sentinel Concepts/Steve Fisher (Various locations)
https://sentinelconcepts.com
Steve started his own company, then taught for Magpul, and is back to his own company. Steve ATTENDS more classes than any trainer I know, so he is well-versed in about any method you can think of. He is also the hardest working instructor I know of, as he’s on the road constantly.
Also does a lot of one-day classes, but usually schedules two or three in a row (Pistol on Saturday and Carbine on Sunday, for example).
Based on Michigan (as if he ever sees home) he has been hosted at clubs and private ranges around the state. You just have to watch the schedule.
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Riley Conservation Club (Riley, near Terre Haute)
https://www.rileycc.com/
The club doesn’t do any training, but many instructors and schools have held classes there.
Just a few examples:
Rangemaster/Tom Givens https://rangemaster.com/firearms-training/
Chuck Haggard/Agile
https://agiletactical.com/
Hardwired Tactical/Daryl Bolke
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057131424473
Cougar Mountain Solutions/Erick Gelhaus
https://www.cougarmountainsolutions.com/
Watch Riley’s calendar.
It’s also a great range (240 yard rifle, multiple pistol bays), with a calendar full of matches and reasonable dues.
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Sand Burr Gun Ranch (Rochester)
The link I have appears to be no good, so I don’t know what’s up. The owner died a few years ago, but they were still operating the last I knew. You might keep checking. I will be.
They have hosted trainers most should know, like:
Massad Ayoob (formerly LFI, now Massad Ayoob Group)
https://massadayoobgroup.com/
and
Defense Training International/John Farnham
https://defense-training.com/
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That’s a start
Boone County Sheriff’s Office (Lebanon)
https://www.boonecountyindianasheriff.com/divisions/administration/training/
They host top-notch trainers and schools such as Steve Tarani and Gunsite, plus do some of their own. Their weekend-long Principles of Defensive Handgun is a bargain at $200. It’s a good place to start going beyond the basics, or is a good tune-up.
I think they have finished their classes for the year so you won’t find much on the webpage now, but keep watching.
First class all the way.
…………………………………………….
Appleseed (Various locations statewide)
https://appleseedinfo.org
Basic but necessary rifle skills. Do NOT overlook this.
Most of their instruction is done with .22 rifles, and as an all-volunteer organization, it’s cheap enough the whole family can go, and you will see a lot of that.
……………………………………………
Revere’s Riders (Various locations statewide)
https://www.reveresriders.org/events/
Sort of the next step after Appleseed. They are also a volunteer operation. They use a format with a lot of one-day or even half-day classes, making them easy to schedule and to budget. I’m sort of a Revere’s Riders junkie because it’s so easy to schedule. I have taken some of their classes multiple times.
……………………………………
Guardian Firearms Academy (Greencastle/Putnam County)
http://www.guardianfa.com/site/
He is a Gunsite instructor and knows his stuff. Also mostly single day classes.
……………………………………..
John Hearne/Two Pillars Training
https://twopillarstraining.com
John is a recently retired federal LEO, serious trainer, student, and historian. His lectures on historical shooting events alone are worth attending. Has a good focus on threat anatomy. He does one-day and two-day classes, plus online lectures.
He is usually hosted by the Martinsville Sportsmen’s Conservation Club for a couple of classes each year, plus has been at the Riley Conservation Club.
……………………………………….
Eric McElhaney/Professional Firearms Training LLC (Various sites)
https://professionalfirearmstraining.us/index.php
He is an Indiana Law Enforcement Academy instructor who teaches all guns, from basic level on up. I’ve had his shotgun class and would take it again. Shotgun classes can be hard to find sometimes, and he does at least a couple each year.
The last I knew, his outdoor classes were all at the Martinsville Sportsmen’s Conservation Club.
……………………………………………..
Sentinel Concepts/Steve Fisher (Various locations)
https://sentinelconcepts.com
Steve started his own company, then taught for Magpul, and is back to his own company. Steve ATTENDS more classes than any trainer I know, so he is well-versed in about any method you can think of. He is also the hardest working instructor I know of, as he’s on the road constantly.
Also does a lot of one-day classes, but usually schedules two or three in a row (Pistol on Saturday and Carbine on Sunday, for example).
Based on Michigan (as if he ever sees home) he has been hosted at clubs and private ranges around the state. You just have to watch the schedule.
………………………………………..
Riley Conservation Club (Riley, near Terre Haute)
https://www.rileycc.com/
The club doesn’t do any training, but many instructors and schools have held classes there.
Just a few examples:
Rangemaster/Tom Givens https://rangemaster.com/firearms-training/
Chuck Haggard/Agile
https://agiletactical.com/
Hardwired Tactical/Daryl Bolke
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057131424473
Cougar Mountain Solutions/Erick Gelhaus
https://www.cougarmountainsolutions.com/
Watch Riley’s calendar.
It’s also a great range (240 yard rifle, multiple pistol bays), with a calendar full of matches and reasonable dues.
………………………………………….
Sand Burr Gun Ranch (Rochester)
The link I have appears to be no good, so I don’t know what’s up. The owner died a few years ago, but they were still operating the last I knew. You might keep checking. I will be.
They have hosted trainers most should know, like:
Massad Ayoob (formerly LFI, now Massad Ayoob Group)
https://massadayoobgroup.com/
and
Defense Training International/John Farnham
https://defense-training.com/
…………………………………
That’s a start
