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Advanced Tactical Drills to Hone Your Skills
A focused six-hour live-fire class at Redwood Gun Club that pushes experienced shooters through unconventional positions, moving-and-shooting, and scenario-based stress inoculation.
Advanced Tactical Drills to Hone Your Skills.
Handgun Skill Builder 3 (HSB3) is an advanced, high-volume firearms class delivered by Bigfoot Firearms Training at Redwood Gun Club in Manila. Designed as a follow-on to prior skill-builder work, the day centers on unconventional shooting techniques, dynamic movement, and scenario-driven drills that train mindset and mental fortitude for defensive encounters.
Highlights
Outing Highlights
Advanced, scenario-driven tactics
HSB3 expands on prior skill-builder work with unconventional shooting techniques, moving-and-shooting, scenario-based training, and stress inoculation designed to prepare students for actual defensive encounters.
High-volume live-fire expectations
This course is high-volume: students should be prepared to shoot several hundred rounds during fast-paced drills. Ammunition is inspected and must be factory new; expect stringent ammo and magazine requirements.
Redwood Gun Club range work and target package
Classes run at Redwood Gun Club in Manila and use a variety of targets and training props, including Viking Tactics paper targets, AR550 steel silhouettes, self-healing silhouettes and the Tactical Bigfoot Training Wall for shooting through and around obstacles.
What the day feels like
What the day feels like
Expect an intense, focused six-hour session that alternates live-fire repetitions with scenario work and positional drills. The flow moves from briefings to position-based practice (prone, seated, kneeling, supine variations), then into movement, multiple-target engagement, time-pressure exercises and stress inoculation drills to simulate realistic defensive encounters.
Suitability
Who it's for
Who this class suits — and who should delay enrollment.
Practical planner
Details to review before reserving
Classes run six hours, typically scheduled from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at Redwood Gun Club in Manila.
Medium to full-size pistol; 300–500 rounds of factory-new jacketed ammunition (no reloads, no steel core or bare lead); 3+ magazines and 2+ magazine holsters; one outside-the-waistband holster (leather or Kydex designed for your pistol that remains open when empty); electronic hearing protection (provided if you lack it), eye protection, water and lunch.
The course operates at Redwood Gun Club in Manila and uses Viking Tactics paper, AR550 steel silhouette targets and self-healing silhouette targets, plus the Tactical Bigfoot Training Wall for certain drills.
Review cancellation policies before reserving.
Frequently asked questions
Planning Your Outing
How long is Handgun Skill Builder 3?
The course duration is six hours.
Where and when does the class meet?
Classes are held at Redwood Gun Club in Manila, typically scheduled from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
How much ammunition should I bring?
Bring 300–500 rounds of factory-new jacketed ammunition; no reloads, no steel core or bare lead ammo.
Are reloads or used ammo allowed?
No. Ammunition will be inspected and must be factory new; reloads are not permitted.
What holster and magazines are required?
Bring an outside-the-waistband holster in leather or Kydex specifically for your pistol that will remain open when the gun is not in it; bring three or more magazines and two or more magazine holsters.
Who do I contact with questions about the class?
Contact Bigfoot Firearms Training at [email protected] or call (844)-926-6566 for class questions.