There is no need to worry.
Our courses are divided into different difficulty levels – Tiers. Tier 1 courses are specifically designed to teach the fundamental skills and are suitable even for complete beginners.
The level of each course and any required previous experience are always stated in the course description.
For pistol, we recommend Dynamic Pistol 1. For rifle, we recommend Dynamic Rifle 1.
Both courses are designed to establish the correct fundamentals of safe firearm handling and shooting while also preparing you for the subsequent levels.
Even experienced shooters are advised to start with our Level 1.
It is not simply a question of whether you can shoot well. The individual levels of our shooting courses are designed as a progressive system. Already at Level 1, we teach specific procedures, firearm manipulations, terminology and principles upon which Level 2 and the subsequent levels are built.
Over many years of training, we have received this question from a large number of experienced sport shooters as well as members of military and law enforcement units. Those who eventually decided to start with Level 1 were glad they did, because they always encountered something new or different.
At the same time, we offer a simple guarantee: if, at the end of Level 1, both you and the instructor agree that you genuinely already knew and mastered everything covered during the course and that there was nothing new for you to learn, we will give you the corresponding Level 2 course free of charge.
The system is slightly different for tactical courses.
For example, CQB Basic and One Man CQB are Tier 1 courses, meaning they are the introductory levels for that particular type of training and can be attended directly.
For higher-level tactical courses, such as CQB Scenarios, CQB Advanced, FIBUA and other advanced programmes, we already expect participants to know and be able to apply certain tactical fundamentals.
You do not necessarily have to acquire these skills on our previous courses. If you have equivalent experience from another reputable training provider, a police or military unit, or other relevant training, you may attend a higher-level course directly.
However, you need to understand that an advanced course moves forward and is not intended to teach the fundamentals from the beginning. There may sometimes be a short refresher of previously learned principles, but the majority of the course is dedicated to new material.
Therefore, if you attend a higher-level tactical course without completing the preceding courses with us, we assume that you genuinely already possess the necessary fundamental skills.
It primarily depends on the type of work you are interested in.
CQB Basic is an introductory course focused mainly on teamwork – movement and procedures involving multiple people when dealing with rooms and structures.
If you are interested in working as an individual, One Man CQB courses are the appropriate choice. These focus on situations in which a person operates alone.
Previous completion of Dynamic Pistol or Dynamic Rifle is not a general prerequisite. However, you should be able to safely operate the firearm you will be using during the course.
If you are a complete beginner and are only starting to work with firearms, we recommend completing Dynamic Pistol 1 or Dynamic Rifle 1 first to gain basic confidence in safe firearm handling.
To participate in Low Light, you need to have at least some previous CQB experience.
It is not necessary to have completed a CQB course specifically with HARD TASK TRAINING. If you have equivalent knowledge and practical experience acquired elsewhere, you may attend the course.
Low Light is not designed to teach basic CQB principles from the beginning. It builds upon them and introduces specific procedures related to operating in reduced-light conditions and darkness.
If you are unsure whether your previous experience is sufficient, please contact us before placing your order.
If you have never fired a precision rifle and have no fundamentals in this type of shooting, we do not recommend Long Range Sniper.
Basic Sniper is intended for complete beginners and covers fundamental shooting positions, working with the rifle and scope, breathing, trigger control and other basic skills.
Long Range Sniper builds upon this knowledge.
However, if you have never attended our Basic Sniper course but already have experience shooting precision rifles and possess the necessary fundamental skills, you may attend Long Range Sniper directly.
In that case, however, you need to understand that we cannot guarantee that your existing skill level will be sufficient or that you will be able to follow the programme at the same pace as the other participants.
There is no time during Long Range Sniper to return to fundamentals such as shooting positions, trigger and breathing control or basic scope operation. The course focuses on long-range shooting, working with wind, ballistic corrections, using the scope reticle and other more advanced skills.
If you accept this and have at least basic experience with a precision rifle, you may attend the course.
Yes. Many of our clients do exactly that. A typical example would be completing several levels of Dynamic Pistol or Dynamic Rifle over several consecutive days.
However, two factors need to be considered: physical demands and the speed at which you personally acquire new skills.
A full-day shooting course can be physically demanding. Level 1 in particular involves a large amount of repetition of fundamental techniques, and after a full day of standing, firearm manipulation and shooting, you may be considerably tired.
The speed of learning is equally individual. Some people only need to see a technique, repeat it several times and can very quickly perform it safely. Others need several hours or days of additional practice before new habits become truly automatic.
You therefore need to realistically assess whether, after completing Level 1, for example, you will be ready to continue with a higher level the following day, where we already expect you to safely master the previous fundamentals.
A large number of our students complete Levels 1, 2 and 3 consecutively without any problems. Others prefer to complete Level 1 separately, practise the skills they have learned for some time and only then schedule several higher-level courses together.
It is very individual.
First, you need to complete a simple registration on our website. After logging into your account, select the course you want to attend and choose one of the currently available dates.
You then place an order, thereby expressing your binding interest in attending the selected course date. Once payment has been received, your participation will be confirmed by email.
Yes.
Once we receive your payment, we will send an order confirmation to the email address you provided. At that point, your participation in the selected course date is confirmed and your place is firmly included among the course participants.
After placing your order, we will send you payment instructions together with a tax document containing the course fee, variable symbol/payment reference and bank details.
Payment must be made no later than one month before the first course included in your order. If you place your order less than one month before the course, payment is due within three days of placing the order. If you place your order less than five days before the course, payment is due within 24 hours and in any case no later than the start of the course.
If an order is not paid on time, it may be cancelled.
You can also find your tax document in PDF format in your profile on our website.
If you notify us at least 14 days before the course, you can choose between transferring your participation to another available date or receiving a refund of the amount paid.
If you cancel less than 14 days before the course, you are no longer normally entitled to a refund of the course fee. Depending on the specific circumstances, however, we always try to find a reasonable individual solution.
If you are unable to attend, we recommend contacting us as soon as possible.
Yes, subject to prior agreement with us.
The replacement participant must meet all entry requirements for the particular course. Any change of participant therefore needs to be arranged with us in advance.
This happens only occasionally, but a course may be cancelled, for example, if the minimum number of participants is not reached or if circumstances arise that prevent the course from being conducted safely or properly.
In such a case, we will inform you and you will be entitled to a full refund of the amount paid for the cancelled course. Alternatively, we can of course agree to transfer your participation to another available date.
Yes. We regularly process payments through FKSP and similar employee benefit programmes.
Important: Firearms, tactical gear and other equipment must always be booked or arranged with us in advance. Our complete range of firearms and equipment is not permanently available at every training location, and instructors generally bring only items that have been ordered or arranged in advance.
No.
You do not need to hold a Czech firearms licence or own a firearm to participate in our shooting courses. Shooting takes place under the supervision of experienced instructors, and we can provide a firearm and the necessary ammunition if booked in advance.
However, it is important to note that Dynamic Pistol 1 and Dynamic Rifle 1 are not preparation courses for the Czech firearms competency examination. They focus on practical shooting, safe firearm handling and the development of shooting skills.
We offer a separate course specifically designed as preparation for the firearms competency examination.
Yes.
HARD TASK TRAINING has an extensive inventory of training firearms, and suitable firearms can be rented for our shooting courses. The necessary ammunition can also be ordered together with the course.
A firearm must always be booked or its rental arranged in advance, particularly for courses held away from our main Oleško training facility.
This means that you can attend most of our courses without bringing your own firearm.
Yes.
A rented firearm is provided as a complete set including the necessary magazines.
By prior arrangement, we can also provide other equipment required for the training, such as a pistol holster and magazine pouches.
There is therefore no need to separately order magazines compatible with the firearm you are renting.
We will of course always try to prepare the specific firearm model you have booked, and under normal circumstances that is what you will receive.
However, our firearms are used intensively during training and an unexpected technical malfunction, damage or another issue may occur that makes a particular firearm or model unavailable for use on the day of your course.
For this reason, we cannot absolutely guarantee the availability of a specific model. If the firearm you booked is unavailable for technical or operational reasons, we will provide a suitable replacement firearm of the same category and calibre, or the closest available alternative.
If using a specific firearm model is particularly important to you for any reason, please let us know in advance. Even in such cases, however, an unexpected technical failure immediately before the course cannot be completely ruled out.
For most courses held at Oleško or in the surrounding area, you can select and book a firearm directly together with the course. Oleško is home to our main firearms inventory, with a large number of training firearms of various types.
The situation is slightly different for courses held at other locations, for example in Moravia. HARD TASK TRAINING has more than 400 training firearms, but we obviously do not maintain the same extensive permanent firearms inventory at these locations as we do at Oleško. The number of firearms immediately available to instructors at these locations is therefore smaller, and some may already be booked by other participants for a particular course date.
For this reason, we intentionally do not display our entire selection of rental firearms in the ordering system for some course dates.
If you do not see the firearm you would like to rent for your particular course date, please contact us. We will check its availability and, where possible, prepare it for you. The instructor can then bring it to the particular course location, and we will add the firearm rental to your order afterwards.
The absence of a firearm rental option for a particular course date therefore does not automatically mean that we cannot provide you with a firearm.
Definitely not.
We can provide most of the necessary equipment and tactical gear by prior arrangement, and many courses can be completed with only basic equipment.
We particularly recommend that beginners do not spend unnecessary amounts of money on equipment before their first course when they do not yet know what will suit them.
It is often better to arrive at your first course with minimal equipment, try different options and talk to our instructors and other students. Only then does it make sense to start purchasing your own equipment.
If you would like to borrow or rent anything from us, please arrange it in advance. You should not assume that our complete inventory of equipment will be available on site at every course location.
It depends on the particular course.
You certainly do not need complete tactical gear for ordinary shooting courses. If special equipment is required for a particular course, this will be stated in the course description.
We can also provide many items by prior arrangement. If you would like to use our equipment, please arrange it with us in advance.
The required number of rounds varies depending on the particular course and is always stated in the course description.
If you order ammunition through us, it will be prepared for you for the course and you do not need to arrange its purchase or transportation separately.
Not as standard. This is only possible by prior agreement with HARD TASK TRAINING.
For our firearms, we need to ensure that the ammunition used is appropriate for the particular firearm and the requirements of the training. If you are therefore renting one of our firearms and would like to use your own ammunition, please arrange this with us in advance.
Of course.
International participants are completely normal on our courses, and students regularly travel to us from many different countries around the world.
If you do not want to bring your own firearm, you can arrange a firearm and ammunition directly through us in advance.
Yes.
If a course is taught by two or more instructors, typically one instructor explains the material in Czech while another continuously translates it into English for international participants.
If the course is taught by only one instructor, the instructor will normally explain the relevant part in Czech first and then repeat or explain it in English.
Much of the practical training is highly visual – the instructor demonstrates the technique and the students then repeat it. The actual execution of individual exercises is therefore usually easy to understand.
However, international participants must have at least a basic communicative level of English sufficient to understand safety instructions, training instructions and explanations of the techniques being taught.
We consider it very important to explain not only what we do and how we do it, but above all why we use a particular technique or procedure in a particular way. This is an important part of our training methodology. Participants therefore need to be able to understand at least a basic explanation in English and communicate with the instructor when necessary.
The course is not suitable for a participant who does not understand either Czech or English at a level sufficient to safely participate in the training.
Yes.
If you hold a valid European Firearms Pass, you may travel to the Czech Republic for the purpose of attending a shooting course with a firearm listed in that document.
In the event of an inspection, you must be able to demonstrate the purpose of travelling with the firearm. An order confirmation or course invoice, for example, can be used for this purpose.
We can issue an invitation or additional confirmation upon request, but when travelling for this purpose with a European Firearms Pass, such a document from us is not normally required.
If you are travelling through other countries or by air, we recommend checking the requirements of the transit countries and the particular airline as well.
Both options are possible, but renting a firearm directly from us is generally the easiest solution.
You do not need to deal with transporting a firearm across borders or the associated administration, and if booked in advance, the necessary firearm and ammunition will be ready for you at the training location.
Yes.
International students can attend our courses, and the simplest option is normally to use our firearms and ammunition.
If you wish to travel with your own firearm, the requirements may vary depending on your country, method of travel and other circumstances. In such a case, we recommend dealing with the requirements individually and sufficiently in advance of your trip.
Yes.
Upon request, we can issue international participants with a confirmation or invitation relating to their participation in a course.
If you require such a document, please request it sufficiently in advance of your trip. It may not be possible to prepare individual documents immediately or only a few days before your arrival.
No.
Oleško is our main training facility and a large proportion of our shooting and tactical courses take place there. However, we also conduct courses at other shooting ranges and training locations, including locations in Moravia.
When choosing a particular course date, always pay attention to the listed location. The same course may be offered at several different locations, and you should not automatically assume that every date takes place at Oleško.
We recommend checking the location when placing your order and checking it again in the details of your particular course date before travelling.
The specific requirements are always listed in the description of the particular course.
In general, we recommend suitable and comfortable clothing and footwear appropriate for the weather, eye and hearing protection, sufficient drinks and, for full-day courses, something to eat.
If you need a firearm or any other equipment, please book or arrange it with us in advance.
In most cases, yes.
Many of our courses take place outdoors, and rain, cold or normal adverse weather conditions are not reasons for cancellation. We therefore recommend checking the weather forecast and arriving with appropriate clothing and footwear.
We may cancel, interrupt or modify a course only if weather conditions make it impossible to conduct the training safely or meaningfully.
If you know that you are going to be late, contact the instructor as soon as possible.
Shooting and tactical courses begin with an important safety briefing. If a participant arrives too late and misses a part of the course without which they cannot be safely integrated into the subsequent programme, it may not be possible for them to participate.
Approximately one month before each course date, we assign the instructors who will conduct the training.
Their profile on our website contains their telephone number and email address.
For questions directly related to the organisation or conduct of a particular course, contacting the assigned instructor is therefore usually the fastest option.
The duration varies depending on the particular course.
We offer courses lasting several hours, one day, multiple days and longer-term training programmes.
The starting time and expected finishing time can be found in the details of the particular course date.
It is approximate.
The actual finishing time may vary depending on the number of participants, the pace of the group, weather, the progress of the training and other circumstances.
If you are planning further activities or travel after the course, we recommend allowing some extra time.
It depends on the type of course.
Standard shooting courses do not require an exceptional level of physical fitness, although a full day of training may be more physically demanding than you expect.
Some tactical and specialised courses may involve prolonged movement, kneeling, prone positions, working while wearing equipment or other physical activity.
There is therefore no single general physical requirement applicable to all of our courses. The important factor is that the participant is physically and mentally capable of safely performing the activities required by the particular course and following the instructors' directions.
If you have a specific health or physical limitation and are unsure whether a particular course is suitable for you, please contact us before placing your order.
Yes, in exceptional circumstances.
The most common reason would be a serious or repeated violation of safety rules or failure to follow the instructor's directions.
However, a participant may also be excluded for seriously disrupting the course if, because of one participant, it is no longer possible to continue the training at the level and pace appropriate for that course.
This may include, for example, a situation where a participant attends an advanced course for which certain previous knowledge or skills are expected but does not actually possess them to a level that allows them to continue safely and meaningfully with the rest of the group.
The instructor will of course first try to resolve the situation and help the participant. However, if continued participation would compromise safety or significantly interfere with the training of the other participants, the participant may be excluded from the course.
If a participant is excluded for these reasons, they are not entitled to a refund of the course fee.
You may not participate in a course while under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substances.
Likewise, a participant should not attend training while under the influence of medication, or in a medical condition, that could significantly affect concentration, coordination, decision-making or the ability to handle a firearm safely.
Yes, this is possible for suitable courses.
Age itself is not the only deciding factor. What matters primarily is whether the younger participant is physically and mentally mature enough to remain focused throughout the training, follow the instructor's directions and safely perform the required activities.
For a minor participant, it is primarily the responsibility of the parent, who knows their child best, to realistically assess whether the child is capable of completing the particular full-day course.
Additional entry requirements may apply to some specialised courses.
No. We do not normally sell or provide food or refreshments at the shooting range, so we recommend bringing your own food or buying something on the way before you arrive.
The progress of practical training can vary, and it is not always possible to determine the exact time of the lunch break in advance.
Food delivery can be ordered to the shooting range and delivery services regularly come to us. However, because the timing of the break can change, it may be difficult to schedule the delivery precisely.
Bringing your own food is therefore generally the simplest option.
For multi-day courses, it may be possible by prior individual arrangement to use the facilities directly at the shooting range for rest between individual training days.
This is not automatically included with the course and must always be arranged in advance depending on the particular course date and current availability.
If you prefer standard accommodation in a hotel, guesthouse or apartment, we will be happy to recommend suitable options near the shooting range. Simply contact us and we can advise you according to the location of your course.
Some of this information is required for course administration and for issuing your certificate. For shooting courses, however, certain records are also required by law.
For foreign nationals participating in shooting training, we are required to record the information necessary to register the person in the Czech Central Firearms Register, including in particular their first name, surname, date of birth, nationality, and the type and number of their identification document.
For Czech citizens, corresponding information is recorded in the shooting range operating log.
We also use your date of birth to correctly identify you on your certificate.
We primarily require your telephone number for situations in which we need to contact you quickly, for example regarding a change affecting a particular course date, and email is not sufficiently fast or we are unable to reach you by email.
Yes, we recommend bringing a valid identification document.
For certain courses or participants, we may also need to verify additional licences, authorisations or documents required by law or by the entry requirements of the particular course.
For courses that include a certificate, you will receive one after successfully completing the course.
Yes.
Each certificate contains a unique serial number and contact information through which its authenticity can be verified.
Unless explicitly stated otherwise for a particular course, a HARD TASK TRAINING certificate confirms that you have completed the relevant training.
The certificate itself does not replace any state authorisation, licence or professional qualification required for a particular activity by law, an employer or another institution.
Yes. We take photographs during many of our courses, and some of these photographs are subsequently published on our website or social media.
Before the instructor begins taking photographs during the course, participants are asked whether anyone objects to appearing in photographs that may be published.
If you do not wish to be photographed or have photographs of you published, that is not a problem. The instructor will then deliberately avoid photographing you.
If you happen to appear in a group or situational photograph, we try to select an image in which you cannot be identified – for example, where you are facing away from the camera or it is otherwise not apparent who you are.
We therefore try to address privacy already at the stage when the photographs are being taken.
Yes.
You can purchase a gift voucher for a specific course or a voucher for a specific monetary value that can subsequently be used for HARD TASK TRAINING services.
Gift vouchers are issued electronically and their validity period is stated directly on the voucher.
No.
A gift voucher for a specific course does not in itself guarantee you a place on any particular course date.
You need to select one of the available dates for the relevant course and apply the voucher when placing your order.
We therefore recommend not waiting until the end of the voucher's validity period before selecting a course date, as individual dates may already be fully booked.
Of course.
Women regularly participate in our shooting and tactical courses, and there is no reason to be concerned even if you are the only woman in the group.
Physical demands vary depending on the particular course, but gender itself is not a determining factor for participation. What matters is primarily your ability to safely complete the programme of the particular course.
Yes.
In addition to publicly available courses, we also provide specialised training for Czech and international military and law enforcement organisations, professional units, companies and other organisations.
The content, duration and difficulty of such training can be tailored according to the client's requirements and the participants' level of experience.
Yes.
Depending on the availability of instructors, training facilities and the requested programme, we can also organise closed training specifically for your group.
For an individual quotation, please contact us with information about the number of participants, their previous experience, the type of training you are interested in and your approximate preferred dates.
Yes.
If you tell us your travel dates, length of stay, previous experience and the areas you would like to focus on, we can recommend a suitable combination of currently scheduled courses.
When planning several consecutive courses, it is also necessary to consider their physical demands, the progression between individual levels and the speed at which you personally acquire new skills.
Not all courses are scheduled equally far in advance.
Longer, more advanced and organisationally demanding courses that require specific training facilities, equipment, a larger number of instructors or other complex arrangements are generally planned well in advance – often six months or even a full year ahead.
Regular one-day and weekend courses, on the other hand, are scheduled progressively, typically approximately one quarter in advance.
The calendar is therefore not necessarily final several months ahead. If, for example, you are currently looking at our schedule two or three months into the future, additional dates and courses may still be added.
When planning the schedule, we also respond to current demand and how quickly existing courses fill up. If we see that particular dates are filling quickly, we may add additional dates to the calendar.
If you cannot find the answer here or in the description of the particular course, please do not hesitate to contact us.
If an instructor has already been assigned to your particular course date, you can also contact them directly with questions regarding organisation, arrival or the actual conduct of the course.