Dynamic Rifle 1
Course Description:
Many shooters learn to handle a rifle by watching what others do at the range. At Dynamic Rifle 1 you go through the fundamentals from the very beginning, in the order in which they build on each other, and you try every step as dry practice first.
Dynamic Rifle 1 is a one-day course in shooting a semi-automatic rifle or carbine. We start with choosing the rifle, magazine pouches and sling, and how to set up your gear on the belt. Then comes safe weapon handling, meaning unloading, safety check and loading, followed by dry practice of stance, grip, aiming, trigger work, ready positions and mounting and shouldering the rifle. Only then do we move on to live fire: aimed fire from standing, shooting from the ready with mounting and shouldering, malfunction clearance, tactical reload and multiple shots.
You will use what you learn in sport, defensive and duty shooting. It doesn't matter whether you have no firearms license, got yours last week, or have been shooting for years. We never have more than 8 students per instructor, so everyone gets real attention and we correct habits right away, while they are still fresh.
You don't need a firearms license or your own rifle. Just add a complete package to your booking and the rifle with magazines, magazine pouch, sling, ammunition and eye and ear protection will be ready for you on site.
Almost 2,500 students have completed this course.
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Who Is This Course For:
DR1 is the first step for everyone, from complete beginners without a firearms license to experienced shooters. The course has no prerequisites: you don't need to own a rifle or have any experience with one, and you don't need any pistol experience either. You will align your technique and procedures with the foundation that our follow-up courses build on. That is why it is a prerequisite for Dynamic Rifle 2 and for many of our tactical courses, from CQB Week to Personal Security Detail, no matter how many years you have been shooting.
What You Will Learn:
After one day you know which rifle, magazine pouches and sling to choose for what you want to do, and how to set up your gear on the belt. You can safely unload, check and load the rifle, take a stance, aim, press the trigger and work with the ready positions. You can mount and shoulder the rifle and scan your surroundings and the target area once the situation is resolved. You know what to do in case of a misfire, a stovepipe, a double feed or an empty magazine. And you can perform a tactical reload and fire multiple shots.
Contents:
Introduction of instructors, safety instructions, introduction to shooting, range safety, choosing a suitable weapon for the area the students want to focus on, suitable magazine pouches, placement of the pouches on the belt, secure access to the weapon (unloading, safety check and loading the weapon), suitable slings for carrying a rifle, dry practice (universal stance, grip, aiming, breathing, trigger work, loading the weapon, unloading the weapon, low, mid and high ready positions, mounting and shouldering the rifle, follow through, scan, kneeling and prone with the rifle), followed by practical shooting drills: aimed fire from prone, aimed fire from kneeling, aimed fire from standing, shooting with mounting and shouldering the rifle, malfunction clearance (misfire, stovepipe, double feed, empty magazine), tactical reload and multiple shots.
Required Equipment:
Comfortable civilian or tactical clothing or a duty combat uniform and solid outdoor or sports shoes (both suited to the current weather and outdoor temperatures), a belt with a spare magazine pouch, or a plate carrier or tactical vest with pouches for magazines and gear, shooting glasses and hearing protection (earmuffs, earplugs, etc.). If you intend to shoot ammunition other than the common standard .223 Rem, 7.62×39, 5.45×39 or 9 mm Luger on this course, please also bring 5 dummy rounds for dry practice and weapon handling.
Weapon:
Semi-automatic rifle or carbine (for example AR15, Sa58, AK47/74, BREN, EVO, MP5, etc.) with zeroed sights or a red dot, a sling, at least two 30-round or three 20-round magazines and at least 300 rounds.
If you do not own a gun or would like to try a different one, we can provide a rifle, ammunition and other accessories for your chosen course date. Just click on the course date and you will see a full list of weapons available for that date. In the first section you will find complete packages, which always include a rifle with two magazines, a kydex magazine pouch, a sling, eye and ear protection and the number of rounds needed for the course. If you bring your own factory ammunition, you can choose to rent the gun only. The full list of rental guns, along with the option to order ammunition, pouches or protective equipment separately, can be found in the sections below.
Firearms and the Law:
You do not need a firearms license, background check or criminal record extract to attend this course. Our instructor will hand you the weapon and you will train with it under his constant supervision. Czech law sets no fixed minimum age, but a minor participant must be reasonably mature, both mentally and physically. We do not recommend registering children under 15 for a course this intensive.
There is no restriction on the barrel length of semi-automatic rifles, and high-capacity magazines are allowed. Suppressors and weapon-mounted lasers and lights are legal in the Czech Republic.
If you hold a European Firearms Pass (EFP) with your firearm listed in it, you may temporarily bring it to the Czech Republic and use it for training. Under Czech law it is enough to prove the purpose of your visit, for example with your course booking or another document confirming the reason for your trip. An official invitation is not required by law. The EFP also covers carrying an amount of ammunition that matches the purpose of the trip, for example for a competition or training. Please note that transit countries or your airline may apply their own limits or requirements. If you plan to travel through several countries or by air, contact us and we will help you prepare any documents you may need, such as an invitation.
Timing:
Class starts at 9:00 am. Please arrive at the range no later than 8:30–8:45 am. The course usually ends around 6:00 pm, with a 30-minute lunch break during the day.
Venue:
We run our courses at various locations across the Czech Republic. You will find the exact venue for each date in the calendar, just click on the date. For multi-day courses that use more than one location, all venues are listed there.
Please check the venue carefully before booking. The same course often runs at different locations on different dates. Every now and then a student books a date expecting it to be at our home base, the Oleško shooting range, only to find out on the day that the course is taking place in Moravia, some 300 km away. To avoid this, always click on the date before booking and check where that particular date takes place.
Language:
Czech with English translation available.
Accommodation and Food:
Accommodation is not included in the course fee, each participant arranges and pays for it themselves. There is a 30-minute lunch break, so bring food that doesn't need cooking or ordering, such as an Adventure Menu type ration, an MRE or food from home, and enough to drink for the whole day.
Where to Go Next:
After DR1, most students continue in one of two directions:
Dynamic Pistol 1, where you build the same fundamentals with a pistol, or straight on to
Dynamic Rifle 2, which adds movement, position changes and cover to rifle shooting. If you want to learn to move with a weapon inside a building, take
CQB. DR1 is also a prerequisite for
Aerial Platform Operations, our helicopter shooting course, although we recommend having higher levels completed as well. A gun should always come with a first aid kit. At the one-day
First Responder course you will learn to stop massive bleeding with a tourniquet or gauze, open the airway and treat chest injuries.
Have a Question?
You will find answers to the most common questions in our
Questions and Answers section. Didn't find what you were looking for? Write or call us using any of our
contacts, we will be happy to help.
Online Video Course:
On our YouTube channel you can watch the free
Dynamic Rifle video course, which has over 245,000 views. It covers everything you will learn at Dynamic Rifle 1 plus the first elements of Dynamic Rifle 2. You will see our instructors at work, and after the course the video will serve as a handy refresher. Please note that the video is in Czech.
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