Oak Tree Gun Club
Classes
Firearm and shooting sports classes for new shooters, returning shooters, and guests looking to build safer, stronger, more confident range skills.
First Shots
Beginner pistol instruction with classroom time, range time, rental handgun, ammunition, and safety equipment included.
Defensive Pistol
Progressive pistol classes covering defensive fundamentals, holster work, movement, cover, and malfunctions.
Long Gun Skills
AR-15 and tactical shotgun classes for practical familiarity, handling, loading, and malfunction clearing.
Private Instruction
Private instruction can be arranged by appointment for shooters who want individualized coaching.
Class Overview
Oak Tree Gun Club offers classes and instruction for pistol, rifle, shotgun, trap, skeet, and other shooting sports disciplines. Instructors are NRA certified, and private instruction can be arranged by appointment.
Most scheduled defensive and long gun classes are limited to a maximum of 8 students. The defensive and long gun classes listed below are priced at $150 unless otherwise noted.
How to Register
Registration Steps
- Purchase the class through the online store or in person at the Pistol Range.
- Email [email protected] for scheduling help.
- Confirm placement, arrival time, and prerequisites ahead of time.
First Shots: Introduction to Pistol
A structured beginner class for guests who do not currently own a firearm or who have no prior shooting experience.
First Shots includes classroom instruction and range instruction in a safe, comfortable environment. It is built for true beginners and includes the core items needed to participate.
Included With Class
- Class materials
- Safety equipment, including ear and eye protection
- Handgun rental
- Ammunition
Lunch is not included, but can be purchased at the restaurant. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian at all times.
Upcoming Defensive & Long Gun Classes
Compact class cards with dates, prices, requirements, and course focus.
Defensive Pistol 1
This first defensive pistol class starts from the bench and moves toward holster work. Students learn defensive shooting versus marksmanship shooting, sight picture, flash sights, point shooting, shooting from cover, and single-hand strong and support shooting.
Requirements: basic handgun course, 100 rounds minimum, 2 magazines minimum, eye and ear protection.
Defensive Pistol 2
This course builds on Defensive Pistol 1 and covers drawing from a holster, two-handed and single-handed shooting, flash sight shooting, point shooting from a holster, multiple shots, and area assessment.
Requirements: Defensive Pistol 1, semi-auto pistol or revolver, holster, stiff belt, 3 magazines or speed loaders, holder, 200 rounds, eye and ear protection, and a hat.
Defensive Pistol 3
This class covers drawing from a holster, shooting multiple targets, speed and accuracy, malfunction clearing, shooting from cover, and shooting on the move.
Requirements: Defensive Pistol 2, 3 magazines, magazine holster, proper belt, approximately 200 rounds, eye and ear protection, proper clothes, shoes, and hat.
AR-15 Fundamentals
This class covers loading and shooting an AR-15 for home defense. Students verify zero, but this is not a zeroing or rifle setup class. Topics include clearing malfunctions, safety use, multiple shots, and sight over bore.
Requirements: AR-15, 3 magazines, magazine holster and/or drop bag, sling preferred, eye and ear protection, and 100 rounds minimum. Ear muffs are recommended.
Tactical Shotgun
This class covers home-defense shotgun use, ammunition selection, patterning, close-distance shooting, administrative loading, tactical loading, emergency loading, movement, and shooting.
Requirements: ability to load and shoot at moving targets, semi-auto or pump shotgun, tactical shotgun under 24-inch barrel, ammo bag or shell caddy, 25 slugs, 25 buckshot, 25 birdshot 7 1/2 or 8, eye and ear protection. Sling optional.
Private Instruction
Private instruction can be arranged for shooters who want more individual coaching or a custom instructional format.
Use the private instructor forms and contact the range for instructor availability, coordination, and scheduling.
Forms & Policies
Private instruction forms and information
Questions Before Class?
Contact the range before registering if you are unsure which class fits your current skill level, whether you meet the prerequisites, or what equipment you need to bring.
Do not assume prerequisites can be skipped. Later classes require holster work, movement, reloads, and malfunction clearing.
Full Club Membership
Includes
- Unlimited use of the archery, pistol, and rifle ranges.
- Unlimited use of paper bays 2 and 3.
- Unlimited use of steel gallery and speed plates.
- Unlimited use of all rental bows, handguns, shotguns, and rifles.
- Discounted target rates on archery, skeet, trap, sporting clays, and 5-stand.
- Members receive one free firearm transfer per year, incoming or outgoing.
- Access to members-only events.
- Member pricing on food in the restaurant.
- Discount on Oak Tree signature brand ammunition.
- Members are guaranteed a fast check-in without the hassle of filling out daily waiver forms.
Memberships purchased during promotional sales and memberships labeled PROMO will not receive the free firearm transfer per year. Half-price family add-on applies only to full-price paid memberships. Memberships are non-refundable and non-transferable.