Firearm Training

High Country Armory’s firearm training courses in Denver, CO are conducted by founder and owner Alec Henkelman.

A close-up of hands loading bullets into a black gun magazine

Alec joined the Army in 2008. Upon graduating Infantry Basic and Airborne school, he deployed to Iraq in 2009 with a reconnaissance unit in the 82nd Airborne. He received an associate degree in business and another in gunsmithing science. He is a certified firearms instructor through the NRA for basic and advanced training. Alec has a passion in lifting others up and working with new shooters, to welcome them to the 2A community. Confidence, comfortability, and skill is his focus. He has experience in training advanced shooters, like military and law enforcement for real world applications. Our aim is to improve yours!

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Available Courses

Level 1 Training

Our basic pistol course is geared towards novice pistol shooters. Maybe you just bought your first gun for concealed carry, maybe you’ve been doing long range precision shooting and want to start getting into handguns, maybe you just want to brush up on the fundamentals and take the class with your new shooter friend. Either way, this is the class for you. Students will learn the fundamentals of safety and shooting a handgun accurately, basic weapons manipulation to include correcting malfunctions, entry level tactics and tactical decision making, and be introduced to what gear they actually need to be a responsibly armed citizen with a handgun. This course is accuracy driven and is the goal! By the end of the class, students should be able to consistently hit a combat effective zone at 10 yards with your pistol. Students will receive a CCW certification upon completion of the course.

Level 2 Training

Our level 2 course is for shooters who have a solid grasp of the basics and are looking to perform at a higher level. We will go over the fundamentals at a deeper level and spend more time with each student working to correct bad training habits. We will introduce advanced weapons manipulation techniques including drawing your handgun and the skills needed to score fast hits on target. Transitioning from rifle to handgun. performing effective reloads, and shooting and moving. We’ll dive deeper into individual tactics and run scenarios that mimic real world defensive shootings. By the end of this class, you should feel comfortable running the classic action pistol drills like El Presidente and The Bill Drill in a respectable time. This class is perfect for people who have already completes our basic course or military and law enforcement.

Contact Us

785 Vallejo st Denver, co. 80204

720.666.2832

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highcountryarmoryllc@gmail.com

Hours

Monday: Closed
Tues – Fri: 10am-6pm

Sat: 11am-6pm
Sunday: Closed

Alec Henkelman, 82nd Airborne
Owner & Operator