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2-day Low-Light Handgun Strategies & Tactics Course
Alpha Range (Indoor) - McHenry, IL. - May 2 - 3, 2026
Course Description: This intense 2-day firearms training course focuses on aggressive gun-handling skills and dynamic action while deploying the handgun in low light, ambient light and diminished light environments.
Students will learn how to execute low-light tactics and target discrimination concepts while using various flashlight deployment techniques. Multi-tasking and movement in diminished light will also be emphasized throughout the course.
This course will extensively cover how the human eye works in diminished light, use of ambient light during threat engagement as well as various flashlight deployment techniques to illuminate, identify and disorient threats.
Students should be familiar with their equipment and have solid intermediate gun-handling skills established prior to attending this firearms training course.
Students that have completed our 2-day Covert Carry Strategies & Tactics Certification Course are eligible to work from concealment in this class.
This is an excellent skill building course for students seeking to enhance their IDPA skill-sets, personal defense handgun skills and concealed carry tactics.
The following topics and Student Performance Objectives will be covered:
- Firearms safety and safe gun-handling procedures.
- Conditioning mental focus and combat mindset.
- Review principals of personal defense.
- Conditioning mental focus and combat mindset.
- Enhanced tactical aptitude.
- Physiology of the human eye and natural night vision.
- Engaging threats using ambient light.
- Use of Tritium sights vs. non-illuminated sights.
- Use of weapon mounted flashlights.
- Use of hand held flashlights.
- Threat identification and target discrimination.
- Tactical concepts of operating in low light conditions.
- Use of the flashlight to disorient an adversary.
- Presentation of the pistol from the high ready position.
- One hand shooting while deploying a flashlight.
- Threat assessment and area scanning.
- Movement off the line of force and lateral displacement.
- Dominating the weapon, threat and visual areas.
- Working with pistol mounted optics in low-light conditions.
- Engagement and displacement drills.
- Loading, unloading and press checking in diminished light.
- Tactical reloads and emergency reloads in diminished light.
- Clearing malfunctions in diminished light.
- Weapon manipulation in diminished light.
- Shoot / don't shoot target discrimination drills.
- Enhanced tactical speed shooting concepts.
- Mastering Sight Gear 2 - The Flash Sight Picture in low light.
- Low-Light X-Box drill timed stress course.
- Timed Low-Light Handgun Qualification Course with certified marksmanship rating.
- "He who controls the light shall control the darkness!"
Course tuition: Listed below.
$ 395.00 for this class at the Alpha Range - Range fee included.
Course student limit: 14
Course dates: Listed below.
Alpha Range - May 2 - 3, 2026 (Saturday / Sunday)
Course duration: 2 days / 16 hours
Course times: Saturday – 0800 to 1700 and Sunday – 0830 to 1700
Student requirements: Notepad and pen, eye protection, ear protection, baseball type cap, heavy-duty leather or nylon pants belt, holster and magazine carriers, personal defense pistol with at least (3) standard capacity magazines or (5) single stack magazines, at least (1) reliable flashlight, handgun cleaning kit and gun oil / CLP.
Recommended equipment: Weapon mounted flashlights are allowed in addition to the required hand held flashlight. Bring more then one handheld flashlight in case your primary light goes down. Bring replacement batteries and / or battery chargers. Zip-up or button-up concealment garments / vests are allowed (optional).
Use of Pistol Mounted Optic / Red Dot Sight handguns are allowed in this course and use of these optics in low-light conditions will be covered in-depth.
This course will be limited to Personal Defense handguns that are designed to be carried for personal protection. Competition configured pistols will not be allowed in this course.
Contact us directly if you have any questions about the eligibility of the handgun you would like to use in this course.
Ammunition requirements: 600 rounds of handgun ammunition (minimum)
We will be limiting this class to (14) students, so if these dates work for you jump on our Class Registration page and get enrolled while slots are still available.
Click here to view our 2026 Training Schedule page
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2-day Low-Light Handgun Strategies & Tactics Course
We look forward to seeing you at the class!
John Krupa III
CEO / Director of Training
Certified Firearm Specialist (IFSA)
Master Firearms Instructor (ILETSB)
Master Patrol Rifle Instructor (ILETSB)
Distinguished Weapons Expert (DHS)
Spartan Tactical Training Group, LLC
www.TeamSpartan.com
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