•Instructor: Look at the
instructors qualifications, both as an instructor and a shooter. Do you have access to the instructor by phone or e-mail?
If you have questions, you have the right to an answer. Does the school teach the courses offered, or do they host other instructors?
If they host other instructors, you might want to consider the option of going directly to that instructor instead.
•Testimonials: What are the other student's
comments? Do they look authentic? Do they cover the classes you are interested in taking?
•Photos: "A picture tells a thousand
words!" Are they Internet "Stock photos"? Are they only of the instructors, or photos from actual classes?
•Classroom: Do they have an office? What
range do they use for their training?
•Classes: Do they have scheduled classes (weekly, monthly?) in what you are interested in? If they don't, they
might not have a full time school.
•Primary function: Is the primary function of the training school firearms training? Training is what you are
looking for; not security services, private investigations, bodyguards, etc. If the company is trying to do too
many things, your class might get lost in the mix!
The hardest
step will be making the decition to take your very first class ... Just do your reasearch and pick one!