1. WARPIG COMBATIVES
Presents

2. FIRST STEPS: Pistol
Firearm Instruction, Responsibility & Safety Training

3. Course Objectives
● Name the three fundamental NRA rules for
safe gun handling
● Identify the major components of your pistol
and describe their function
● Safely demonstrate how to load your pistol
● Safely demonstrate how to fire your pistol
● Safely demonstrate how to unload your
pistol
● Safely demonstrate how to disassemble your
pistol
● Safely demonstrate how to assemble your
pistol

4. Lesson 1 Objectives
● Name the three fundamental NRA rules for
safe gun handling
● Identify the major components of your pistol
and describe their function

5. Safety Rules

6. Safety Rules
● ALWAYS keep my pistol pointed in a safe
direction
● Always keep my finger off the trigger until
ready to shoot
● Always keep my pistol unloaded until ready
to use

7. Pistol Types
● Single Action (SA) Revolver
● Double Action (DA) Revolver
● Single Action/ Double Action (SA/DA) Semi-
Auto Pistol
● (DA) Semi-Auto Pistol
● (DA) Striker Fired Pistol

8. (SA) Revolver
● U.S. Army M1873 Single Action Colt

9. (SA) Revolver
● Advantages
○ Simple operation
○ Light trigger pull
○ Accommodates more powerful ammunition
● Items of consideration
○ Low ammunition capacity
○ Hammer must be manually cocked before each shot
○ Disengaging hammer may be complicated
○ May be difficult to conceal
○ Slower reload

10. (DA) Revolver
● Smith & Wesson Model 29

11. (DA) Revolver
● Advantages
○ Modern models able to fire single or double action
○ Simple operation
○ Accommodates more powerful ammunition
● Items of consideration
○ Heavier trigger pull in double action
○ Low ammunition capacity
○ Disengaging hammer may be complicated
○ May be difficult to conceal
○ Slower reload

12. (SA/DA) Semi-Automatic Pistol
● U.S. M9/ Beretta Model 92

13. (SA/DA) Semi-Automatic Pistol
● Advantages
○ Able to fire single or double action
○ External safety common
○ Higher ammunition capacity
○ Lighter trigger pull on average than revolvers
○ Lighter weight on average than revolvers
○ Wider range in size
○ Faster reload than revolvers
● Items of consideration
○ Inconsistent trigger pull
○ Requires fine motor skills (Dynamic Critical Incident)
○ More maintenance than revolvers

14. (DA) Semi-Automatic Pistol
● Ruger P89 Pistol

15. (DA) Semi-Automatic Pistol
● Advantages
○ Consistent Trigger pull
○ External safety common
○ Higher ammunition capacity
○ Consistent trigger pull
○ Lighter weight on average than revolvers
○ Wider range in size
● Items of consideration
○ Heavier trigger pull on average than SA/DA pistols
○ Requires fine motor skills (Dynamic Critical Incident)
○ More maintenance than revolvers

16. (DA) Semi-Auto Striker Fired Pistol
● Glock 17

17. (DA) Semi-Auto Striker Fired Pistol
● Advantages
○ Consistent Trigger pull
○ Higher ammunition capacity
○ Consistent trigger pull
○ Lighter trigger pull on average than revolvers and
DA semi-automatic pistols
○ Lighter weight on average than revolvers
○ Wider range in size
● Items of consideration
○ Internal safeties more common
○ More maintenance than revolvers

18. Pistol Components
● Frame
● Barrel
● Action

19. Pistol Components

20. Pistol Components: Frame
● Slide Stop
● Slide Lock
● Magazine Release
● Back Strap
● Grip Panels
● Front Strap
● Trigger Guard

21. Pistol Components: Frame
Slide Lock Slide Stop
Back Strap
Trigger Guard
Magazine Release
Front Strap

22. Pistol Components: Barrel
● Chamber
● Bore
● Rifling
○ Lands
○ Grooves
● Muzzle

23. Pistol Components: Barrel
Chamber Muzzle
● Bore
● Lands
● Grooves

24. Pistol Components: Action
● Striker and Firing Pin
● Slide
○ Rear sight
○ Front Sight
○ Extractor
● Trigger
● Safety
○ Trigger Safety
○ Firing Pin Safety
○ Trigger Mechanism Housing

25. Pistol Components: Action

26. Pistol Components: Action
Rear Sight
Front Sight

27. Pistol Components: Extractor
Extractor

28. Pistol Operation
● Loading
● Firing
○ Chambering
○ Locking
○ Firing
○ Unlocking
○ Extracting
○ Ejecting
● Unloading

29. Pistol Operation

30. Review Lesson 1 Objectives
● Name the three fundamental NRA rules for
safe gun handling
● Identify the major components of your pistol
and describe their function