Level 3 — Mastering the Mechanism
Belt & loops required · Tango Down Shooting Complex
Paper and target work got you here; Level 3 rebuilds the gun itself. Grip, stance and trigger control are tuned so recoil settles back on its own instead of climbing, a stoppage is cleared the instant it happens, a range of different guns goes through your hands to find the one your own hand shoots well, and slow-motion video shows you the small mistake you have been repeating on every shot. This class corrects your shooting rather than running a generic course.
Must take Levels 1 & 2 first
Date
Saturday, December 12, 2026
Time
3:00 PM till 9:00 PM
Gates open at 6:45 PM and close promptly after all students enter.
Location
Tango Down Shooting Complex — 18811 Maxville-Macclenny Road, Jacksonville, FL 32234
Cost
Pre-Paid — PIN code required
Pre-paid class plus the $44.95 Tango Down range fee, paid at registration. Bring eye and ear protection, or rent or buy it at the range.
Mastering the Mechanism — what you will do
This is not a class you watch. You are on your feet with a gun on your hip for the whole evening, working these six things in order, each one built on the last.
1Recoil control
Grip, stance and trigger control rebuilt from the ground up, so the gun settles back on its own and your next shot is already on target.
2Malfunction handling
Stoppages cleared the moment they happen — the tap, the rack and the rest — instead of after you stop and think about it.
3Shoot many different guns
Small, large, single stack, double stack: you put a range of them through the same drills and find the one your own hand actually shoots well.
4Slow-motion video analysis
Your draw and your shot are filmed and played back frame by frame, so the flaw you have been repeating shows up on the screen instead of in a guess.
5Correction, not a checklist
The drills come out of what the video shows, so the class fixes your shooting instead of walking everyone through the same generic course.
6Proof you can measure
You leave with groups, times and footage you can measure against a month from now, so the improvement keeps going after class.