I'm curious to see if there are any cheap, and/or pro bono pistol courses I can take for an FL CCW. I know I am probably asking for too much, but I really can't afford the $150 price tag GFH charges. Nothing against them, I just feel that I was taught well growing up, and I trust myself carrying a handgun.

 

I'm sure someone will chime in saying "there is no price you could put on training", but please don't. I'm a college student and shooting costs enough money.

 

I have my own handgun if that matters.

Hunter's education is free and it qualifies for the FL CCW. After that you'll need prints and a Notary plus the _Florida CCW_ license fees.

I did hunters ed. As Malsua said, its free. You dont need the license(that DOES cost money), just hunters ed card.

You could apply for your Utah CCW yourself and you dont have to take any courses and should run under $100 with the app fee,fingerprints,photo,and doing it yourself is probably the cheapest way

Hunter's education is free and it qualifies for the FL CCW. After that you'll need prints and a Notary plus the license fees.

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I did hunters ed. As Malsua said, its free. You dont need the license(that DOES cost money), just hunters ed card.

 

I was referring to the fees for the CCW itself by the state of Florida.

You could apply for your Utah CCW yourself and you dont have to take any courses and should run under $100 with the app fee,fingerprints,photo,and doing it yourself is probably the cheapest way

 

Last I checked Utah had a mandatory training class that had to be taught by one of their instructors, did this change?

Last I checked Utah had a mandatory training class that had to be taught by one of their instructors, did this change?

You are correct I mis read my information, its like a firearm familiarity certification

http://www.mdgunsafety.com/

 

 

will this work for you

You can get the training for free and a $60,000 bonus when you sign up for it

WOW $150.00 huh? I charge $50 for NRA Basic Pistol and I do a outside the home protection in there with that to kind of teach students different things they may encounter.. I been shooting since I was knee high to a grasshopper and even as an Instructor I will say shooting a piece of paper is a lot different that real life situations and you need to practice and keep your skills up.. You would not believe the people who freeze like a deer in the head lights that have carried 10, 15, 20 yrs+ when it comes down to doing real life scenario training...

IIRC when I did my FL CCW a few months back, you need a certificate from a course/class you have done - this could be NRA Basic Pistol, a Hunter's Safety Card etc - I'm not sure if it is ANY formal training that counts, but it is flexible to include a number of formal training classes that include a live fire element.

 

The other bits you need to do are below, from looking on the GunForHire website they offer these as individual items e.g. if you've already received eligible training elsewhere (I think!) you can just do one or more of the below with them.

• Prints – $20
  
• Notary – $10
  
• Photos – $20
  

I would assume you could talk to your local PD or others and see whether you can save on some of the above. I applied through GunForHire for the convenience factor as I was also applying for my Utah CCW.

 

TheWombat

http://www.mdgunsafety.com/

 

 

will this work for you

 

I don't believe this will meet the FL prerequisites as it does not include a live fire element.

 

TheWombat

www.mdgunsafety.com is accepted in VA. So if you aren't looking to have the max number of CCW states its a fast and easy route.

www.mdgunsafety.com is accepted in VA. So if you aren't looking to have the max number of CCW states its a fast and easy route.

Anyone do this for a non-resident VA CCW permit?

Anyone do this for a non-resident VA CCW permit?

 

Call up the VSP and ask if they accept it and be sure.

Call up the VSP and ask if they accept it and be sure.

 

Application cost is $100 plus there are prints and photos to pay for. Not worth the call. Better off going to Gun For Hire and doing the FL or Utah course.

Agreed. At GFH it is a one stop shop. Utah got me CT, NH, Maine, VA then i went back took the additional NRA class and got Florida. Anthony and the GFH staff were fantastic.

What's the different between the Utah CCW and the Florida CCW?

What's the different between the Utah CCW and the Florida CCW?

 

There are 5 states different between Utah and Florida:

 

 

Utah

AK, AL, AR, AZ, DE, GA, IA, ID, IN, KY, LA, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, OH, OK, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY,31

 

Florida

AK, AL, AR, AZ, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NM, OH, OK, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WV, WY, 32

So utah does not recognize florida, but florida recognizes utah..? I'm not likely to go to MN or WI... FLorida it is!

Contact Bob Bajor in Easton area... good value, a lot of information, and a nice guy to boot. He can probably hook you up with both the Florida and Utah at the same time.

 

http://www.gunskills.com

I'm looking into this as well, while cheap is good and free is even better...I'm looking for quality instruction as well. Hearing ppl's horror stories where they've been to a class where someone muzzle sweeps the rest of the class 3 time AND drops their firearm and still passes the class...really? This one caught my eye...numerous people said his classes are very good and is an excellent teacher...hes also a vendor on the site:

 

http://www.gappnj.com/upcoming_courses/utfl_ccw

I'm looking into this as well, while cheap is good and free is even better...I'm looking for quality instruction as well. Hearing ppl's horror stories where they've been to a class where someone muzzle sweeps the rest of the class 3 time AND drops their firearm and still passes the class...really? This one caught my eye...numerous people said his classes are very good and is an excellent teacher...hes also a vendor on the site:

 

http://www.gappnj.co...ourses/utfl_ccw

 

Cameron runs a quality class. Very informative and lots of fun as well. Highly recomended.

Cameron runs a quality class. Very informative and lots of fun as well. Highly recomended.

Exactly what I keep hearing. I'm pretty sure this is where I'll be going.

FL doesn't cover PA anymore BTW... Try Utah

Renenber its a Florida " Non Resident" CCW. That makes a difference in certain states.