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Open 7 days a week · 8:30 AM – 5:15 PM

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Start with Essential Handgun Skills at 8:30 AM any day except CWP Saturday.
$100

Need the South Carolina CWP?
CWP is every other Saturday, all day.
The range is closed to every other class that day.
Free CWP seats are limited. Ask when you book.

Already training, or want a different class?

Pick the class. Pick the time.

10:45 AM · 1:00 PM · 3:15 PM

How to book

Choose your class.
Choose a date.
Choose 8:30 (only Essential Handgun (Basic)), 10:45, 1:00, or 3:15.
CWP Saturdays will only show CWP.

If you have not shot with us, take Essential Handgun Skills first.

Class list

Essential Handgun Skills (Basic) — $100
New shooters. Safety and first live fire.
8:30 AM most days.

South Carolina CWP —
Permit class. Every other Saturday. All day.
Range closed to other classes.

Self-Defense Handgun — $160
For those who carry or plan to carry.

Intermediate Handgun — $100
Advanced Handgun — $100
Fix Your Shot Handgun — $100
Low-Light Handgun — $100
Youth Handgun — $100
At Home Training Handgun — $100
Tactical with Spouse — $100
Church Self-Defense — Call for a date
Private lesson — Ask for a time
Range practice — Afternoons when no class is using the bay. Not on CWP Saturdays.

CWP Saturday
Come for the permit. Before you leave you can get the book, a shirt, your next class, or ask about legal services at the desk.

Questions?
Call the academy. We will put you in the right seat. Call or text (512) 633-3086, curtis@curtisharwell.com

Are you ready?

The Carry Guy offers training with small classes and personal instruction.

Responsible firearm ownership requires more than a permit or an occasional trip to the range. It requires safe habits, dependable skills, sound judgment, and the confidence to make responsible decisions under pressure.

At The Carry Guy Firearms Shooting Academy in Orangeburg, South Carolina, every course is built around Safety • Knowledge • Skill • Attitude. Small classes and personal instruction meet you at your current experience level, then provide a clear path forward.

Whether you are learning the fundamentals or advancing your defensive skills, your preparation starts here.

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Five Stages. One Clear Standard.

Your journey does not end with a permit. It begins with preparation.

A permit may provide legal authority, but it cannot give you judgment, confidence, or dependable skill. Those are earned through responsible, continued training.

At The Carry Guy Firearms Shooting Academy, our progressive path gives every student a clear next step—whether you are purchasing your first handgun or building upon decades of experience.

01 — FOUNDATIONS: Build safe gun-handling habits and fundamental marksmanship.
02 — SKILLS: Develop greater consistency, control, accuracy, and confidence.
03 — PERFORMANCE: Apply dependable skills while moving, thinking, and making decisions.
04 — SPECIALIST TRAINING: Prepare for home, vehicle, low-light, women’s, youth, church safety, and private coaching needs.
05 — MASTERY: Continue refining your safety, judgment, skills, and responsibility.

Each stage builds upon the one before it. Start where you are. Train for what you need. Keep preparing.

Safety before speed. Judgment before action. Skill before confidence.

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Your next step starts now.

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RESERVE YOUR SEAT NOW

TRAIN WITH US

Concealed Weapons Permit Schedule

Concealed Weapons Permit Classes

ARE YOU READY?™

ARE YOU READY?™

YOUR NEXT STEP STARTS NOW.

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