Since 1991, KR Training has been offering affordable firearms and self-defense courses in the Austin and Central Texas area. We offer a wide range of courses, including basic gun safety training, monthly Texas CHL certification classes, NRA instructor training and advanced level shooting and tactics training for carry permit holders.

Comparing us to other CHL schools? Click here to learn why KR Training is the best firearms training school in Central Texas.

Feel free to call us anytime between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. Central Standard Time. Please don't hang up if you call and get voice mail. Leave a message and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. The fastest way to get information is to email us. Unless a class is marked as 'FULL' on this page, there is space available. We accept Paypal, cash and checks.

Our Austin-area CHL classes, held at a facility near the Austin airport, are 'one stop shopping'- classroom lecture, written test, shooting test, fingerprinting, passport photos, notary service and lunch served onsite - all done at one location in one session. When class is over you'll have a completed packet ready to send to DPS. All you will need to add is your payment to DPS. We offer CHL new permit and CHL renewal classes every month, taught by retired Austin Police Dept academy instructor Tom Schaefer at his private training facility (Schaefer Academy) located 30 minutes south of Bergstrom airport. Our CHL new permit classes are intended for people that already know how to shoot. If you need basic handgun shooting instruction we offer Basic Pistol 1 and Basic Pistol 2 classes at our A-Zone Range 1 hour east of Austin.

Our basic, intermediate and advanced pistol courses, taught at our facility 1 hr east of Austin, are taught by a team of male and female instructors. All of our staff instructors are certified by the NRA and Texas DPS. Several team members are also TCLEOSE-certified law enforcement instructors.Our instructors are also pistol competitors active in local clubs and national-level events including the Steel Challenge and the Polite Society Tactical Conference, and they have trained with many well-known tactical, defensive and competition shooting schools and instructors. We've also trained and certified hundreds of NRA instructors and taught federal and local law enforcement officers and military personnel. Several of our instructors have had articles published in gun magazines and have been featured on local TV news, the Outdoor Channel, and the BBC.

Upcoming Classes

WHAT	WHO	WHEN	WHERE	COST
NRA Instructor Training	Rehn	Jan 9,10,11, 2009	A-Zone Range	SOLD OUT - registration closed
CHL new permit	Schaefer	Jan 10, 2009, 8a-8p	Schaefer Academy	SOLD OUT - waiting list only
Basic Pistol 1	Rehn/Riggs	Jan 17, 2009, 9a-12p	A-Zone Range	$70
Basic Pistol 1	Rehn/Riggs	Jan 17, 2009, 2p-5p	A-Zone Range	$70
CHL renewal	Schaefer	Jan 17, 2009, 8a-2p	Schaefer Academy	$75
Ladies & Youth New Shooter Course	Schaefer	Jan 24, 2009, 9a-2p	Schaefer Academy	$105
Defensive Long Gun	Rehn	Jan 31, 9a-6p, 2009	A-Zone Range	SOLD OUT -waiting list only
CHL new permit	Schaefer	Feb 7, 2009, 8a-8p	Schaefer Academy	$150
Basic Pistol 2	Rehn/Riggs	Feb 7, 2009, 9a-1p	A-Zone Range	$80
Advanced Training 3	Rehn/Riggs	Feb 7, 2009, 2-5p	A-Zone Range	$60
CHL renewal	Schaefer	Feb 14, 2009, 8a-2p	Schaefer Academy	$75
Advanced Training 2	Rehn	Feb 28, 2009, 9-5p	A-Zone Range	$140
CHL new permit	Schaefer	March 7, 2009, 8a-8p	Schaefer Academy	$150
Basic Pistol 1	Rehn/Riggs	March 7, 2009, 9a-12p	A-Zone Range	$70
Defensive Pistol Skills	Rehn	March 7, 2009, 2p-5p	A-Zone Range	$60
AT-1A Low Light Shooting	Rehn	March 7, 2009, 6p-9p	A-Zone Range	$60
CHL renewal	Schaefer	March 14, 2009, 8a-2p	Schaefer Academy	$75
This schedule only shows dates coming up in the next 60-90 days. More dates available on our schedule page. The class you want not listed or on the current schedule? Check here for updates or join the KR Training email list.

Looking for Hunter Safety courses? Check the Texas Parks and Wildlife website class listing. Austin Rifle Club also offers them.
Looking for private security officer courses? Lone Star Gun Range near Lockhart offers them. So does SpreadFire Arms
Looking for shotgun (clay/wingshooting) iinstruction? Contact Joe Schram.
Our general class policies are here.
Our advice on handgun selection is here.

Can't figure out what class to take? Check our training guide here.
KR Training logo merchandise, featuring the shu-to logo, is now available from our Cafe Press store.

 

What's New?

January 2009 : More courses added to our January and February 2009 schedule. January 2009 edition of the KR Training e-news is now online.

December 2008: A scan of the August 2008 Gun World magazine article about the Polite Society conference is now online.

November 2008: The November 2008 edition of the KR Training e-news is now online. Some 2009 classes, including our 2009 CHL schedule, have been added.

October 2008: The October 2008 edition of the KR Training e-news is now online.

September 2008: The September 2008 edition of the KR Training e-news is now online. Due to the risk of bad weather on Saturday, Sept 13, Tom Schaefer will be offering an additional CHL renewal session on Sept 20. The Sept 13 class will still be held for those that want to show up for class, rain or shine. The Basic Pistol 1 and AT-6 classes scheduled for Sept 13 have been rescheduled to Sept 27. The KR Training Amazon "aStore" is now open, offering the books we recommend to students in our classes, books we have contributed to, MP3s from Karl's CD releases, and other media. Student Amber Temkin posted a nice review of our training here.

August 2008: KR Training logo merchandise, featuring the shu-to logo, is now available from our Cafe Press store. We'll be adding more items over the next month or so. Later this month the KR Training shooting team will be making our annual trek to California for the Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Championships. Highlights from the match will be shown on the Outdoor Channel later this year.

Older What's New listings can be found here.

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