SureFire Training Facility

D&L Sports, Inc.

The SureFire Training Facility

The SureFire Training Facility is based on a range site located 30 miles north of Gillette, Wyoming, in the Powder River Basin. The range site was chosen for the suitability of the terrain, and its private, undisturbed location. The range features a 1800 yard rifle range, well suited to long range rifle/countershiper training, and numerous smaller ranges and combat courses, designed for handgun, shotgun, carbine, and special weapons use. The football-size shoothouse is capable of live fire, as well as force on force training, under all lighting conditions. Multiple vehicles and three armored school buses are integrated into the shoothouse for specialty vehicle training.Two towers and multiple firing positions surround the shoot house for observation and sniper initiated entry training.

The SureFire Training Facility is approximately 50 miles from Devils Tower National Monument, 60 miles from the Bighorn Mountain Range, 150 miles from Mount Rushmore National Monument, and approximately 300 miles from Denver, Colorado.

Dave Lauck established the SureFire Training Facility in response to requests from D&L clients, and, due to a legitimate need for professional firearms instruction for law-abiding individuals, military, and tactical officers. While the curriculum focuses on the defensive use of firearms, the same proven performance principals taught in defensive weapons-craft often enhance the competitive shooters performance under match pressure.

Multiple range cabins are available for extended stays at SureFire Training Facility. The range is also compatible with large self contained RVs and tent camping.

Dave Lauck does not offer production line firearms training. Personal attention to each and every class is given by Dave Lauck, to best pass on techniques proven in high level practical competition, as well as in live defensive encounters. D&L Sports/SureFire Training Facility. is the host of the annual International Tactical Rifleman Championships, the Carlos Hathcock Family Benefit, the One Mile Club, the Golden Egg Shoot, as well as other training events.

Because of the nature of training, Dave Lauck reserves the right to refuse service to anyone. Civilian applicants must submit a letter of character verification from a community figure: police chief, sheriff, police officer, doctor, attorney, military officer, clergyman or be known to Dave Lauck through association.

Lead free training ammunition is recommended for range use.

I am currently serving in the US Navy, and I have a job that requires me to use firearms on a daily basis. I work with many types of pistols, M-4 carbines, shotguns, and at least four different models of long range sniper rifles. I recently bought a DL Sports Professional Model 1911, and I can say without a doubt that it is the finest pistol that I have ever worked with. The accuracy, reliability, and durability are unparalleled. I have been carrying this pistol on a daily basis for the past 3 months in numerous operations support of OIF. This pistol is far more capable than our standard issue pistol (SIG P226), and it has proven it's reliability in very harsh desert conditions.

After receiving the pistol in early 2007 (and prior to leaving for deployment), I drove to Wyoming to meet Dave Lauck in person and spend a day training at the Small Arms Training Academy (SATA). During my seven years in the military, I have trained extensively at the Mid-South Institute, Olive Security Training Center, McMillan Shooting School, and numerous other military and civilian ranges around the country. The SATA is without a doubt the best facility that I have been to. The shoot house at the SATA is outstanding and it incorporates numerous steel and paper targets in challenging and realistic scenarios. I did one "lap" through the shoot house, and probably shot more rounds than during entire days of training at other shooting schools. The SATA long distance ranges are excellent. There is a 1800yd Known Distance range which allows for the "doping" of scoped weapons, in addition to numerous Unknown Distance Targets that can be placed at virtually any distance. Although I only spent a short amount of time on the long distance range, I believe that this range would be able to cover ANY and ALL training requirements for military sniper training. In addition to the shoot house and the long distance ranges, there is a several mile long walking/"pointman" course that allows shooters to test their pistol, carbine, and rifle skills at a variety of different ranges and scenarios. I have experienced several other "pointman" courses at shooting schools or during military training, and once again, the course at the SATA was the most challenging (and the most fun) course that I have seen.

DL Sports products and the Small Arms Training Academy are world class, and I would give my highest recommendation to both DL Sports products, and the Small Arms Training Academy. Dave's products are cutting edge, and his training philosophy is backed by years real world experience.

US Navy / Iraq

Dave,

Late in the afternoon, of the day before the hunt was to end, I spotted the ram, his band of girl friends and a couple smaller rams. It was just too late to hunt; they were over two miles away with a couple deep ravines between us. Arriving back at camp we studied the map and tried to guess where they would end up for the night. Leaving before sunrise the next morning and the final day of the 10 day hunt, we rode into the mountains to the highest peak that was a little over 9000 feet. Leaving the horses a 100 yards from the outcrop of rocks at the very top, our band, which consisted of myself, Tim, my grandson, Chris Nash a guide from Australia that I had hired to accompany us, he had hunted out of the camp and knew the area, our main guide, two spotters and a guard armed with an AR-15 and a saddle bag full of ammunition. He was our bodyguard to protect us from the roving bands of Chinese bandits that cross into Kyrgyzstan. My only remark about that was "bring them on".
We made ourselves comfortable in the rocks and started the tedious exercise of scoping for sheep. About 11am we spotted them. They were miles from where we had last seen them the evening before. We quickly decided where they were heading to have their mid day siesta. We eased down the mountain, saddled up and rode about 2 miles to another mountain that would place us right in the neighborhood where we figured they would lay down. Again we tied off the horses and worked our way to the top of mountain and a large rock outcrop. Peeking between the rocks I immediately spotted them laying and standing on a flat meadow at about the same altitude we were.
Back to the drawing board; the sheep will lay around until about 4pm and then move to a grassy area to feed. The only grass was to our right about a mile away and another very deep ravine to cross. The bottoms of all ravines are capped with ice and have flowing water beneath the ice, thick enough to walk over, we get off the horses, they step out onto the ice and we slide them across and we did that trick at least a dozen times each day. Again we worked up to the top of the mountain that we knew there was a meadow of grass below. Got into position and settled down. I immediately started working all the angles and distances and we had everything pretty well figured out for the up coming shot. Figuring 6 and 7 hundred yards and a 35% DECLINE WE WENT TO OUR CHART FIGURED OUT THE SHOT, COVERED UP AND WAITED. About 4pm they got up and in a single line disappeared behind a mountain that was between our observation point and the sheep. As they disappeared the big ram was the third in line. About 30 very slow minutes, they appeared on a trail below and the big boy wasn't in his assigned spot and another very slow 30 minutes slipped by and then there he was at the end of the line walking slowly up the steep incline that I had so cautiously mapped out. If he continued he would walk right to the spot that I had set up on the scope.
My mind wondered back to the day you drove me and my brother up to the big ravine and we made our first calculations on a down hill shot and if I remember it was about 400 yards. I had a hard time finding the target; it was about a square foot in size. Bobby figured the calculation; we set the scope to match the chart that you had attached to the stock. As I settled into the shot, Bobby whispered, "That's a big Marco Polo". The shot nailed the target and for a half a minute nothing was said, you finally broke the silence "well you just graduated".
The Marco Polo was walking up the steep embankment I placed the center of the cross-hairs right on the shoulder moved forward about 3 inches and squeezed. A 300 fired in mountains makes a big noise. I looked over the scope and saw the ram fall dead in his tracks, turned to my band and said, "well I just graduated".
Dave, I would not have gotten that ram if you hadn't trained me and built me the rifle.

Dial

Dave,
Its good that plenty of our warriors are getting some good shooting training with you. It's been my experience that we get the best shooting training at private facilities. My D&L 45 shoots great. I've used it for 8 years and put thousands of rounds through it, including a few courses with Clint Smith, who was also shooting a .45 you had built. Thanks again,

USMC Major

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