{"id":600,"date":"2026-08-26T22:40:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T22:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vikingtacticalschool.com\/?page_id=600"},"modified":"2026-08-26T22:51:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T22:51:44","slug":"the-forge-special-vt-event","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vikingtacticalschool.com\/?page_id=600","title":{"rendered":"The Forge – Special VT Event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

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\u00a0An unprecedented training opportunity.<\/span><\/h4>\n\n

This special event will afford those lucky enough to register the chance to have one-on-on time with 3 of Houston’s most illustrious firearms instructors, all in one day!<\/p>\n\n\n\nLOCATION<\/u><\/strong>\n\n\nRenaissance Shooting Club<\/span>\n\n\n
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\n\n\n22633 FM 1774, Plantersville, TX 77363<\/span>\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\nRANGE FEE<\/u><\/strong>\n\n\n$25 \/ day (paid the day of class for non-members)<\/span>\n\n\n
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This class is suitable for Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced shooters.  Students will work in smaller groups based on their experience level, and will receive on-on-on instruction from all 3 veteran instructors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

At 9am, you begin.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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The brain-child of our director, Rick Blevins, this class puts you on the firing line with multiple highly respected trainers from around the Houston Area. No where else will you get this one-on-one time with 3 different trainers all in one day.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

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We are ready, are you?<\/p>\n\n\n

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9am SHARP – Safety Brief<\/p>\n\n\n

Group BreakOuts<\/p>\n\n\n

Intro to Group Specific Principles<\/p>\n\n\n

Individual Instruction\/Drills<\/p>\n\n\n

Timed Drills<\/p>\n\n\n

Performance Testing<\/p>\n\n\n

Obstacle Course, Movement Under Fire<\/p>\n\n\n

AAR<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

If there is something you don’t have, let us know. We have loaner gear for most things you’ll need.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

Carbine Rifle w\/ Sling<\/p>\n\n\n

Pistol w\/ OWB holster\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

Kit – Such as Plate Carriers, Battle Belt, Duty Belt, Chest Rig (some method of holding mags). We have loaner battle belts for most sizes.<\/p>\n\n\n

Minimum of 3 mags per weapon is preferred.<\/p>\n\n\n

100 Carbine Rounds, NO GREEN TIPS, 55gr only, per range rules.<\/p>\n\n\n

100 Pistol Rounds<\/p>\n\n\n

Ear Protection<\/p>\n\n\n

Eye Protection<\/p>\n\n\n

Pen and Notepad<\/p>\n\n\n

Range appropriate clothing with closed-toed shoes.<\/p>\n\n\n

Hat<\/p>\n\n\n

Chair<\/p>\n\n\n

Gun Cleaning Kit<\/p>\n\n\n

Speed loader if you have one, we load a lot of mags.<\/p>\n\n\n

Water, Lunch, Drinks, Snacks (we have a lot to teach, so we eat on the fly)<\/p>\n\n\n

Bring an attitude of excitement, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn!

OPTIONAL<\/strong>
You may bring your own GBB or AEG Rifles and Pistols, however you will be required to bring everything needed to keep that weapon operating (gas or lubricant).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Instructor – JOSH WAUTHEN<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\nSPEC. OPS COMBAT MEDIC<\/span>\n\n\nOWNER, DUX FORTIS TRAINING<\/span>\n\n\nSPECIAL FORCES GREEN BERET<\/span>\n\n\nAWARDER BRONZE STAR WITH COMBAT “v”<\/span><\/span>\n\n\n

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You are going to have a blast<\/strong>.<\/h4>\n\n

Covering everything from basic weapons operation and marksmanship, through very advanced drills, with all students getting to run our famous obstacle course at day’s end.<\/p>\n

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Instructor – GARY GOTIDOC<\/p>\n\n\nARMY VETERAN<\/span>
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Instructor – RICK BLEVINS<\/p>\n\n\n10 YEAR MARINE CORPS VETERAN<\/font>\n\n\nOVER 30 YEARS AS AN INSTRUCTOR<\/font>\n\n\nDIRECTOR OF VIKING TACTICAL
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Note: If you don’t have some of the gear required, please let us know.\u00a0 We have rentals, spares and loaners available. We don’t want you to miss out on training due to a gear limitation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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There is a student limit and this is a very popular course, so sign up soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-600","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Forge - Special VT Event - Viking Tactical School<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/vikingtacticalschool.com\/?page_id=600\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Forge - Special VT Event - Viking Tactical School\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/vikingtacticalschool.com\/?page_id=600\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Viking Tactical School\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100091444847557\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-26T22:51:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vikingtacticalschool.com\\\/?page_id=600\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vikingtacticalschool.com\\\/?page_id=600\",\"name\":\"The Forge - 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