Black Ring Tactical
Firearms Training
360-474-5650
Veteran Owned
Black Ring Tactical
Firearms Training
360-474-5650
Veteran Owned
What we do
Black Ring Tactical, LLC provides high quality firearms training to everyone from the absolute beginner wanting to buy a gun to LE/MIL. Gun training is done in a safe, friendly environment by a certified and knowledgeable veteran firearms instructor. Gun safety classes are kept at a 6:1 student to instructor ratio to provide the highest quality instruction possible. We give you the skills and mindset to safely handle firearms and protect yourself and your family. We serve the Seattle, Tacoma, Lakewood, Puyallup, Olympia, Rochester, and Centralia areas. Give us a call!
Classes Offered
Basic Pistol (Level 1)
Defensive Pistol (Level 2)
Defensive Pistol (Level 2)
This class is for beginners. If you have recently purchased a pistol or are thinking about buying one, this is your class.
Topics include:
- Gun Safety
- How to load / unload
- Concealed Carry
- Marksmanship
- The responsibility of owning a gun
- Firearm maintenance
- Live fire range time
- Approximately 5 hours
Equipment required:
Bring a lunch and water
100 round
This class is for beginners. If you have recently purchased a pistol or are thinking about buying one, this is your class.
Topics include:
- Gun Safety
- How to load / unload
- Concealed Carry
- Marksmanship
- The responsibility of owning a gun
- Firearm maintenance
- Live fire range time
- Approximately 5 hours
Equipment required:
Bring a lunch and water
100 rounds of ammunition for your firearm.
If you do not have a pistol, please bring 100 rounds of 9mm ammunition and you can use one of ours. (Ammo can be purchased at Lakewood Shooting Range)
No open toed shoes / low cut shirts
**Responsible youth welcome at Evergreen classes. Please call before booking anyone under 18 years old**
Defensive Pistol (Level 2)
Defensive Pistol (Level 2)
Defensive Pistol (Level 2)
This class is for students that have recently taken a basic pistol class or are very familiar with their firearm. This is NOT a beginner class.
Topics include:
- Drawing from a holster
- Mindset of fighting with a gun
- Reloading under stress
- Malfunction clearing
- Shooting from cover
- Shooting while moving
- One handed shooting
- Approximately 6 hours
Equipmen
This class is for students that have recently taken a basic pistol class or are very familiar with their firearm. This is NOT a beginner class.
Topics include:
- Drawing from a holster
- Mindset of fighting with a gun
- Reloading under stress
- Malfunction clearing
- Shooting from cover
- Shooting while moving
- One handed shooting
- Approximately 6 hours
Equipment required:
Bring a lunch and water
Eye and ear protection
Pistol
Holster (no Serpa style holsters)
Minimum 2 magazines (3 and a mag pouch preferred)
300 rounds MINIMUM of ammunition for your firearm. Bring more, shoot more.
No open toed shoes. This class is outdoors. Dress appropriately.
Basic Rifle (Level 1)
Defensive Pistol (Level 2)
Basic Rifle (Level 1)
This class is for beginners. If you have recently purchased a rifle or are thinking about buying one, this is your class.
Topics include:
- Gun Safety
- How to load / unload
- Maintenance
- Basic Rifle Marksmanship
- Zeroing your rifle / optic
- Range time
- Approximately 5 hours
Equipment required:
Bring a lunch and water
Rifle
100 rounds of ammunition (Can be pu
This class is for beginners. If you have recently purchased a rifle or are thinking about buying one, this is your class.
Topics include:
- Gun Safety
- How to load / unload
- Maintenance
- Basic Rifle Marksmanship
- Zeroing your rifle / optic
- Range time
- Approximately 5 hours
Equipment required:
Bring a lunch and water
Rifle
100 rounds of ammunition (Can be purchased at Lakewood Shooting Range)
No open toed shoes / low cut shirts
Defensive Rifle (Level 2)
Defensive Rifle (Level 2)
Defensive Rifle (Level 2)
Rifle & Pistol required.
This is NOT a beginner class.
Topics include:
- Marksmanship
- Transitions
- Reloading under stress
- Malfunction clearing
- Shooting from cover
- Shooting while moving
- Positional shooting
- Approximately 6-8 hours
Equipment required:
Bring a lunch and water
Eye and ear protection
Pistol & holster (no Serpa style holsters)
Minimum 3 magazines
Rifle & Pistol required.
This is NOT a beginner class.
Topics include:
- Marksmanship
- Transitions
- Reloading under stress
- Malfunction clearing
- Shooting from cover
- Shooting while moving
- Positional shooting
- Approximately 6-8 hours
Equipment required:
Bring a lunch and water
Eye and ear protection
Pistol & holster (no Serpa style holsters)
Minimum 3 magazines for rifle and pistol (6 and mag pouches preferred)
Plate carriers / battle belts welcome
300 rounds of ammunition for your rifle and 100 rounds for pistol (minimum).
Bring more ammo, shoot more.
This class is outdoors and is physically demanding.
Private Class
Defensive Rifle (Level 2)
Defensive Rifle (Level 2)
If you do not want to be in a public group setting or you have a special request, give us a call and we will set up a class.
- Times, locations and curriculum vary per requests and requirements.
- Price: $300 for the first student and $220 for each student thereafter for rifle and/or pistol.
- Call for special request pricing.
About The Instructor
Travis Sparr
I am a Combat Veteran of Iraq and a former Protective Security Officer for the Department of Homeland Security. I am also married and have two boys. My hobbies are working on cars, woodworking and a little farming. I have a strong passion for teaching firearms, so I decided to start Black Ring Tactical, LLC in 2018 to provide professional instruction to good Americans, Military and Law Enforcement.
- Prior Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission Private Security Handgun Instructor
- NRA Certified Handgun Instructor
- Prior Protective Security Officer (Department of Homeland Security)
- Prior Trainer for a Federal Protective Service contract
- Prior First Aid / CPR / AED Instructor
- Prior Basic Lifesaver Instructor
- Prior OC (Pepper Spray) / Baton / Handcuffing Instructor
- Prior WA State Armed Guard Trainer
- NRA Certified Range Safety Officer
- Army Infantry Combat Veteran
- Prior Firearms Instructor to The Iraqi Army
