Course Information
- Date: November 21, 2026
- Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Location: Range 2131 – Buckeye, Arizona
- Tuition: $450
- Course Length: 8 Hours
DESCRIPTION:
Vehicle Lab is a highly advanced 8-hour live-fire course focused on fighting in, around, and through vehicles.
Vehicles are part of everyday life. Whether driving, riding as a passenger, fueling at a gas station, or moving through a parking lot, students should understand both the advantages and limitations vehicles present during armed encounters. This course is designed to take theoretical concepts and apply them through structured live-fire training, ballistic experimentation, and problem-solving involving vehicles.
Instruction will cover solo and team-based vehicle tactics, concealment vs. cover, movement around vehicles, vehicle positioning, occupant extraction/egress considerations, and engaging threats from inside and outside the vehicle. Students will work through practical shooting problems involving unconventional shooting positions, use of cover, confined spaces, and engagement angles commonly encountered around vehicles.
A major component of this course is the Ballistics Lab. Students will observe and participate in live ballistic demonstrations involving automotive glass, doors, pillars, sheet metal, and other common vehicle materials. This portion of the course is designed to demonstrate projectile deflection, fragmentation, penetration characteristics, visibility issues, and realistic ballistic performance in and around vehicles.
Unlike many vehicle-based courses, this class includes live fire shooting both into and out of vehicles, along with ballistic analysis and practical application. Students will gain a realistic understanding of how vehicles behave during armed encounters rather than relying on outdated assumptions or internet myths.
This is a physically demanding, performance-based training environment. Students should expect extended time working in and around vehicles, movement with firearms, communication under stress, and strict adherence to safe gun handling standards.
Topics Covered
- Concealment vs. cover
- Vehicle-based movement
- Solo vehicle tactics
- Team vehicle tactics
- Shooting into and out of vehicles
- Shooting through automotive glass
- Vehicle positioning and use of cover
- Occupant egress considerations
- Shooting from unconventional positions
- Engagement angles around vehicles
- Ballistic performance around vehicles
- Communication and movement around teammates
- Positional problem solving under stress
Prerequisites
This is a very advanced live fire course and is open enrollment only to students who meet the following prerequisites:
Students must have previously completed a handgun and carbine course from a reputable/accredited instructor or provide proof of military or law enforcement experience.
This course IS NOT designed for new shooters or entry-level firearms training.
Students WHO CANNOT safely operate their firearms or meet the required skill level WILL BE removed from the course without a refund.
Important Equipment Requirements
All firearms and equipment must be safe and functional.
Unsafe equipment or unsafe/negligent gun handling will result in immediate removal from the course without refund.
Eligibility & Legal Requirements
ALL students will undergo a background check before participation.
LaRosa Training Services courses are open only to law-abiding United States citizens. Failure to meet eligibility requirements will result in removal from the course without refund.
Required Equipment
- Reliable semi-automatic handgun
- Reliable carbine
- IWB or OWB belt setup
- Rifle sling
- Minimum 3 magazines per platform
- 300 rounds of handgun ammunition
- 300 rounds of carbine ammunition (NO green tip ammunition)
- Electronic hearing protection
- Eye protection
- Gloves
- Face covering/buff for mouth and nose protection while shooting inside vehicles
- Water and snacks
- Note-taking material
- Appropriate clothing for the range and weather conditions
Prohibited Equipment
- SIG P320 pistols
- Leather holsters
- SERPA holsters