Classes
Training is one of the best investments you can make as a gun owner. Accuracy is a perishable skill. If you don’t practice, it fades. Learning to shoot properly builds safe habits like trigger discipline, muzzle awareness and confident handling, so you’re safer at the range, at home and anywhere you carry. Whether you’re brand new or have years behind the trigger, a class with a qualified instructor makes you more accurate, more confident and safer.
Indoor classes · Held here at Tritac
Licensing
Oregon Concealed Handgun License
$50 / $80
$50 for Oregon, or $80 for Oregon and Arizona together.
Covers Oregon’s rules for carrying, use of force, and safe handling.
Good to know: No live fire.
New shooters start here
Great for new shooters
Basic Semi-Auto Handgun
$200
Our first class. It covers the basics, makes a good refresher, and finishes with live fire.
What to bring: Nothing extra. A Tritac 9mm rental and one box of ammunition are included.
Getting Started with the AR-15
$200
Learn how the rifle works and how to handle it safely, then finish with live fire.
What to bring: Your own rifle and ammunition.
Build your skills
Handgun Skills and Tactics
$200
For shooters who can already load, unload, and shoot on their own.
What to bring: Your own firearm, holster, three magazines, and 200 rounds.
Outdoor classes · Off-site
You book these through Tritac. The range address comes in your confirmation email.
Concealed Handgun Shooting Scenarios and Tactics
$200
Live-fire scenarios for shooters who already have a concealed handgun license or are comfortable on the line.
What to bring: Your own firearm, holster, magazines, and ammunition.
Close Quarter Rifle Fundamentals
$200
Ready positions, movement, and rifle work at close range.
What to bring: Your own rifle, magazines, and ammunition.
Performance Carbine
$200
Faster rifle work, for after the fundamentals class.
What to bring: Your own rifle, magazines, and ammunition.
Private classes
Have four or more students? Tritac will schedule a private class around your group’s time. Call or email for a quote: 503-967-6028 or tritac@tritacshooting.com.
Instructor
James Major is a firearms instructor at Tritac Shooting Solutions. He teaches private lessons and group classes for civilians, military, and law enforcement, covering safety, fundamentals, skill development, use of force, and concealed handgun licensing. He served as a U.S. Marine infantryman from 2004 to 2009, including combat operations in Anbar Province, Iraq. From 2011 to 2015 he worked as a protective security specialist in Baghdad. He was Director of Training at Tritac from 2017 to 2024 and returned to the instructor role in 2026. He still trains, competes, and updates what he teaches.
For more information, visit James Major’s website.
Contact us
503-967-6028
1400 Sunnyview Rd NE
Salem, OR 97301
Hours + DETAILS
Hours
Tuesday–Thursday: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Friday–Saturday: 10 a.m.–8 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Closed Monday