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71 Passenger School Bus
The bus may be used for training with either simmunition or paint balls.  Absolutely NO live fire will be done in the school bus.  If paint balls or marking rounds are fired in the bus, we ask that you wipe down the windows and seats after use (within reason).  If the bus sustains any damage while training please notify training staff on departure.
Training House
The small two story training house may be used for scenario based training.  Marking rounds may be used inside the house.  Absolutely NO live fire or chemical agents may be deployed inside the training house.  The windows/entry ports on the east side are removable for training such as rake and break/rake and cover, etc.
Shoothouse Instructor Certification:
As of January 01, 2012, any certified “Shoothouse Instructor”
who received their certificate of completion between 2000 and 2008 must be
recertified in a one day “Shoothouse Instructor Update”. The one day, eight hour course will include
all of the information that was presented to you in the original “Shoothouse
Instructor” including new live fire entry drills and updated equipment at the
facility. After completing either the
instructor or update course, your certificate will be valid for four years from
the course date. The cost of the one day
update is $175 and the instructor course still remains at $375, both classes
include the price of ammunition.  Any questions may be directed to the Director
of Training, Jeff Herr at 320-274-3278.

Shoothouse Training Area
The live fire shoothouse encompasses 2400 square feet (40'x60').  The room sizes are listed as follows:  Kitchen  15'x15'  Living Room, 15'x18', Bedroom 11'x11', Bathroom 11'x7, Dining Room  15'x12', Hallway 1 - 3'x31', Hallway 2 - 7'x33', Garage area 20' x 40'.

All the lighting controls are located in the upper balcony of the shoothouse training area.  This allows the instructor to create a scenario with the options of either low light or total darkness. 

Authorized Calibers/Weapons
No Rifles may be fired in the shoothouse!  Rifle rounds will penetrate steel and exit shoothouse. 

 

Ammunition
We have the following caliber’s available 9mm, .40 S&W, and .45 ACP.  The ammunition must be requested before the date of rental.  Only approved non-toxic ammunition will be fired inside the shoothouse.  Any agency found not complying with rules/regulations will be asked to leave and will lose all privileges to use facility in the future. 

Hospital/Medical Information:       
Medical EMS/ALS coverage is provided by Allina Ambulance. 

 

Cost Per Day:

Shoothouse, Bus and Training house - $450, Targets $7 each, Breaching door $30