Chimera Firearms Training Inc

Big news for the Chimera community! 🔥

We’re excited to share that Dean Elliott —national IDPA champion with years of experience coaching armed professionals and competitive shooters—is stepping on the line with Chimera as a Guest Instructor! 🏆

Dean will be making guest appearances on select upcoming courses throughout the year to bring you top-tier instruction and refined skill development.

📲 Make sure your notifications are ON—stay tuned to see which upcoming course dates Dean will be joining us!

> Reminder < spots remain on the intermediate pistol course on Saturday at Silverdale! Rental guns and loaner equipment available in limited supply. Keep training!

3 Things I Wish I Knew at the beginning!

Structure - build the position of your hands, wrists and arms to allow the gun to cycle and operate like it’s in a vice or chassis. It’s not about pressure as much as structure and where your bones support the gun.

Slow vs Fast in Learning - You need to be comfortable shooting quickly for most people’s end goals. So shooting slowly a lot of the time in your training calendar is not going to help you. Plus, a lot of us over confirm the sights. Yes, OVER CONFIRM, like you stare at them as if they are not already telling you “yes, you can shoot now”. The sight(s) are never wrong.

Friction Necessary to Learn - friction forces your brain to struggle, which is the exact biological trigger required to forge new neural pathways and consolidate memory. Without that resistance, you aren’t actually acquiring a new skill. You are merely experiencing an illusion of fluency that will vanish the moment you test it.

If this helps you, send it to a friend to help them too!

Don’t forget to like, follow and tag 2 friends for your chance in this second half of the summer Member Appreciation contest!

Member Appreciation Contest extended! Due to the overwhelming (joking) response, I’ll extent the contest until the end of the month.

The second post will go up this weekend for those who are interested in winning a spot on our advanced course and a free year of membership at ! Thanks for those who have participated so far. Winners be randomly selected from those who follow, like and tag 2 friends on the respective posts!

What course are you hoping to take next? I know rifle stuff is a bit of a drag but shout out to my friend Earl Green who does great rifle, shotgun and pistol classes - check his training out. Was a privilege teaching with you.

Get out and train!

Silverdale Member’s Appreciation Challenge - Runs June 6th-18th - MORE THAN $1000 in PRIZES - Part 1!

We are proud to provide coaching, instruction and advice to members of Silverdale Gun Club! It’s our pleasure to give back and help support the community that has supported us since 2018.

We are incredibly excited to announce a joint social media campaign and giveaway celebrating Silverdale as the best outdoor range in Ontario!

This is the first of two contest posts, so you have two chances to win!

Here are the details on how you or a friend can win a seat in one of our upcoming summer courses:

Bring a Buddy to the Range Giveaway

This challenge is aimed at new prospective members and shooting newbies. We want to encourage more people to discover Silverdale and the joy of shooting!

Prize: Two seats in any Chimera basic or intermediate class ($600 value) and 2 x non-member supervised shoots ($120 value)

Summer Skills Upgrade Giveaway

This challenge is for our existing experienced members who are looking to rediscover their love for the range and push their boundaries.

Prize: One seat in any Chimera advanced course ($300 value) and one year membership at Silverdale ($500 value)

We will run the first contest in the first half and the second contest in the second half of the contest dates.

Follow, like this post and tag 2 friends to enter! Full details below -

Contest details;

Follow both ****ms and on Instagram.

Like either of the official contest announcement posts (this post or the next one).

In the comments, tag at least TWO (2) friends who you think should join Silverdale or take their first shooting course.

Bonus Entry: Share the official contest post to your social media story.

Winners will be announced midnight June 18th!

Advanced Pistol / Tactical Pistol - Best of the Best

This course is about developing your thinking as much as it is further developing your shooting skill. Micro drills with contextual relevance give participants an insight into where they are strong and where they can work more. While we don’t truly believe there are “advanced” shooting skills - merely perfecting the fundamentals - it helps frame the course content.

No training is a perfect recreation of reality, so instead we strive to give participants realism when it helps them most, and equally ignore it when it suits the goal. Not all drills need to have a perfect backstory to have utility in developing your abilities. Familiarity with undesirable starting positions, for example, means you’re not improvising when life happens. We aren’t recommending that you drop to your side to shoot.

Similarly, you may not have 5 different bad guys in your engagement. But by setting up 5 different targets we can simulate one bad guy moving. I can go on.

These courses require the highest degree of safety, confidence and control. Some of these drills are set up specifically for the military, law enforcement and armed security professionals pictured here. We even encourage uniform members to be a pro by offering the lowest course tuition for the Tactical Pistol course.

See you on the range!

Intermediate Pistol: why take this course?

This course is designed to help students learn how to use a holster and move to the next level in shooting confidence and ability. It covers basic movement, finding the limits of your shooting and learning how to self-diagnose to adjust what works for you.

Our holster certification is recognized at most of the top ranges in Ontario and is taught with the provincially approved curriculum by instructors vetted by the province.

Just a reminder, rental Glocks and Sigs are available for $85/day!

Silverdale is a great place to learn holster use and movement, and when we take over a range we have a great - and super safe - range day!

Here’s our upcoming pistol classes:

June 14th - Basic Pistol
July 19 - Basic Pistol
July 25th  - Intermediate Pistol
Aug 9 - Advanced Pistol Clinic
August 15- Tactical Pistol