Overview
“Repetition is the mother of learning”
MAG-30 is a Shooter Development Course built to forge disciplined, competent, consistent, and measurable handgun performance. Developed in 2012 by David Maglio, this three-day program drives students through approximately 3,000 rounds of structured, purposeful repetition to hardwire safe gun handling and efficient shooting mechanics.
This is not a casual shooting class, it is a standards driven performance program. Every drill, every repetition, and every metric exists for several reasons: to eliminate inefficiency, reinforce correct techniques, and produce reliable performance under pressure.
Rooted in Massad Ayoob’s StressFire Defensive Handgun System, refined and proven over more than five decades, MAG-30 delivers a framework for shooters who demand accountability, structure, and measurable results. This course is for those who expect more from themselves than just time on the range.
Training Approach
Instruction is deliberate, progressive, and unforgiving of shortcuts. Skills are introduced, reinforced, and validated through performance based drills that require execution and effort.Specific order of instruction allows for a maximum foundational adult learning theory. The 3,000-round count is not about volume, it is about mastery.Repetition is used as a tool to build consistency, eliminate hesitation, and establish a dependable performance baseline that holds under stress.
This course of fire has been tested and validated by thousands of students.The result is consistent, repeatable performance, where technique is no longer theoretical, but automatic and reliable when it matters most.Skill mastery, cognitive strengthening, and habit forming is essential to deepening understanding and achieving success.
What You Will Train
Firearms safety and disciplined gun handling under constant evaluation
Performance drills including the Exemplar and Blind Swordsman
The Power Stance and grip development (High Hold and Crush Grip)
Conventional and Stress Point Index sighting techniques
Figure 7 draw stroke and emergency reloads under time pressure
Trigger control, cadence, and firing rhythm
Single-hand shooting capability (left and right)
Positional shooting: cover crouch, high kneeling, and low kneeling
Proven stance systems: Weaver, Chapman, and Isosceles
Combat breathing and stress management
Performance metrics including split times and reaction times
Outcome
Students do not leave MAG-30 the same as they arrived.They leave with a hardened technical foundation, increased efficiency, and a clear, measurable understanding of their capabilities. Performance is no longer guesswork, it is defined, tested, and repeatable.
The end result is a faster, more disciplined shooter with a proven process—one that stands up under pressure and continues to improve long after the course is complete.
Tuition: $575.00. Refresher price is $325.00.
June 2026 dates at ISRA include all range fees.
Overview
“Repetition is the mother of learning”
MAG-30 is a Shooter Development Course built to forge disciplined, competent, consistent, and measurable handgun performance. Developed in 2012 by David Maglio, this three-day program drives students through approximately 3,000 rounds of structured, purposeful repetition to hardwire safe gun handling and efficient shooting mechanics.
This is not a casual shooting class, it is a standards driven performance program. Every drill, every repetition, and every metric exists for several reasons: to eliminate inefficiency, reinforce correct techniques, and produce reliable performance under pressure.
Rooted in Massad Ayoob’s StressFire Defensive Handgun System, refined and proven over more than five decades, MAG-30 delivers a framework for shooters who demand accountability, structure, and measurable results. This course is for those who expect more from themselves than just time on the range.
Training Approach
Instruction is deliberate, progressive, and unforgiving of shortcuts. Skills are introduced, reinforced, and validated through performance based drills that require execution and effort.Specific order of instruction allows for a maximum foundational adult learning theory. The 3,000-round count is not about volume, it is about mastery.Repetition is used as a tool to build consistency, eliminate hesitation, and establish a dependable performance baseline that holds under stress.
This course of fire has been tested and validated by thousands of students.The result is consistent, repeatable performance, where technique is no longer theoretical, but automatic and reliable when it matters most.Skill mastery, cognitive strengthening, and habit forming is essential to deepening understanding and achieving success.
What You Will Train
Firearms safety and disciplined gun handling under constant evaluation
Performance drills including the Exemplar and Blind Swordsman
The Power Stance and grip development (High Hold and Crush Grip)
Conventional and Stress Point Index sighting techniques
Figure 7 draw stroke and emergency reloads under time pressure
Trigger control, cadence, and firing rhythm
Single-hand shooting capability (left and right)
Positional shooting: cover crouch, high kneeling, and low kneeling
Proven stance systems: Weaver, Chapman, and Isosceles
Combat breathing and stress management
Performance metrics including split times and reaction times
Outcome
Students do not leave MAG-30 the same as they arrived.They leave with a hardened technical foundation, increased efficiency, and a clear, measurable understanding of their capabilities. Performance is no longer guesswork, it is defined, tested, and repeatable.
The end result is a faster, more disciplined shooter with a proven process—one that stands up under pressure and continues to improve long after the course is complete.
Tuition: $575.00. Refresher price is $325.00.
June 2026 dates at ISRA include all range fees.
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