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ABOUT ME
A lifelong resident of the Greater Toronto Area, I began my involvement in competitive shooting in 2006 through the Canadian Defensive Pistol (CDP) discipline. Since then, I have taken an active leadership role in the organization and execution of competitive shooting events at local, provincial, and national levels. This has included establishing and managing matches at my home range in Gormley Ontario, as well as providing instruction from basic holster safety to advanced firearm techniques for people of varying skill sets. In 2010, I spearheaded the ranges transition from CDP to the International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA), aligning our practices with internationally recognized standards and enhancing the club’s commitment to excellence and competitive integrity.
I hold post-secondary credentials in Personal Safety and Security, as well as Asset Security & Risk Management. My qualifications on the range include certifications as a Club Level Range Safety Officer, CSSA Range Safety Officer, CDP Range Safety Officer and Instructor, and IDPA Safety Officer (SO) and Chief Safety Officer (CSO). I have completed advanced firearms training courses in both Canada and the United States, covering areas such as precision rifle, carbine, low-light pistol, and close-retention shooting.
To date, I have officiated hundreds of matches and firearms training events. My competitive experience spans local, provincial, and national levels in both pistol and 3-gun disciplines, earning consistent top rankings. I am also a sponsored shooter, supported by leading brands in the industry. One of my proudest achievements is mentoring and developing talent within the sport, which has contributed to the launch and expansion of shooting sports across Southern Ontario.
In addition to firearms instruction, I offer specialized professional services in active attacker and threat mitigation. This includes developing and delivering training programs focused on organizational preparedness, threat recognition, and response. My approach blends best practices and proven strategies and combines them with scenario-based training tailored to civilian, corporate, and institutional settings. With a background in security and risk management and extensive experience in firearms instruction, I provide a practical, informed perspective on violence prevention, response, and community preparedness. I’ve worked with stakeholders across government, healthcare, education, and private industry to strengthen resilience against high-impact threats.
Mission statement
Patriot 613 Training Inc. brings knowledge and a principled approach to firearms education through providing civilian and Law Enforcement with premier firearms training.
Vision statement
We envision reaching every person in our community with varying skill sets and helping them excel beyond their expectations while maintaining our core values. By 2030 we will:
- Be a leader in firearms education and threat mitigation
- Be an ally for lawful firearms owners
- Become brand recognizable
VALUE STATEMENT
Our core values at Patriot 613 Training Inc. are deeply ingrained principles that guide all of our company’s actions. Our values serve as our cultural cornerstones which have roots in the word ACMIC meaning the highest point; summit/peak. They are:
- Accountability: We are accountable to each other, and our customers and to society as a whole as we have a responsibility to serve our community.
- Competency: We have a duty learn and train while providing sufficient knowledge, instilling good judgment, and skills.
- Method: We strive to use a principled approach, custom tailored to each person to establish and/or build on their fundamentals.
- Integrity: We have the practice of being honest and instilling a consistent and uncompromising adherence to strong moral and ethical principles and values.
- Confidence: We promise to build on your abilities, your skill set, help to foster a ‘can-do’ attitude and create a sense of accomplishment. A major component of confidence is the faith you have in yourself.
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COURSES
PISTOL I / IDPA NSO
PISTOL II
PISTOL III
SINGLE-HAND FUNDAMENTALS
INTRO TO RETENTION
RETENTION II
TARGET TRANSITIONS
LOW LIGHT FUNDAMENTALS
APPENDIX CARRY FUNDAMENTALS
CARRY STANDARDS
PRIVATE SHOOTING LESSONS
STOP THE BLEED
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
With the alarming increase in violent and often deadly attacks, preparedness has never been more critical. Workplaces, schools, government offices, shopping centers, and places of worship have become prime targets. Every organization must prioritize developing a plan to save as many lives as possible in the event of an active attacker situation. From our active attacker programs to keynote speeches Patriot 613 offers a variety of services to meet the various needs of our community and help give a better understanding of the threat landscape we face.
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“Growing Threat: The Impact of Geopolitics, Poor Foreign Policy and Unvetted Migration on Western Security”
ACTIVE ATTACKER ASSESSMENT
SUPERVISOR ACTIVE ATTACKER CERTIFICATION
EMPLOYEE ACTIVE ATTACKER AWARENESS
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS
CHARITIES
Patriot 613 Training Inc. believes in strong local community partnerships. Every year we give back to local non profit organizations such as food banks, veteran groups, and environmental restoration organizations.
This ensures we help look after the less fortunate that live in our community, look after the people who served our country, and ensure we are good stewards of the environment we rely on for recreation or the many hunting and fishing activities southern Ontario has to offer.
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Blog
Part Four: Community Preparedness
GROWING THREAT: THE IMPACT OF GEOPOLITICS, POOR FOREIGN POLICY, AND UNVETTED MIGRATION ON WESTERN SECURITY By: Grant Baverstock The increasing…
Part Three: Unvetted Migration
GROWING THREAT: THE IMPACT OF GEOPOLITICS, POOR FOREIGN POLICY, AND UNVETTED MIGRATION ON WESTERN SECURITY By: Grant Baverstock In part…
Part Two: Poor Foreign Policy
GROWING THREAT: THE IMPACT OF GEOPOLITICS, POOR FOREIGN POLICY, AND UNVETTED MIGRATION ON WESTERN SECURITY By: Grant Baverstock In part…
Part One - Geopolitics
GROWING THREAT: THE IMPACT OF GEOPOLITICS, POOR FOREIGN POLICY, AND UNVETTED MIGRATION ON WESTERN SECURITY By: Grant Baverstock In today’s…
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FAQ's
The majority of our courses are hosted at Target Sports Canada in Gormley, Ont. We have hosted courses at Sharon Gun Club and we would be willing to travel to a range near you. If you have any questions about hosting a course at your range please email us.
No, I am not law enforcement or military. Being former law enforcement or military doesn’t make or break an instructor or his or her credibility. To me it is a prospective and many instructors have different prospectives or ‘tools’ they can offer and pass on to people who want to become better shooters. You should take courses from different instructors and build on your tool kit to draw from. Every instructor has something to add, and no one instructor has everything. I have been fortunate enough to run a shooting league weekly since 2007. This has helped improve my skill level over the years to the point I have been consistently ranked Top 3 in club and sanctioned matches which has helped in obtaining sponsorship deals for myself and the league as a whole.
Yes. The foundational principles in all our courses we offer build on shooting elements of IDPA as a competitive shooting discipline. You can learn a lot from competitive shooters, and it does help there is an element of ‘practicality’ to this specific shooting discipline. This not only benefits the recreational and competitive shooter, but the ‘practicality’ translates over to skill sets neglected by basic level LE and military training. Over the years we have worked with and hosted private courses for members of LE agencies and military units wanting to build on their training and fill in gaps where they feel there is a lack of training.
My go to is a Gen 3 Glock 19 with night sights, Apex Trigger and S3F solutions barrel (IDPA division ESP). I also occasionally use a Gen 3 Glock 26, completely stock (IDPA division CCP).
In all honesty, get a firearm you are comfortable with. That’s first and foremost. Personally, I am partial to the more modern safe action pistols like Glock and S&W. They are chosen for a reason in police and military contracts all over the world, and that is their ease of use, simplistic action, and reliability. I suggest keeping it simple when you are starting out.
Woah, woah, woah, you just got your firearm!
Get to know your firearm, break it in, and get a feel for it in its ‘stock’ form. When you have become proficient with it, you can start looking at things like a crisper trigger or upgraded barrel. I’m being honest when I say, I can shoot my stock Glock 26 just as fast and consistently as my Glock 19 with upgraded barrel and trigger. There is NO modification that will make you as an individual a better shooter. That takes time on the range. If you want to upgrade something we would suggest upgrading your stock sights to a night sight; and for that we would recommend Ameriglo night sights.
If forced to pick, it would be Bravo Concealment Holsters. There are cheaper ones, and YES there are more pricey ones. I feel Bravo Concealment makes a quality holster at a reasonable price. They are an innovative company always improving on design and functionality and best of all they always have a sale or promotion on. They are located in Texas but don’t let the exchange rate discourage you. For the price of a ‘Fobus’ holster you can obtain a custom kydex holster for the same cost.
We have multiple methods of sign up. For the Pistol I / IDPA NSO (holster) Course you can sign up at Target Sports Canada at the front desk or you can send us an email on the contact us page and we will email you information for registration for the next available course. For all other courses that are not run as often I can put your name on a wait list for early enrollment before I send out an email blast to subscribers and post courses online.
We can refund course fees up to 10 days before the course date. If you miss your course date, or do not cancel within the 10 days you forfeit your course fee.
- You need to be a member of Target Sports, unless you are completing the Pistol I – IDPA NSO Course.
- Sign up opens Sunday at 8pm on www.practiscore.com you can make a free account and find our club ‘TSC IDPA’ to register.
- You will get two emails. The first – that you registered. The second email is only IF you are APPROVED for Wednesday’s match.
- IF you are approved for your probation shoot, you are required to be there by 5pm for debrief and setup and stay until 9pm.
- We collect a $5.00 (cash) match fee from every shooter. This fee covers patches, targets, stands, and other incidentals as well as prop upgrades. These fees are recorded, and the SO Team is provided with quarterly league financial statements to promote transparency and avoid misappropriation of funds.
- You are required to help build, and set up stages, patch targets throughout the match, and clean up the range after the shoot.
- After the match the SO Team will deliver your probationary result and feedback. If you are not present it will be deemed as a failed attempt and you will be required to take the probationary shoot at a later date.