most excellent class. Learned a ton. Tom was engaging and knowledgeable. Class is extremely safe and well done.

Excellent course to learn all the basics for firearm training and safety precautions for my wife & I as beginners in the use of firearms. Then I took the Personal Defense Level One course and learned the classroom education required for the CPL, as well as the gun range training. I highly recommend MI Firearms ETS. read more

Set up a class with Michigan firearms with 10 couples earlier this year , many of the gals were nervous to handle guns previous to taking this class but the instructors were very patient and at breaking down each discipline of handling safety before heading to the range. The instructors are great at making you think about how to protect your family and loved ones - coming up with a defense strategy in your home , car or wherever you go . They emphasize preparedness using a weapon as a very last resort. Would recommend this class for any and all people even if you have no intention in conceal carrying , covers a wide variety of important self defense information and building your own plan of keeping your people safe. Side note I have know the lead instructor for many years he has taught my three children gun safety in the past would highly recommend this business read more

While I had my CPL already, I took PD1 as I wanted to train on the mindset for defense and get some good drills and learning on tactical responses, legal obligations and rights, and work into the next levels of personal defense with a firearm. Getting my CPL and developing accuracy from a relaxed, advantageous position at the range is not enough to make me confident to carry and respond to various threats. If you're looking for a great class in West Michigan to secure your CPL, then *this is it!*. Tom and crew are professional, encouraging, knowledgeable, and run a solid and safe course! I'm quite familiar with a few other offering for training for CPL requirements here along the lakeshore and MI Firearms gets my highest recommendation. For the same pricing level, you also get the additional benefit of specifically training for self-defense in addition to the basic CPL required elements! Why wouldn't you pick Tom and his band?! read more

Tom & his team are fantastic. They are very thorough with all of the training, information & knowledge they provide you. I would highly recommend using them! read more

MI Firearms ETS provides excellent knowledge & training, each instructor is passionate about providing the best training for students no matter the class size. I would highly recommend this class to everyone, as a new gun handler I left the class with great confidence & excited to take many more classes with Tom, Nate & Mel!!!! read more

This was a great idea for a bachelor party and I would definitely go back. Had a lot of fun shooting and playing the games Tom and Nate set up. These guys are very knowledgeable. Make sure you bring some bug spray if shooting outside (be smarter than we were...I had bug bites on top of bug bites). read more

Great experience. Took 9 kids from my friends and myself there and spent the afternoon. Great instruction, extremely cautious and safe. Would recommend any day. read more

I just took the Personal Defense Level One course, and can honestly say that it is well worth the time and money. My goal was to get the certificate required for a CPL, but even at my advanced age, I am always up for some education, which I feel I got. Very competent instructors who kept it interesting. I endorse MI Firearms ETS without reservation. read more

This year, my wife and I decided to head up to Saugatuck, Michigan for our Spring vacation. While researching things to do, we came across West Michigan Firearms Education, a firearms safety and instructional service run by Tom Medendorp. Neither of us knew much about guns (I shot a few times in the past, the wife had never shot) but thought it might be fun to take a lesson and get to shoot for a few hours so I contacted Tom via email. Tom responded right away with a ton of different options for us to choose from including different levels of instruction and all sorts of different guns to learn to use. I let him know that we were both beginners and wanted some basic instruction on 3-4 types of guns. He quoted us a flat fee for the "course" and we had to pay for bullets as we used them but it was definitely a reasonable price. Tom customized a 2.5 hour lesson for us that included handguns, shotguns and rifles so we got to experience a little of each. We met Tom at his gun club in Holland, MI (20 minutes from Saugatuck and easy to find) and he laid out a small arsenal of 6-7 handguns, a shotgun and 4-5 rifles. We couldn't believe that he had such a huge selection. We started with some safely (Tom is very safe) followed by some instruction on each type of gun. Tom has been around guns his entire life and trains law enforcement so he is very knowledgeable. Then he let us choose whichever gun we wanted to shoot and we spent the latter half of the lesson target shooting. It was awesome! It was a very safe, educational and fun experience. I would highly recommend contacting Tom and West Michigan Firearms Education. 5 out of 5 stars! read more

This is a great course to take if you are interested in learning how to use a pistol. The instructors care and make if fun while keeping you engaged the whole time. You learn everything you need to know and why you are learning it! Nothing but good things to say about these guys. read more

I just took their personal defense level one class to go apply for my CPL and it was a great experience. The instructors were great and helped everyone who had any issues. The instruction was easy to follow and well planned. They show you different ways to shoot so you can find a way that feels comfortable to you rather then just teaching one way that they think is the right way. I thought it was great that they go over non-lethal options such as a taser and pepper spray. The class was great for any level of experience. I would definitely recommend these guys to anyone looking to improve or start learning self defense. They also offer other classes as well which is great. I definitely plan on taking more courses with these guys. read more