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The 2024 Conference was a great success!
We are already getting ready for the 2025 conference, and hope you will be able to join us July 8th - 11th 2025.
Our lineup this year includes:
Pistol Armorer classes on Tuesday morning:
Curtis Wheeler, Smith and Wesson Armorer Class. Max 12 students Sign up through wslefia@gmail.com
Zev Tech OZ9 Armorer Class. Max 15 students. Sign up through wslefia@gmail.comModern Samurai Project - Scott Jedlinski - Red Dot Pistol.
Erick Gelhaus of Cougar Mountain Solutions will be our presenter on Tuesday from 1-5pm before the membership meeting.
Erick Gelhaus co-wrote the book "Red Dot Mastery" with Mike Ochsner and Marcus Custer. Erick will be teaching Low Light Concepts: Any Weapon System (Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun), and a shotgun specific class.
Mike Hughes of Next Level Training he invented the SIRT pistol.
Gary Drake Defensive shooting concepts Pistol
CJTC - BLEA Firearms Course Overview and BLEA Final Qualification. Adv. Firearms Handgun and Carbine Course Overviews and Qualifications.
You will want to attend the membership meeting at 6pm on the Tuesday of the conference to register for classes. Class registration will be done based on your member number. The earlier you pay your dues, you secure your spot in line to register for classes.
The membership meeting is where you sign up for live fire classes.
Live fire training will be at the Rattle Snake Mountain Shooting Facility near Benton City WWW.TCSA.INFO
The cost of the conference is only $230 ($30 for association membership, $200 conference fee. Conference fee $300 after June 1)WSLEFIA Summer Conference 2025
Tuesday, July 8th, At the Conference Hotel – Courtyard by Marriott at Richland’s Columbia Point
Conference Room 1
Conference Room 2
0800-1200
Curtis Wheeler, Smith and Wesson Armorer Class. Max 12 students Sign up through wslefia@gmail.com
Zev Tech OZ9 Armorer Class. Max 15 students. Sign up through wslefia@gmail.com
1400-1700
“Ready positions and better outcomes”
Erick Gelhaus
Cougar Mountain Solutions
Everybody should attend.
1700-2000
Vendor Show
1800-2000
Membership Meeting and class sign-up. You will be called to sign-up in the order you purchased your membership.
Wednesday, July 9th. On the Range
Modern Samurai Project Range
Next Level Training Range
Cougar Mountain Solutions Range
CJTC Range
0800-1200
Scott Jedlinski
Red Dot Pistol
Mike Hughes
Pistol
Erick Gelhaus
Low Light Concepts: Any Weapon System (Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun)
0800-1100, BLEA Firearms Course Overview and BLEA Final Qualification.
1100-1200, LEOSA Qualifications
1300-1700
Scott Jedlinski
Red Dot Pistol
Mike Hughes
Pistol
Erick Gelhaus
Shotgun Specific
1300-1600 Adv. Firearms Handgun and Carbine Course Overviews and Qualifications.
1600-1700 LEOSA Qualifications
Thursday, July 10th. On the Range
Modern Samurai Project Range
Next Level Training Range
Cougar Mountain Solutions Range
Raider Tactical
Range
0800-1200
Scott Jedlinski
Red Dot Pistol
Mike Hughes
Pistol
Erick Gelhaus
Low Light Concepts: Any Weapon System (Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun)
Gary Drake
Defensive shooting concepts
Pistol
1300-1700
Scott Jedlinski
Red Dot Pistol
Mike Hughes
Pistol
Erick Gelhaus
Shotgun Specific
Gary Drake
Defensive shooting concepts
Pistol
Friday, July 11th. On the Range
Next Level Training Range
Cougar Mountain Solutions Range
Raider Tactical Range
Cowboy Bay
HQ
0800-1200
Mike Hughes
Pistol
Erick Gelhaus
Low Light Concepts: Any Weapon System (Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun)
Gary Drake
Defensive shooting concepts
Pistol
Lloyd DeShazer and Paul Fairbanks
3 Gun Competition
1200-1300
Range Clean-Up, Debrief, and Raffle
Member Login Conference Hotel
The 2025 WSLEFIA summer conference will be from the 8th of July through the 11th of July.
The hotel for the armorer classes, membership meeting, lectures, and vendor displays will be the Courtyard by Marriott at Richland's Columbia Point.
This is a new location that is closer to the riverfront walk, golf courses, and walking distance from many local restaurants and bars.
They are holding 20 guest rooms for the government rate of $130 a night. Use this link to get rooms at this reduced rate. Book your group rate for WSLEFIA Summer Training Conference
Reservations on this WSLEFIA room block must be booked by Sunday, June 8th.
Rattlesnake Mountain Shooting Facility
The live fire portion of the conference will take place at the Rattlesnake Mountain Shooting facility located in Benton City, Washington, 8 miles Northwest of Richland, Washington on State Route 240.
Use the coordinates 46.3522300, -119.4608330 to navigate to the gate.
More information about this expansive, 1100 acre, outdoor range facility is available at http://www.tcsa.info