SIG SAUER Academy: The premier firearms and tactics training destination for over two decades.
In the late 1980s, the concept of a training Academy began in a conversation between SIGARMS executive management and several officials from federal agencies. At the time, there was a strong need for a dedicated training outfit to facilitate armorer, firearms transition, and instructor training for agencies converting from revolvers to semi-automatic pistols. The original goal for the Academy was to construct a facility similar to the FBI Firearms Training complex, but available to all law enforcement and military entities in the United States. Some of the requirements included an indoor range, a Hogan’s Alley complex, multiple ranges for handguns and long guns, state-of-the-art classrooms to compliment the ranges, and lodging facilities for the visiting students. In addition to the training ranges, there would be a research and development branch, underground test range, weapons repair, and armorer classrooms.