Threat Dynamics

I called them. The guy answered the phone and says «threat dynamics, can you hold please?» As I was responding to ask how long, he cut me off and said «thank you». First off, if you’re just going to ask me to hold, please just don’t answer it at all. Second off, I don’t need to be rudely interrupted. $ 15 an hour for this? Thanks Bernie…

I took their Basic Intro to Handguns course with Josh, one of their class instructors, and had a fantastic time. Although a lot of the material, though essential, is dry, he did a great job keeping our attention with relevant anecdotes and great energy. It’s really clear that he cares about what he does and cares that other people do, too.
The course covers firearm safety, goes into revolvers vs. semi-​automatics, ammunition, transporting firearms, and cleaning firearms. The last part of the course covers marksmanship fundamentals, and is also where you get to shoot (on one of their virtual simulation screens)! Overall, great fun, and I will be back for more courses, and am also seriously considering becoming a member. Thank you!

Great time! Chris did a great job with explanations and leading us through the process. He provided great feedback and kept the fun moving along. He was patient with the group and it made for a fun time. We’ll be back for sure!

Simulator is a fantastic learning experience. Chris and Brian were wonderful. They even had my daughter who is gun shy shooting the simulator range with great groupings on her first visit and willing to come back. Professional and knowledgable staff; always willing to go above and beyond!

This place is unbelievable. The friendly staff makes you feel at home which is not normal for this type of environment. Most times its a bunch of gruff old guys making you feel like you are a dumb «you know what» if you haven’t read every article in every guns and ammo mag ever written.
Their business model is to help novice through pros build knowledge and a strategy for their personal and family safety. Do yourself a favor and go here if you need any training or advice when it comes to firearms training and safety.

We were already familiar with Threat Dynamics, but when we walked in for the first time to buy a gift certificate for our dad, we were blown away at how awesome the guys were. They were friendly, knowledgeable, and super helpful. We bought dad’s certificate and offered to take our 18 year old son for his birthday gift. We’re also looking forward to coming back ourselves. I’ll update my review after we’ve gone through.
Oh and we loved the many options available for sale in the lobby, and we were pleased to be offered the opportunity to watch a 2 minute video. It really sold us on wanting to come back on our own.

Our bachelor party of 10 came here just for the simulation room and it was a very fun event.
I think we had Ryan as our host through the intro and scenario — he did a great job. He had a great attitude and set up each scenario with the perfect amount of details and jokes to make us all comfortable.
As we progressed through each scenario into the 300 room, he talked through areas that we should be aware of and an educational debrief of the scenario.
Most of us had shooting experience but we did have two beginners. At no time did he make us feel like noobs. He had great control of the group from beginning to end.
The scenarios were really fun and the 300 room is definitely an experience to go through. If only we had more time to go through them all! Bring a belt if you want to practice your concealed carry experience.

Just took the women’s intro to hand guns & it was awesome!!! Great instructor! Never touched a gun in my life so our teacher was a great person to introduce the gun types, how to use them ect.
Thanks for a great experience

Amazing intro to handgun safety course last night. I would suggest this to anybody… pro gun. anti gun. I think everybody would do well to have a solid understanding of gun safety.

Took a refresher gun course and glad we did. We loved the range and learned a lot and had a blast. Thank you, Will will be back.

Being new to guns I first wanted to learn about them and gain some experience before getting my conceal and carry license. First I took a private lesson and they walked me through the process of shooting starting right from the beginning. I then took three of their classes: Basic Introduction to firearms (they offer a women’s only session), Intermediate Handgun and their Concealed Handgun Permit class (they offer Oregon, Utah and Arizona courses). Considering my lack of knowledge they were extremely thorough and focused on safety which made me feel more confident. They also focus on things like handling the weapon, your awareness while you shoot and even your breathing. After taking their courses I received my conceal and carry permit for Oregon and Utah (which they happily handle ALL the paperwork — which is SO convenient). I go to their indoor range monthly and know the staff well. They are friendly and approachable and I have always had an exceptional experience with them.

I love this place! My husband and I first went in December after being referred from the gun show we attended. Every person we have talked to has been polite, patient and knowledgeable. Im new to owning and operating a gun and they have NEVER made me feel insecure about that. We have worked with Clint several times and Cliff also. Highly recommend both of them, although everyone there is great. We’ve used the gun range 3 or 4 times and are considering becoming members. This past week I took the Women’s Only Basic Handgun training course and the instructor was awesome. The class was informative and fun, which prompted me to sign up for more classes. I cannot say enough good things about them.

Great classes, thorough and knowledgable staff. Love the simulator and the live range nearby.

I purchased a Groupon for Threat Dynamic a couple of months ago thinking the virtual simulator would make a fun date day w/​the hubs. Well… it was fun, but more than that I felt so comfortable after spending time on the simulator I realized I really wanted to learn how to shoot! I always been pretty nervous about guns and my husband has been trying to get me to learn for a long time. I had no intentions of real firearm training when we went, but the whole staff is so knowledgeable, professional, and friendly I was intrigued!
Fast forward… hubby got me my very own Glock 43 for Christmas, I’ve had a couple range days and I just came home from the woman’s intro to hand guns class taught by Cerisse. Highly recommended! Super informative class and Cerisse really knows her stuff and how make us ladies a bit more comfortable w/​a fire arm in a fun atmosphere. I love that they offer so many classes and am looking forward to the next one!

Everything in life is enjoyed by comparison, having said this I recommend visiting 1 or 2 other ranges in the area before coming here. You will quickly come to learn how superior this place is! Not just the range if that weren’t good enough but everyone (the staff) was super friendly, eager to help, responsive & informative. (Thanks Missy) This is absolutely my range of choice now, no two ways about it. I didn’t even experience all they have to offer yet in the way of hardware sales, rentals, educational classes, tactical classes etc… I can’t wait!

This was an awesome experience! We finished the scenarios 2 hours ago and we’re still pretty pumped up. Thanks guys.
We learned a lot today from Chris and we look forward to doing it again soon.

I’m new to handguns and it was recommended to me to attend a Threat Dynamics class. I took their Basic Introduction to Handguns class. My instructor, Josh, was outstanding. The level of detail he covers in his class was terrific and the right amount for a newcomer to handguns. I was so absorbed in the class material the 3.5 hour class flew by. I’m trying to build a solid foundation of handgun safety and this class got me off to a great start. I highly recommend Threat Dynamics, a very professional organization.

Threat Dynamics is an awesome range and training center. I go there as often as possible. It’s perfect for people of all skill and comfort levels. The crew is super friendly and professional, too. Very highly recommended!

Best place I know of for real as can be piratical life drills for self defense shooting

I had a private 1 hour instruction with Griffin and he was excellent. I am very new to gun safety and live fire ranges and Griff answered ALL of my questions (even though I’m sure I asked the same questions repeatedly). We were able to sit in a classroom and go through everything about gun usage and safety first and then, once I was comfortable, we went to the live fire range. He stood right by my side and helped me through each step of a successful shooting experience. I am very grateful for his patience and expertise. I am definitely going to schedule another live fire private instruction and am excited for their virtual simulators as well!
Thank you Griff and threat dynamics for helping me to overcome my fear, I feel empowered!

The main people here do know their craft; and, the facility is good. However, I went back to consider purchasing a laser grip and was annoyed by the woman’s arrogance and complete lack of sales demeanor. You know, the Oregon native attitude. Not only did she question why I wanted certain features, but she felt compelled to put on a show and intonation of voice that made me not want to take any more classes there. If they think someone is going to pay full retail price for an item of which they do not stock the full product line nor carry competing brands, I can only recommend viewing the product there and buying it for $ 100 less elsewhere. There are a lot of highly skilled enthusiasts in this field who are happy to teach and recommend equipment according to your own needs. And you do not have to pay this much.
Nothing is worse than paying money to experience someone’s poor attitude.

Threat Dynamics has an awesome crew working there! Cliff made signing up for membership easy — answered all my questions. Missy was great on the phone when I called to schedule a private lesson for me and my son. Kyle provided expert training. He took is time educating us about our options for renting equipment. This is really important — he told us everything we needed to know (and didn’t know to ask) so we could make an informed decision and get what we wanted out of our first lesson. We’d been shooting before, but not had formal instruction. The instruction exceeded expectations and we will sign up for additional private lessons. From start to finish, the greeting when we walked in, the facility, the whole experience was excellent.

Not to be confused with a normal weapons range, Threat Dynamics has a variety of classes (individual and group) and simulator programs that build vital skills, educate and are just plain fun. What gets my endorsement, however, is the excellent staff that is friendly and quite knowledgeable. Handguns were completely new to me, but they put me at ease…

Loved it! Safety depends on judgment and muscle memory. This teaches both. If you are a concealed carry gun owner or anyone who thinks you might find yourself in a conflictual situation, this is excellent training. .
Now for the truth. This is more fun than a basket of kittens! Unllike «first person shooter», video games, there’s no gore and no realistic death rattles. There is the stress and excitement of a realistic situation, moving about with your body, crouching, and exercising your judgment. When you do it all correctly there’s the thrill of instant gratification. I would recommend it for anyone who wants to have fun.

TD has always been a top-​flight organization, but this new facility literally screams their professionalism! It’s an incredible atmosphere where you can be completely immersed in training to use firearms correctly. The front area is a gorgeous display of arms and related accessories and merchandised in a very sophisticated way.
However, it’s the people and not the building that make an organization great, and TD has maintained that level of personnel and always try to keep getting better. And of course, the 300-​degree is the most amazing training I have ever seen!

This was the first time I had ever had the opportunity to do shooting scenarios. It was really fun and I learned a great deal about handling that specific hand gun — glock 17. I will be going back and renting other types of handguns to use on their firing range. Chris was very good at explaining everything and has patients for beginners. The whole process was very easy.

I’ll preface this review by admitting that I have almost no interest in guns. I am not enamored by them, fascinated with them, or excited by the prospect of shooting one. My visit to Threat Dynamics was one of necessity and not one of desire to shoot ‘em up. This review may be marginally biased accordingly.
By all accounts I am not comfortable around guns and I don’t like the sense of unease I get by standing in an enclosed room with armed complete strangers whose mental state is unknown to me. Every possible What-​If runs through my head and the desire to walk out is intense.
And this is where the instructor at TD needs to do a good job. He needs to put me at ease by explaining things so that the unknown becomes known and I can develop some degree of comfortableness. And he did. Phenomenally even.
I had a private lesson that included basic handgun instruction including safety, handling, and marksmanship. It was about an hour in length, but the one-​on-​one approach meant it was tailored to my needs and that flexibility in the curriculum allowed for some solid instruction (and four well executed shots to a target).
I hope I never have to shoot a gun at a living thing, but I feel significantly more confident that if I ever encounter an animal intent on making me their supper while hiking through the backwoods I will be able to defend myself with a weapon slightly more capable of defense than the can of bear spray that has heretofore been my sole protection.
Sidenote: Bonus points to the instructor who took the time to explain a variety of bullets to me after the class. What you want in your weapon for home defense is not what you want in your weapon when hiking in the bear riddled back country of Alaska. This seems incredibly obvious, but to a novice like me, it wasn’t; I appreciate that he knew enough to mention it and make recommendations.

I attended a womens only basic hand guns class. Our instructor was wonderful and included a lot of information with equal amounts of humor.
The facility is great and all of the staff are very well informed.
If you’re unsure about something, the right thing to do is ask, they know their stuff.

The claim to fame for Threat Dynamics is their virtual shooting simulators where you fire modified guns with CO2 magazines at virtual ranges or interactive videos of bad guys taking people hostage or trying to kill you. This is no Wild-​West first person shooter video game experience as you’re encouraged to follow the proper rules of engagement and Oregon laws.
You can do the scenarios in cooperative teams, which makes for a great experience for corporate team building and birthday parties. For the extra brave or the manliest of men (or women), they have shock belts for zapping you when you get «shot» by the sim. And those things hurt! But they will give you a real adrenaline rush after the first time you fail.
This place recently moved from their location in Tualatin. It looks like some map programs haven’t been updated with the new address yet so make sure you’re heading to Tualatin-​Sherwood and not Tonka.
The new location has more room and all the fun virtual shooting sims as before. It’s great for training and introducing someone who’s squeamish or inexperienced with firearms to get acclimated without the deafening loud bangs or danger. And when they’re ready to graduate to real guns, they also have a new live-​fire range. If you don’t own a gun, they have firearms available to rent for the range.
The only downside is that it’s a bit on the expensive side and if you don’t schedule an appointment in advance, finding a time slot for the sims can be difficult or impossible. Apart from that, the people here are friendly and very knowledgeable, and I highly recommend this place!