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olazul
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I had the opportunity to take the Gunsite tactical pistol course- #250, last week and thought I would give a report.
I learned more in that week about tactics, training, and pistols than I have accumulated over 35 years. To say it is worthwhile is a gross understatement. Our rangemaster was Howard Hall, superb instructor, even better human being. We had a small group of five and shot close to 1,350 rounds of ammo. I'll try to do a brief overview:
Day #1- Half the day was spent in the classroom being taught the "basics" of safety and our weapons. Kinda boring if you know anything about weapons, but very necessary also. Included was a lecture on the futre of gunsite. The rest of the day was on the range firing from the guard position (low ready) controlled pairs and accuracy work from 3, 5 , and 7yds.
Day #2- We learned the presentation from the holster, all drills from this point on were from the holster. Again controlled pairs, head shots, and accuracy from 3, 5, 7, 10yds. We learned the Mozambique drill and learned the kneeling and prone shooting positions @ 15 & 25 yds.
Day #3- Warmed up with above drills. Sped up the double taps into "hammers". Started to do double taps on multiple(3) targets. Learned the 90 and 180 degree turns. More shooting from kneeling and prone postions. Started working with the timer for a head shot in 1.5 seconds and a double tap at 7yds in 1.5 seconds to get an idea of time. At the end of the day learned about "pieing" and other tactics and did a walk through on an enclosed and outside simulator for tactics.
Day # 4- Another quick warm up of hammers, head shots, accuracy. Lots of work on 180 degree turns and multiple targets. More shooting from the kneeling and prone positions. Worked on the (forget the name) 180 degree turn and 5 targets at 7 yds. The second half of the day was spent in an indoor and outdoor simulator firing live rounds. That night we worked on lowlight, dark, and flashlight techniques. There was a CCW course offered for 75 bucks in place of dinner which would be finished the next day.
Day #5- Warmed up in the a.m. and shot for mumeric scores quickly. More practice with multiple targets and turns. Spent some more time in indoor and outdoor simulators with more challenging floorplans. Ended the class with the shootoff. Ended the day by walking over to the col's house and meeting him. Heard stories of Africa and the future of gunsite. Actually got a tour of his armory and got to handle his personal Steyr Scout
! Way cool experience.
I have forgotten some stuff and muddled other things in my description I'm sure. There were several "mini" lectures while reloading on ballistics, accessories, tactics, etc... and 2 more classroom lectures on tactics, ccw, and legal aspects.
In short- the staff was superb, the training excellent, and I will be back for the #350 class and more. It was nice to see the Col. back in and becoming more active, hopefully this continues. Time will tell.
regards,
olazul
I learned more in that week about tactics, training, and pistols than I have accumulated over 35 years. To say it is worthwhile is a gross understatement. Our rangemaster was Howard Hall, superb instructor, even better human being. We had a small group of five and shot close to 1,350 rounds of ammo. I'll try to do a brief overview:
Day #1- Half the day was spent in the classroom being taught the "basics" of safety and our weapons. Kinda boring if you know anything about weapons, but very necessary also. Included was a lecture on the futre of gunsite. The rest of the day was on the range firing from the guard position (low ready) controlled pairs and accuracy work from 3, 5 , and 7yds.
Day #2- We learned the presentation from the holster, all drills from this point on were from the holster. Again controlled pairs, head shots, and accuracy from 3, 5, 7, 10yds. We learned the Mozambique drill and learned the kneeling and prone shooting positions @ 15 & 25 yds.
Day #3- Warmed up with above drills. Sped up the double taps into "hammers". Started to do double taps on multiple(3) targets. Learned the 90 and 180 degree turns. More shooting from kneeling and prone postions. Started working with the timer for a head shot in 1.5 seconds and a double tap at 7yds in 1.5 seconds to get an idea of time. At the end of the day learned about "pieing" and other tactics and did a walk through on an enclosed and outside simulator for tactics.
Day # 4- Another quick warm up of hammers, head shots, accuracy. Lots of work on 180 degree turns and multiple targets. More shooting from the kneeling and prone positions. Worked on the (forget the name) 180 degree turn and 5 targets at 7 yds. The second half of the day was spent in an indoor and outdoor simulator firing live rounds. That night we worked on lowlight, dark, and flashlight techniques. There was a CCW course offered for 75 bucks in place of dinner which would be finished the next day.
Day #5- Warmed up in the a.m. and shot for mumeric scores quickly. More practice with multiple targets and turns. Spent some more time in indoor and outdoor simulators with more challenging floorplans. Ended the class with the shootoff. Ended the day by walking over to the col's house and meeting him. Heard stories of Africa and the future of gunsite. Actually got a tour of his armory and got to handle his personal Steyr Scout
! Way cool experience.I have forgotten some stuff and muddled other things in my description I'm sure. There were several "mini" lectures while reloading on ballistics, accessories, tactics, etc... and 2 more classroom lectures on tactics, ccw, and legal aspects.
In short- the staff was superb, the training excellent, and I will be back for the #350 class and more. It was nice to see the Col. back in and becoming more active, hopefully this continues. Time will tell.
regards,
olazul
