Looking to share a room at Front Sight, 9/25-28/09

D

dbarrym

New member
Just signed up for my next class (4th one) at Front Sight, on 9/25-28.

4 day practical rifle...time to learn the art of the "evil black rifle". Recently picked up an AR-15 ...after 3 handgun classes, now it's time to learn how to use it properly.

Looking for anyone attending in September that wants to share a hotel room or RV, let me know. The 2 and 4 day handgun and shotgun classes start the same time, no need to attend the same class as me. Don't want to embarrass you... ;)

I shared a room with a guy from Calguns.net in June and it worked out great, I'm driving out, so this is ideal for anyone flying in - I can pick you at at the airport and provide transportation.

PM or Email if interested.
 
I'd love to get out there for another course, but it probably won't be on my calendar :(

I will give you a piece of advice though. Get a good "kidney belt" before you go, and wear it all weekend. You can find one at any off road motorcycle shop. It's a very wide elastic band that wraps around you, just below the rib cage.

Why?

Many of the rifle drills are "drop to prone & fire". The first time I took the rifle class (10 years ago & I still thought I was 18 years old, LOL), I was *always* the first shot off on *every* drill. I had elbow & knee pads & I was not going to settle for being "first loser" in a gunfight. From standing w/rifle slung on shoulder to prone shot taken, 1.5 seconds is a respectable time (though three seconds will get you by). I was beating that time (1.5 seconds) so far that anyone just under it would never have seen their sights or touched their trigger before they were dead (about 1/2 of the class was barely starting to stoop down when my shot went off). The price that I paid was heavy. Not sure if I finished the class with a ruptured spleen or just severely bruised internal organs. I was incapacitated for over a week, I seriously thought I was gonna die. The only thing that even came close was the ONE time that I rode an 80 mile desert race after leaving my kidney belt at home, & I'd do that every weekend for the rest of my life before I'd take another rifle class without the belt.

But, if you're not concerned with speed & don't mind taking 3-5 seconds (or more) to get into firing position, take the class without the belt, it will still be a blast :)
 
Thanks for the info -I'll look into it!

I have an injured left shoulder that limits my range of motion, so I'm not going to be looking to set any records - as long as I can stay under the timer limits, I'm happy.

In fact, I have avoided using long guns because of this, but I'm pretty sure my lightweight Bushmaster should be OK. We'll see.

Barry
 
Like they say timing is everything.....I will be there the week before for the 4 day shotgun class and the week after for the 4 day pistol class....:confused:
 
Why not schedule the classes back to back? Only 3 days of downtime, you could spend those in Vegas...:D

Barry
 
I am an instructor (aircraft), and have classes already scheduled. Plus I have a gazillion frequent flier miles, so it is just keeps the money coming in, and the training moving ahead...

I actually have 3 classes scheduled at Front Sight:

9/4-5......Edge Weapons
9/18-21 Shotgun
10/9-12 Handgun

I already have rooms reserved at Saddle West, so if anyone want to share let me know.
 
OW - Thought I could change my class schedule to maybe match up, but alas, the Practical Rifle class dates don't align.

Would be interesting to meet you as I'm a former ATP (furloughed in 1987) and never went back to the industry...my shoulder injury is related.

Oh well, have fun!

Barry
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top