Front Sight training
I took the 4 day Defensive handgun class at Front Sight the week after SEMA… I have to tell you that 4 days of that is INTENSE… but worth the effort. They not only have you shooting far better and far faster than you ever did -- they discuss important topics such as Morals - Ethics - Legal liability, etc.
You start really early the first day since everyone has to have a thorough gun and ammo check… and that first day is L O N G… and they start promptly at 8AM on the range.
Couple of things --- This place is not only out in Pahrump -- it's also out in the pucker weeds about 13 miles from Pahrump. AND there's a lot of people taking their various courses. I was shocked at how many people were there! But they have shotgun courses - rifle - sniper - tactical courses - defensive courses… so when you add it all up = there's a lot of folks out there every day.
My course was training for you to be able to draw from a concealed holster - meaning your jacket etc is completely covering your weapon - and zipped up etc - and you have to draw and put two in the torso area in a hand sized pattern in LESS than 1.5 seconds. If you think you can do this - go ahead and try. Just make sure you don't put a racing stripe down your leg.
SAFETY was really strict… and I liked that! You're in an open range with about 20 other people you don't know - and you don't know their skill level. They had this down to a science.
We went thru about 600 rounds… (you bring your own ammo)… which doesn't seem like much - but you have to be ACCURATE with that ammo… and you're drawing and firing from various distances. So it's PLENTY of shooting as far as I'm concerned. This isn't target practice -- this is drawing - moving - scanning for "other targets" (perps)… there's a whole bunch going on.
Anyway -- I'd highly recommend this school for those so inclined. It's very professional - well run - great instruction… lots of DUST and SUN… and lots of on your feet for long hours… but the net result was extremely useful.
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