Course: DARC Tactical Carbine

Course Type: Open Enrollment

Location: DARC1, North Little Rock, AR

Date: 23-25 Sept 2011

Cost: $650 per person *There is an additional 3.5% surcharge for any credit card payments.
20% off for any DARC TUSC graduate

General Course Schedule:
Day01 0800-2300/UTC - flat range
Day02 0900-2330/UTC - covered steel range
Day03 0900-1700 - flat range(x2)

Individual packing list:
1. M4/AR15 type rifle with;
-Sling
-Quality mounted tactical light
-Iron sights *zeroed*
-Optics (Aimpoint, EOTech, ACOG, etc) *zeroed*
-8, quality 30rd magazines minimum
-Mag pouches/Rack/Battlebelt/Etc to carry a minimum of 4 magazines on you during drills
-Cleaning/maintenance kit
-22 conversion kit or dedicated rifle (like M&P15/22) with a minimum of 5 high capacity magazines
2. Weapon lubricant
3. Eye pro for day & night
4. Ear pro - electronic hearing pro is recommended but not required
5. Tactical gloves
6. Elbow/knee pads
7. Appropriate clothing for training & weather (no shorts or sandals)
8. Quality handheld tactical light
9. Extra batteries
10. Pistol with;
-Quality leather or kydex, strongside, belted holster (no paddles)
-Cleaning/maintenance kit
-3 to 5 high capacity magazines
11. Stool/folding chair
12. Sunblock
13. Insect repellant
14. Hat
15. Food, water & snacks (*Chow breaks are typically short. You will not have time to go to town and eat)
16. Pen & paper for notes
17. Paint pen
18. Large marker
19. Cameras are allowed
20. 1st aid/booboo kit for cuts, bruises, burns, headaches...

Munitions:
Rifle - 2000rds ball (no greentip or AP ammo allowed)
Pistol - 500rds ball
.22LR - 2000rds copper jacketed, high velocity

Any interested parties should email inforequest@darc1.com for a registration form and additional information or visit our website (www.darc1.com) and email us from there.

All course slots will be held on a first come, first served basis upon successful & complete registration.

Getting married that weekend, or i'd definitely be in. I'll have to catch the next one, and bring the wife.

Email inbound.

Rich probably doesn't want me cluttering up his thread with girl pictures.

Im in! Looking forward to it!!!!!

And with a discount too!!!!

In, pile of ammo is complete.

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Yeah, he already told me I was stupid

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Yes sir it's funny how fast you can get on that list.

I have to hit a hardware store in the morning, my oakley gloves are mia and my knee pads ran off with em. So it'll be mechanix gloves and lowes kneepads.

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Of course. I mean, I did leave them in a truck stop.

I subscribed but I'll also old school it too, just as a reminder that we are anxiously awaiting the reports and pics...

Day 2.

All 22s and handguns. First, let me give some props to the S&W M&P 15-22. 1600-1700 rounds fired, and only 1 or 2 ftfs, because it was dry.

Day 2 we added moving while shooting. Day 1 we only did moving to a firing position. Moving left, moving right, moving forward, shooting your way to a firing position. Transitions, totally new way for me, but it works. Again though, rich can, and does, explain exactly why it works in real life. DARC is all about the "why". We learned fast tracking from target to target, then did it all over again at night.

Day 3.
Bring it all together into some bigger drills with a little competition.

The first drill, start 50 meters from the target, 5 static firing positions, and 1 moving, ending at the target, return to starting position. Now do it 5 more times in a row, non stop. 6 and a half minutes worth of fun if you're good, ten if you're me. .

From there we did more drills designed to combine it all, and teach you to control your body to make 200 meter hits with your arms hurting, heart pounding and lungs going hard. A great time was had by all. I think we all agreed that the malfunction drills alone were worth the cost of tuition.

Ill absolutely be back for the November TUSC.

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I think there are others who will do the class description a better service than I can, so I will only post about my own humble opinions.....

The class was very challenging, and a great environment to learn. All of the things that were taught there made sense. My classesmates were very cool, each one with their own perspectives and personalities, but all around a great bunch of folk. The instructors were truelly sick puppies, but provided excelllent guidance and motivation. As has been said before, knowing the why behind the how, is a very important part of understanding. This was always presented in each of the classes in a way that you could tell, was learned by having been there, not having read it.

So, for AAR part 1, the gear:



Gear that worked:

ESSTAC rifle pouches w/kiwi's
Maxpedition rifle and pistol magazine pouches
Blackhawk patrol belt modified with a cobra buckle
Blackhawk gloves
Endeavour Stitchworks Cobra belt
USGI suspenders
Tactical Tailor X-harness
Surefire 6p light
Leatherman Surge
YHM and Rock River AR-15's
Glock 21
Safariland 6004 holster
Black Dog 32 rd. .22 conversion magazines
Federal .22lr bulk ammo
Wolf WPA .223......yes, it worked well for class..
Black Hills .223...worked very well for extended distances..
NHMTG & Okay aluminum magazines
Streamlight TLR-1 light
Timberland boots
Smartwool socks
Magpul L-plates and cut down pulls


Gear that did not work:

CTC laser grips
stianless steel C-products magazines


What I am changing
I am moving my rifle lights from 3 o'clock to 12. This may mean buying a new set of BUIS, but will be worth it after going through the transition drills.

I have to find a more accesable place to put my Leatherman and Surfire. Around to the side of the back in a vertical pouch does not work for me.

Overall, my gear worked well for the course. The CTC grips worked well on a static range, but the potential downside to them really became apparent on the range at night. The C-products magazines did add an additional twist to the malfunction guantlets.

Part 2 to follow.....
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