Posted: 7/7/2008 6:21:37 PM EDT
If you gunsider yourself a gun guy (or girl ) and carry a gun for your protection, you might like this thread AR-15 training thread.The author just took his first training class and realized that he didn't know what he didn't know. If you have a CCW, and just spend time on the range, you owe it to yourself to take a class or two. It will be eye opening. I took my first class 3 years ago while still in the military and thought I was all squared away for a gunfight. Boy was I wrong. |
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Agreed. Firing off rounds at the indoor range while stationary, without drawing from a holster, with all the time in the world, and at a single non-moving target, with no obstructions, and no environmental challenges, is a good place to start, but should not be mistaken for adequate self-defense shooting preparation. Like reading about people having sex instead of actually having sex...lol The one relatively recent LMS class I took helped me learn the right way to train. Since then, I started drawing and shooting, using one hand (often the weak hand) shooting, shooting while walking towards my target, shooting while backing up, shooting on a clock (IDPA), shooting at multiple targets, reloading between shots, and shooting using cover (IDPA). Well worth the few hundred bucks spent on the class and ammo... Planning on trying the carbine class next. |
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Not only is it good to seek out great training, but to practice what you've learned during that training frequently. This past weekend, I and a couple of NVHTF'ers reenacted a shoot/no shoot scenario that i experienced last year. i can't speak for the others, but my accuracy on the move was way below expectations! We did reign it in a bit, and our accuracy settled down, but it's discouraging that withOUT the stress of an actual event, I couldn't get the hits i wanted. Perfect practice makes perfect--looks like i need to take another refresher from LMS or PFC! |
Some of the training companies here in work will work around your schedule, such as having a class on say Wed-Thurs. I'm always game to take a class during the week. i know TraumaRN has had good luck working with PFCTraining to design several training classes around the UMS trauma nurses' schedules. |