This is the first actual pistol training class that I've taken apart from a CPL class that I took with this company. The instructors were Don Alley and Berge Avesian. Both gentleman are NRA certified instructors and were class acts.

This was a 1-day class focusing on introducing new skills and movement for those who are looking to build on what they may have learned in a basic pistol marksman ship class. The day started out with a safety briefing beginning with the 4 safety rules and what they mean which then led into how range commands would work. After the safety briefing and general discussion on how to proceed and what to expect throughout the rest of the class all students loaded mags and headed to the range. Each student shot 10 rounds into a fresh target to gauge where each shooter currently was cold. From there students were taught the proper draw stroke, bringing the gun to the support hand which is anchored to the shooter's chest, and then press the gun out to a full firing grip. Students were then taught to bring the gun back to soule and do a "scan and assess" to break tunnel vision before taking time to reholster.

From there the class then moved onto present and fire drills, to double tap drills, to target transitions. Students were then instructed to load dummy rounds at random into their magazines and were taught how to do malfunction clearing based on the common types of malfunctions that can present themselves in a semi-auto pistol. Once malfunction clearing was done the students were encouraged to continue using dummy rounds to get more practice clearing malfunctions.

We did a couple more shooting drills before breaking for lunch.

After lunch we started doing movement drills. We did basic one-step "get off the X" single side step, then draw and fire drills. From there we did pivot from the side and then transitioned to turn and pivot from the back, then step, pivot, and fire drills. We then transitioned to advancing and firing and then retreating and firing drills. Finally we finished the class with prone, supine, and urban prone shooting positions and how to do each safely while maximizing the stability one would gain from using those positions.

Overall the class had A LOT of great information with plenty of learning experiences thrown in based on presentation, malfunction clearing, and moving with a firearm while simultaneously staying safe for not only the shooter but everyone around the shooter. I'll personally be looking for additional classes from this company and would definitely recommend taking this class for someone looking to become more proficient beyond simply putting holes in paper while standing still.

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