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Where can I find a list of upcoming Rob Haught classes? Last time I looked I did not find anything recent.
Another plus for Tom Givens' class. Here's an AAR report by moi - http://thefiringline.com/forums/show...shotgun+givens
In addition to the names already posted, I recall a couple of our SME's occasionally mentioning Scotty Reitz as being among the best shotgun trainers.
http://www.internationaltactical.com/scott.html
No personal experience with ITTS, but I hope to change that at some point.
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I think a 1 or 2 day shotgun class is just the right length. The joke was, with a 5 day class, that they managed to cram 2 days of material into 5 days of class. When you spend 1-2 days checking your patterns, you get the gist ....
Likes pretty much everything in every caliber.
My earlier post didn't work so I will try again. Shotguns are really my "thing" operationally and the long gun I have done the most real world work with. I have been to a lot of schools and training trying to perfect the Art of the Master blaster. About half were good. Here is who I recommend.
Scott Reitz at ITTS. Scotty likely has more actual real world time on the gauge and been in shootings with them. I prefer his handling SOP's over everything else out there.
Rob Haught, just to learn Robs methodology on short sticking the gauge is great. Rob was actually very impressed with me and my guys gun handling skills on the gun itself that came from ITTS/LAPD metro. Using the handling skills from ITTS combined with Rob's stuff is great, and worked well for me operationally and was very well tested in the field.
Tom Givens......its Tom Givens, nuff said.
If you can ever get Bill Jeans as he has sort of retired, it is worth any time you can invest.
Most of the other classes I have been to I was more capable and better versed on the subject (sometimes a WHOLE lot better) than the instructors and they simply became time to shoot someone else's program with no real benefit other than trigger time.
For LE trainers looking to get an instructor ticket punched, the NRA LEAD program as long as Mark Fricke is the instructor is what I would recommend over most of the government agency schools.
Just a Hairy Special Snowflake supply clerk with no field experience, shooting an Asymetric carbine as a Try Hard. Snarky and easily butt hurt. Favorite animal is the Cape Buffalo....likely indicative of a personality disorder.
"If I had a grandpa, he would look like Delbert Belton".
I second Mark Fricke ref the NRA police instructor training program
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Erik Lund should be mentioned here as well.
I had an ER nurse in a class. I noticed she kept taking all head shots. Her response when asked why, "'I've seen too many people who have been shot in the chest putting up a fight in the ER." Point taken.