Quote Originally Posted by Danny View Post
First part of the course was spent running basic drills. Interestingly enough the malfunction drills were taught slap and rack first (of course) then if still no bang rip the mag out, reseat top round and then reinsert the mag. But were were not given any time to set up malfs on our own weapons to try it. Like some other techniques demoed in the class, the students were not given drill time to practice. I have seen that rip/stripe method before for glocks, but if im not mistaken it doesnt work so pretty on 1911s, looks like i will be setting up some malf drills to practice.

The class was NOT accuracy driven and the term point shoot was even tossed about at distances i was not comfortable with using the term. I think sights are there for a reason, use them, the only thing that should change with distance is the quality of your sight picture. A couple drills were used to shoot 90 degrees to the side of you with out squaring up to the target. Interesting concepts, but the distance felt too great IMO to not aim, and i kept having trouble doing what the instructor was asking. Just ask cool cat racing, i was butchering the point shoot technique lol.

Night time was interesting. We did some dusk work, which is great. Considering dusk simulates the majority of city/neighborhood ambient lighting and pretty much the only time night sights are usfull imo. We also did some lights off drills, pitch black. Which at first seemed silly, but i guess there is bound to be some instance where you have PID on a combatant even though the current level lighting doesnt allow you to see anything but a silhoette (seems mutally exclusive to me but whatever).

Different techniques of holding the flashlight were taught and considerable time using each technique was spent. The instructor(s) did not get on to people about the importance of proper on/off usage of a light enough imo.

Allthough i didnt like some of the tecniques i learned a good bit (including my winter clothing choice SUCKED lol) the instructor has the same attitude I have, learn all the techniques you can and use and apply those that work for you. So with this in mind the class was great.

In general the instructor wasnt as picky about the details as I like, and no shooting on the move drills were preformed. Only move then shoot drills. Overall good course for the money. Round count about 450ish.

Yea i know, poorly thought out AAR, ohh well. back to writing a report and studying for finals... blehhhh


Cool Cat Racing found out he needs to buy a mag carrier lol.
Sounds like you had a little fun. Seems like alot of info was covered for a large class during a small time frame. I am on staff duty right now so I am bored to death and have plenty of time to chat.

If they were teaching you the point shoot method I am glad they didnt teach any kind of shooting on the move. Point shoot within around 7-10yds with practice will have you shooting 12" groups fairly easy. The same concept with moving involved makes around a 20" group which is def not your average sized human. I have formulated a shooting style for shooting on the move that has worked well for me and I think we have touched on it before. The problem most people have with shooting on the move is consitency. Pulling the trigger at the same time or point during there motion of travel. What I like to do is take a bunch of magazines and only load like 8-10 rds in each one. Start off at a seriously slow pace moving towards my target ensuring that I always am moving heal to toe with my feet. I will shoot the rounds at the same point during my stride. For me I noticed that if everytime I plant my right foot on the ground I take a shot I am more consitent. It might not make sense but imagine an elliptical machine. imagine the path of motion that your feet make over and over. If you can time your shots to always be in the same spot during travel you will have a consistent sight picture. Now of course it depends on what rate of fire your shooting and in what type of scenario but I have found that when I move I am my most sturdiest and reliable when my right foot strikes the ground.

Its funny that you metion clothing. Alot of guys are so worried about looking tacticool that they forget the basics like staying warm, etc. I actually went to a class were they made us run through a scenario in an old bed that they had with no gear on and a night stand as a start point. Its amazing how hard it is to fight an attacker in the pitch black.