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danp · 03-08-2008, 06:09 PM

So what kind of defensive firearms training do you have? If you have been to a school (Thunder Ranch, Gunsite, etc.) how was it? You may choose more than one option if that applies.

I should have stated, by "major school" I mean Gunsite and the like. By local I mean some kind of regional class at a local range.

slugger6 · 03-08-2008, 06:14 PM

Military, LEO (federal), and local.

**einheit 13** · 03-08-2008, 07:34 PM

Military....does 'home schooling' count with a former GSG9 and MVD member??

danp · 03-08-2008, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by einheit 13

Military....does 'home schooling' count with a former GSG9 and MVD member??

I've done quite a bit of "homeschooling" myself so I know how valuable it can be with the right teacher, but I'm looking for formal training in this poll.

thisismyusername · 03-08-2008, 09:23 PM

I've been to a couple of local 1-day classes (NRA Basic Pistol) which were OK. Front Sight, outside of Las Vegas, has some great training. I attended a 2-day Defensive handgun last year and will be going back for the 4-day Defensive handgun course in a couple of months.

The Knight Of Light · 03-08-2008, 09:33 PM

While I would not call the USAF M-16 Qual course "training" I will say that I have a perfect score and the target to prove it.

I have also had CCW, Defensive Pistol Level 1, and Tactical Carbine Level 1 from Alaska Tactical and Security. The ONLY school worth going to in AK.

bigun · 03-09-2008, 01:23 AM

Military- MP , Civilian LEO, Now Fed LEO, Also been through a couple of Carbine courses and one defensive pistol class.

usmcxd · 03-14-2008, 09:58 PM

can't get enough.

chromechicken · 03-15-2008, 08:54 AM

Private training at a reputable school or with a reputable trainer (Gabe Suarez, Southnarc, Paul Gomez, Larry Vickers, whomever) far outwieghs training from the "law enforcement community", and especially the m-9 training you might get as a line infantryman in your company or an MP. Maybe if you had been through OTC or SOFAERTEC or something, that might equal/surpass civilian training.

I've trained with LEOs, been to military schools, and done private stuff. The private stuff wins hands-down.

That's just my opinion.

**mhillsing23** · 03-15-2008, 09:22 AM

Local school for me. I can't wait until September when I will be training at Point Blank.

View Poll Results: What kind of Defensive Firearms Training do You Have?
Military	19	26.76%
Law Enforcement	13	18.31%
Major School	4	5.63%
Local School	27	38.03%
None	24	33.80%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 71. You may not vote on this poll

03-08-2008, 06:09 PM	#1
danp XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 1,436	Training Poll So what kind of defensive firearms training do you have? If you have been to a school (Thunder Ranch, Gunsite, etc.) how was it? You may choose more than one option if that applies. I should have stated, by "major school" I mean Gunsite and the like. By local I mean some kind of regional class at a local range. __________________ God made cops so that firefighters could have heros too. "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Nietzche Last edited by danp; 03-08-2008 at 06:12 PM.

03-08-2008, 06:14 PM	#2
slugger6 XDTalk 20K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 21,375	Military, LEO (federal), and local. __________________ "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us". - Ralph Waldo Emerson

03-08-2008, 07:34 PM	#3
einheit 13 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Virginia, C.S.A. Posts: 5,914	Military....does 'home schooling' count with a former GSG9 and MVD member?? __________________ Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, the third time is enemy action “It is the lack of will power, and not the lack of arms which render us incapable of offering any serious resistance.”

03-08-2008, 09:23 PM	#5
thisismyusername XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 585	I've been to a couple of local 1-day classes (NRA Basic Pistol) which were OK. Front Sight, outside of Las Vegas, has some great training. I attended a 2-day Defensive handgun last year and will be going back for the 4-day Defensive handgun course in a couple of months. __________________ ________________________ Stop the Genocide in Darfur! http://www.savedarfur.org/ ________________________ "I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick a$$, and I'm all out of bubble gum."

03-08-2008, 09:33 PM	#6
The Knight Of Light XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Omaha, Nebraska(sublocated at a Sandy location far, far away) Posts: 8,874 Blog Entries: 13	While I would not call the USAF M-16 Qual course "training" I will say that I have a perfect score and the target to prove it. I have also had CCW, Defensive Pistol Level 1, and Tactical Carbine Level 1 from Alaska Tactical and Security. The ONLY school worth going to in AK. __________________ No Matter Where You Go, There You Are. USPSA #L3077 What a great number!!! http://theknightoflight.blogspot.com/ Creator of TOP 'O' THE PAGE!!! Moose Fight

03-09-2008, 01:23 AM	#7
bigun XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southern Iowa Posts: 3,088	Military- MP , Civilian LEO, Now Fed LEO, Also been through a couple of Carbine courses and one defensive pistol class. __________________ The second ammendment is the ammendment that protects all of the others.

03-14-2008, 09:58 PM	#8
usmcxd XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: disney world / orlando florida Posts: 599	can't get enough.

03-15-2008, 08:54 AM	#9
chromechicken XDTalk Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ft Bragg, NC Posts: 95	Private training at a reputable school or with a reputable trainer (Gabe Suarez, Southnarc, Paul Gomez, Larry Vickers, whomever) far outwieghs training from the "law enforcement community", and especially the m-9 training you might get as a line infantryman in your company or an MP. Maybe if you had been through OTC or SOFAERTEC or something, that might equal/surpass civilian training. I've trained with LEOs, been to military schools, and done private stuff. The private stuff wins hands-down. That's just my opinion. __________________ I'm Chromechicken, and I approve this message Aren't you impressed with my list of guns? Lorcin .22 w/Rogaurd and NP3 treatment Raven .25 Auto w/trigger job/magwell/ambi-safety and Doctor Optic Hi-point carbine 9mm with laser sight, Harris bipod, Knight's RIS and Elcan sight Spray-painted Moisin-Nagant M38

03-15-2008, 09:22 AM	#10
mhillsing23 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: +38 26 31 -90 22 48 Posts: 2,983	Local school for me. I can't wait until September when I will be training at Point Blank. __________________ Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them. - Ronald Wilson Reagan

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