Originally Posted by Erik

"...but there is a huge difference between training and qualification, like the course posted already. "

Indeed. The courses I posted reflect only the speed and accuracy minimum standards a given shooter must be able to perform, on demand, to keep the job. There is much more to it.

"...shooters and people who think they have prepared and know what they are doing have a far tougher time qualifying than those who are completely green."

Maybe. It is certainly the party line among many trainers. And while it is true that much of a an Academy firearms instructor's time is spent coding over bad habits with good ones, many (most?) of the Academy's best shooters arrived that way.

It all comes down to the habits...aquiring good ones is a advantage; bad ones a disadvantage. Knowing which are which is the million dollar question.