Advanced Training Survey

acparmed · February 7th, 2005, 04:01 AM

After reading about all the espoused experience going on in here i have a question for all members.

How many members have been to an advanced training school such as Thunder Ranch, Gunsite, Front Sight, Lethal Force Institute, Blackwater etc?

Please list the school you went to and the courses taken as well as what you thought of the school.

Most of us have had basic CCW training so we can exclude that, I'm interested in the more advanced schools.

To start it off I have taken 2 courses at Thunder Ranch, 3 day Defensive Handgun and 3 Day Team Tactics. Both were excellent. I highly recommend Thunder Ranch and Clint Smith for REAL WORLD training.

I also took the 3 day Instructor Development Course at Front Sight and 2 times took the NRA Law Enforcement Instructor Development Course.

Ignatius Piazza did not impress me at all. Both NRA courses were very well done and were taken at Las Vegas Metro PD Range.

Thanks for your participation.

Bud White · February 7th, 2005, 09:10 AM

I admit i have not but health and work are all that has stopped me im hoping to o to one in the next 2 years

APachon · February 7th, 2005, 09:54 AM

I will be able to comment on the Front Sight 4-day Pistol course later on this spring.

~A

David Armstrong · February 7th, 2005, 01:31 PM

Thunder Ranch Handgun 1 and Handgun 2.
DTI (John Farnam) Basic and Advanced Handgun, Basic Rifle, Advance Rifle, Advanced Rifle and Shotgun, Shotgun Instructor.
Sigarms Multiple Target Engagement
Rog-Con Speed Shooting
Glock Firearms Instructor
Shoot-N-Iron Shotgun
NRA Instructor Basic Handgun and Personal Protection

There are quite a few more, but I'll have to update this when I get to the office and can check them. All have been beneficial in different ways, and I'd recommend them to anyone.

FortyFive · February 7th, 2005, 01:39 PM

BudWhite-understand the health/age issue. Some guys seem to go longer than others but I stopped shooting for about 2 years, going to get back in and maybe try for my ccw again. I have attended 2 basic and 1 ccw training course.

rocky · February 7th, 2005, 03:23 PM

Just PD training so far. Maybe next year I can hit a pistol/carbine course.

mikaldulee · February 8th, 2005, 01:23 PM

Gulf War one...(wink)

SSKC · February 8th, 2005, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikaldulee

Gulf War one...(wink)

mikaldulee:

Thanks.

SSKC

LenS · February 8th, 2005, 11:12 PM

I took Jim Crews (Marksman's Enterprises) 3 day Intermediate Handgun – Level 2 course last Summer. Amazing skills we learned.

I now consider all the training I received from 17 years with the PD as a joke in comparison!

Plan on taking Randy Cain's 3 day Tactical Handgun-101 this coming Summer and perhaps Gabe Suarez's Enhanced Defensive Shooting course (4 days). All will be sponsored in the Nashua, NH area by http://www.neshooters.com/2005-schedule.html this coming Summer.

clubsoda22 · February 9th, 2005, 01:18 AM

Tactical Responce Inc. 2 day tactical pistol: Incredible instructors and possibly the most comprehensive 2 day pistol course anywhere. That's not just me talking, i've heared it from other big name instructors as well.

I'm taking another bunch of courses with them in april: 2 day tactical rifle, 2 day advanced tactical pistol and 1 day tactical shotgun.

I hope to take a vehicle and team tactics class from them in the future. I'd also like to train with Gabe Suarez at some point and possibly Blackwater.

February 7th, 2005, 04:01 AM	#1
acparmed 1952 - 2006 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 1,371	Advanced Training Survey After reading about all the espoused experience going on in here i have a question for all members. How many members have been to an advanced training school such as Thunder Ranch, Gunsite, Front Sight, Lethal Force Institute, Blackwater etc? Please list the school you went to and the courses taken as well as what you thought of the school. Most of us have had basic CCW training so we can exclude that, I'm interested in the more advanced schools. To start it off I have taken 2 courses at Thunder Ranch, 3 day Defensive Handgun and 3 Day Team Tactics. Both were excellent. I highly recommend Thunder Ranch and Clint Smith for REAL WORLD training. I also took the 3 day Instructor Development Course at Front Sight and 2 times took the NRA Law Enforcement Instructor Development Course. Ignatius Piazza did not impress me at all. Both NRA courses were very well done and were taken at Las Vegas Metro PD Range. Thanks for your participation. __________________ Heroes are people who do what has to be done, when it has to be done, regardless of the consequences "I like when the enemy shoots at me; then I know where the ****** are and can kill them." ~George Patton DE OPPRESSO LIBER**

February 7th, 2005, 09:54 AM	#3
APachon Forum Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,091	I will be able to comment on the Front Sight 4-day Pistol course later on this spring. ~A __________________ Fave Quotes The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live!!! All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. Edmund Burke The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government. Henry Ward Beecher

February 7th, 2005, 01:39 PM	#5
FortyFive Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 868	BudWhite-understand the health/age issue. Some guys seem to go longer than others but I stopped shooting for about 2 years, going to get back in and maybe try for my ccw again. I have attended 2 basic and 1 ccw training course. __________________ As you slide down the banister of life, May the splinters never point the wrong way. --- NRA Life Member

February 8th, 2005, 01:23 PM	#7
mikaldulee Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Charles, Missouri Posts: 115	Gulf War one...(wink) __________________ People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to violence on their behalf.

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February 7th, 2005, 09:10 AM	#2
Bud White VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Elsewhere Posts: 17,476	I admit i have not but health and work are all that has stopped me im hoping to o to one in the next 2 years

February 7th, 2005, 01:31 PM	#4
David Armstrong Membership Revoked Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 79	Thunder Ranch Handgun 1 and Handgun 2. DTI (John Farnam) Basic and Advanced Handgun, Basic Rifle, Advance Rifle, Advanced Rifle and Shotgun, Shotgun Instructor. Sigarms Multiple Target Engagement Rog-Con Speed Shooting Glock Firearms Instructor Shoot-N-Iron Shotgun NRA Instructor Basic Handgun and Personal Protection There are quite a few more, but I'll have to update this when I get to the office and can check them. All have been beneficial in different ways, and I'd recommend them to anyone.

February 7th, 2005, 03:23 PM	#6
rocky Senior Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MI Posts: 11,072	Just PD training so far. Maybe next year I can hit a pistol/carbine course.

February 8th, 2005, 11:12 PM	#9
LenS Distinguished Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: US Posts: 1,288	I took Jim Crews (Marksman's Enterprises) 3 day Intermediate Handgun – Level 2 course last Summer. Amazing skills we learned. I now consider all the training I received from 17 years with the PD as a joke in comparison! Plan on taking Randy Cain's 3 day Tactical Handgun-101 this coming Summer and perhaps Gabe Suarez's Enhanced Defensive Shooting course (4 days). All will be sponsored in the Nashua, NH area by http://www.neshooters.com/2005-schedule.html this coming Summer.

February 9th, 2005, 01:18 AM	#10
clubsoda22 Membership Revoked Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 177	Tactical Responce Inc. 2 day tactical pistol: Incredible instructors and possibly the most comprehensive 2 day pistol course anywhere. That's not just me talking, i've heared it from other big name instructors as well. I'm taking another bunch of courses with them in april: 2 day tactical rifle, 2 day advanced tactical pistol and 1 day tactical shotgun. I hope to take a vehicle and team tactics class from them in the future. I'd also like to train with Gabe Suarez at some point and possibly Blackwater.