AzQkr

Still, I can't seem to ever feel like I've had enough

It's a good attitude to maintain throughout your life for everyone.

You can always learn more from others, but you have to make time and the funds available to get further down that road of knowledge and skills sets.

Brownie

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LenS

2 NRA courses (nothing to do with concealed or open carry, just good for safety training)
18 years with LE qualification training (a joke at best)
Jim Crews - 3 day (28 hrs) defensive handgun course
Randy Cain - 3 day (24 hrs) Tactical Handgun 101
Gabe Suarez - 2 day Intro to Gunfighting
Gabe Suarez - 2 day Close Range Gunfighting I
Numerous 1 day clinics in defensive handgun tactics

Nowhere near enough training to date.

semperfi.45

My gun affair started in USMC Security Forces School when I was 17. In the fleet I went to Marine Corps Marksmanship Instructor School and did a stint at Stone Bay (Lejeune) range.

In civilian life;

Police Academy
Police Training Commission Firearms Instructor Course
Glock Armorer and Instructor workshop
Instinctive Point Shooting Instructor
Streamlight Low Light Instructor Course
Strategies of Low Light Engagements Instructor Course
Active Shooter Operations Instructor
Force on Force Simunition Instructor
Tactical Handgun Instructor
Sub-Gun Instructor
Numerous other firearms related courses through Blackwater, Team One, H&K, Sig etc.

I'm lucky that in my job as Supervising FI for my agency they send me all over for training, so I usually attend instructor level courses. In return I bring it home and conduct annual live fire training for the department. I am not a SWAT guy but I make it a point to operate at and above their level. My goal throughout my career has been to bring SWAT tactics to the street Officer.

As a sidenote, it's funny to note that of the 8 FI's that I have with me, only two of us have any form of advanced training or career development in firearms instruction. Then they wonder why they don't get "instructor" time at annual training and quals.

Of all the hours I have spent training the most beneficial and highly recommended course that I have attended are Paul Castle's Center Axis Relock, Mike Rayburns Instinctive Point Shooting Instructor and Ken Goods lowlight course. I highly recommend to all.

CAR opened my eyes to the fact that there is so much more to gunhandling and recoil control. It was the gateway to adapting different techniques and styles into my own platform.

Instinctive Point Shooting learned me point shooting and I use it to this day. This is a lethal style of shooting when done properly and should be in everyones toolbox.

Ken Good. Enough said. This is where you go to learn to operate at night and in low light. Many can teach their variation but Strategos has the best low light training. EVER.

On my wish list is some training with Gabe Suarez.

Train Real - Stay Safe

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tns0038

Black belt in two forms of “the arts”

Being raised by Hillbillies, I was given my first 22-rifle when I was 8 years old, and a box of 500 rounds of ammo every month, to practice in the backyard. By the time, I was fifteen I could drive nails at 100 yards.

When I as sixteen, I was given a 22 western style pistol, and learned to quick draw and shoot milk jugs at 15 yards in under ½ second.

Formal training:

Army ROTC basic training
Army sniper school

Worked for Sheriffs department as an auxiliary officer for 8 years; numerous class in pistol, shotgun and H2H.

Worked for Fed’s for over 10 years… Numerous classes in pistol 10.15.25 yards and sniper rifles drills at 100 yards.

Today:

I visit the police range monthly and shoot about 200 rounds of 9mm, in all kinds of drills.

Next month I’m touring a new range, that’s being build, and I’m going to sign up for all kinds of advanced pistol classes.

As other have said, it’s not what training you’ve had but what have you done lately, that really matters.

glock21guy

100 or so hours pistol, rifle, and shotgun. As well as law class.

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JudoJake

Not enough. I agree with SIXTO most of what I have learned has been through teaching. This has been true in martial arts as well as firearms.

adaman04

"Not enough" should be everyone's answer.

Fjolnirsson

I'm going from memory here, so my numbers might be off a bit, but it's pretty close.

CA POST level three reserve officer training-64 hours
CA POST level two reserve officer training-40 hours
CA POST Modular Basic Academy-40 hours
HALO firearms training center-8 hours
CA armed guard qualification 4 hours

Not enough. And nothing since I've been in Oregon, which is coming up on 4 years. Gonna try to make it to Oregon Firearms Academy soon.

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tnroadrunner

Besides my HCP permit course 8 hours
Basic Handgun course 8 hours
Intermediate Handgun course 8 hours
Defensive Pistol 1 course 16 hours (second 8 hours tomorrow) this course is with LMS Defense.

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Colin

I had a two day course for my Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL) involving study, lessons and a written/practical test with deactivated firearms.

I did a 2 day course for my “black Badge” which is a requirement for IPSC u here. Basically a holster use course and a test on the IPSC rules

I spend about 4 hrs every month taking a “Skills & Drills” class focusing on basic pistol technique, aiming, grip, holster, reloading , etc based on IPSC. Generally about 250rds each night

I have taken 2 nights of Advanced Pistol Craft based the tactical use of pistols in a firefight, focus on tactics, use of cover, assessment, etc. About 350rds each night

Plus I shoot for about 3-4 hrs every weekend.

I wish I could do more but the bullet budget is getting strained and the more advanced classes are at a range over 1 hr away.

I also had army training on pistols (BHP’s) but I managed to learn how to properly shoot despite that training.