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Member Section => Handguns => Topic started by: hodman on July 29, 2008, 10:03:36 PM

Title: How much training do you have?
Post by: hodman on July 29, 2008, 10:03:36 PM
Ok boys and girls you have been great at putting up with my questions. So first thank you for all the great answers! Now to open the next can of worms, Lets talk about how much training do you have? I think we should define what is training I have come up with three elements for this

Must have a defined purpose
Must have a qualified instructor
Must have range rules (hot or cold is fine just safety rules)

How do you count training and I think this is in hours in class and or on the range so the question will be in hours.

Then I have some other questions other than just the number of hours.
Quality of Training
   What is the best or worst training you have had?
What type of training?
                Handgun
                Rifle
                Shotgun
                Tactics
                Legal issues
Title: Re: How much training do you have?
Post by: hodman on July 29, 2008, 10:19:00 PM
Ok to start this out here is my training to date I think? I am sure I have left some out.

My Training to date:
I have taken 2 Concealed Carry Classes for my several CCW’s.
I am a graduate of LFI 1,2,3,4 and LFI 25th anniversary course
I have 20 hours with Jerry Miculek
I have 20 hours with Earnest Langdon
I have 24 hours with TOSS (Tactual Officers Survival School)
I have another 40 plus hours of training with trainer whose names would not register with most.
NRA Basic Pistol
IDPA Safety Officer Certification
TASER  instructor
Handgun retention instructor
Handgun disarm instructor
Kubotan instructor
Midwest Training Group--LFI Advanced Pistol Skills 

Best training LFI I if you carry a gun this is a must.

I want to go to USSA in Tulsa in the next year.
Title: Re: How much training do you have?
Post by: CZShooter on July 29, 2008, 10:20:47 PM
NRA Basic Pistol
NRA Personal Protection Inside the Home
CCW (includes 2 hours of legal)
IDPA Safety Officer Certification
NRA Range Safety Officer Certification

Would really like to take some combat pistol tactics classes...just can't afford it right now. There's a low-light pistol class coming up in my area at the end of August.  :(
Title: Re: How much training do you have?
Post by: jnevis on July 29, 2008, 11:18:17 PM
NRA Basic Pistol, Home Firearms Safety, Personal Protection in the Home Instructor, and Range Safety Officer courses . -80hrs total
Navy Basic Handgun Qualification Course M9 and M11 (Sig 228) -x3 8hrs each
       Auxillary Security Force Small Arms Qualification course (M9, M500, M16 day and low/no light) -16 hrs range time 80 hrs total
       Security Range Safety/Line Coach training (as above plus M14, M11) -8hrs
       Beamhit Laser Marksmanship system Train the Trainer -40 hrs
       Anti-Terrorism Officer (with a fam shoot of the M240, M60) -40 hrs
IDPA Range Safety Officer -8 hrs
Beretta factory LE Small Arms Armorer -40 hrs
Kings County CA Sheriff Dept/NCIS- informal training with SWAT, room clearing, patrol tactics(individual and group)-16 hrs
 
Surprisingly enough some of the most informative training I have recieved so far is the Gunsite videos for CCW and Tac Pistol 1/2 and the Wilson Combat videos.  The military stuff is good on the Use of Force and basic marksmanship but the videos go beyond that to the other aspects of shooting better and the "real world" application of a firearm.  The training with NCIS and KCSO was awesome but was limited in time and scope but a hell of a good time!
Title: Re: How much training do you have?
Post by: alfsauve on July 30, 2008, 06:32:16 AM
Funny you should ask.    I asked myself, how would I prove to the public I was "qualified" to speak about firearms?   Training.  So I've embarked on taking all the NRA marksmanship courses for rifle and pistol up through instructor.

Have only started.

So far:

16hrs USAF basic M-16 training
 8hrs  NRA First Steps Pistol
Title: Re: How much training do you have?
Post by: DesertMarine on July 30, 2008, 07:11:21 AM
USMC, Marksmanship training, boot-camp and recurring
US Govt (I'll leave agency out), intital firearms trainng (pistol, M16, shotgun) shooting and legal aspects
US Govt, recurring firearms instructions (student and instructor)
NRA Police Firearms Instructors Course
Title: Re: How much training do you have?
Post by: baershooteer on July 31, 2008, 05:00:06 PM
Basic rifle marksmanship--Army High School ROTC 19610--1965
Basic rifle marksmanship (M-14) US Army, Fort Riley KS, 1969
Basic Pistol M1911 same as above
Midwest Training Group--Basic Pistol Skills  2003
Midwest Training Group--LFI Advanced Pistol Skills  2004
IDPA Safety Officer Training  2007
Title: Re: How much training do you have?
Post by: hodman on July 31, 2008, 08:29:09 PM
Quote from: baershooteer on July 31, 2008, 05:00:06 PM
Basic rifle marksmanship--Army High School ROTC 19610--1965
Basic rifle marksmanship (M-14) US Army, Fort Riley KS, 1969
Basic Pistol M1911 same as above
Midwest Training Group--Basic Pistol Skills  2003
Midwest Training Group--LFI Advanced Pistol Skills  2004
IDPA Safety Officer Training  2007
Ok I forgot to add Midwest Training Group--LFI Advanced Pistol Skills  Bob and Andy are great guys but I heard Andy got out?

Jon
Title: Re: How much training do you have?
Post by: twyacht on August 01, 2008, 08:37:00 PM
Well, to sum it all up.

Never Enough......
Title: Re: How much training do you have?
Post by: m25operator on August 01, 2008, 09:17:54 PM
Tough one.

1) 24 hours Mid south shooting institute - hand gun. John Shaw's School.
2) 8 hours Mid south shooting institute - shot gun, tactical, defensive.
3) 80 hours US, Service rifle competition. Mostly Garands and the M14, some Ar15, but the basics apply to all rifles. This is iron sight use.
4) 2 hours US Marine corps, Marksmanship Unit, pistol, Bullseye matches with the 1911 and M9.
5) National range officers institute, 16 hours, became Chief range officer.
6) NRA, basic pistol marksmanship instructor.
7) NRA firearm safety instructor.
8) NRA handgun personal defense instructor.
9) Texas hunters safety course instructor.
10) Self designed home range,  range officers instructor.. Basically everything I learned at the NROI, plus real life experience, to train my home range officers.
Title: Re: How much training do you have?
Post by: pioneer on August 12, 2008, 12:17:11 PM
Too many hours to count.........

Jr. NRA Marksmanship club, in the 1950's.
US Navy, range master and firearms instructor school and duty assignment, 1960's.
Thirty plus years police training and trainer.