One/Two Shot Exercise

[jbarn]

I try to keep all students together. I do not like a student standing around w/a loaded gun while others are loading their magazines.
However, if he shows up w/a 17 round mag, topped off, I'll ask him to remove 2 rounds. After we empty that mag, I only load 5 at a time. (Course, I only have 3 students on the line - max.)

I do NOT like to use the command "FIRE". I used to use 'BANG' but went to a LFI course and they used the command 'GUN' so I switched. :) YMMV :)

What's wrong with FIRE! ?

In a crowded theater someone yells "fire" you don't want to start shooting.

[switch]

I 'heard' about a police agency that used the whistle as a command to fire in training. One day, at a riot, someone blew a whistle..... :(

[snorri]

Does the name "Pavlov" ring a bell?

[switch]

It makes my mouth water.

[jbarn]

Does the name "Pavlov" ring a bell?

Or a whistle?

[bkj]

It is my understanding that the official method is for the student to only load the number of rounds needed to accomplish the given exercise (One Shot, or Two Shot, etc.) I can understand this from a safety reason, plus it gets the student more familiar with handling the handgun.

I am surprised to see so many of you who don't do it that way.

Is there any guidance on this from DPS?

Did you load one round at a time the instructor course?
The shooting is a proficiency test not a beginner’s class.