Took my class @ Ammo Depot this Saturday....
Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 10:40 pm
and I actually enjoyed it, until after lunch. At that point, he had to go through some rather monotonous mundane stuff. He warned us it would be boring, and he tried his best to avoid it, but some things you can't change.
We shot first thing, and frankly some of the folks at the range worried me. Its like they never touched the gun before in their life. One guy shot a 250(I shot a 246) but for the life of him could not remedy a FTF. The guy directly next to me couldn't reload in time between rounds, and he too could not remedy a mis-feed. Made me solidify the opinion you should present a proof of firearms proficiency(not the ability to hit the target, but how to handle them properly and such).
The instructer was an ex-Federal agent, been shot a few times from what he said, and had lots of real life advice. He stressed at every chance that even pulling your weapon was an absolute last resort unless you are in your home(free and clear there). I thought it was a well presented class. He had a good sense of humor to keep the class a bit interesting and lighthearted to keep folks attentive. He was also VERY helpful with the paperwork and he sat everyone down individually and checked their prints(which we did ourselves actually?), wrote out the paperwork, made sure we had signed everything, and even paperclipped everything that had to go back to Austin, and seperated it. Very professional.
The range was well run, and professional as well. Sufficient breaks, and it was a comfortable setting. Can't expect chairs that you will be comfortable in for 10 hours straight, but at least these were padded and we had A/C.
All in all, I enjoyed the class. Its up in Caddo Mills, off I30, exit 85. Started @ 8am, no reservations required. I look forward to joining the Waiting Room tomorrow if I can get my packet out!
We shot first thing, and frankly some of the folks at the range worried me. Its like they never touched the gun before in their life. One guy shot a 250(I shot a 246) but for the life of him could not remedy a FTF. The guy directly next to me couldn't reload in time between rounds, and he too could not remedy a mis-feed. Made me solidify the opinion you should present a proof of firearms proficiency(not the ability to hit the target, but how to handle them properly and such).
The instructer was an ex-Federal agent, been shot a few times from what he said, and had lots of real life advice. He stressed at every chance that even pulling your weapon was an absolute last resort unless you are in your home(free and clear there). I thought it was a well presented class. He had a good sense of humor to keep the class a bit interesting and lighthearted to keep folks attentive. He was also VERY helpful with the paperwork and he sat everyone down individually and checked their prints(which we did ourselves actually?), wrote out the paperwork, made sure we had signed everything, and even paperclipped everything that had to go back to Austin, and seperated it. Very professional.
The range was well run, and professional as well. Sufficient breaks, and it was a comfortable setting. Can't expect chairs that you will be comfortable in for 10 hours straight, but at least these were padded and we had A/C.
All in all, I enjoyed the class. Its up in Caddo Mills, off I30, exit 85. Started @ 8am, no reservations required. I look forward to joining the Waiting Room tomorrow if I can get my packet out!