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AAR Vickers Tactical Pistol I 6-7 Sept 08
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Looks like a fun class as always, can't wait until my next one.
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I thoroughly enjoyed the entire weekend. Even with the hurricane on Saturday I had a great time. Everybody was friendly, eager to learn, and motivated. That makes all the difference in the world.
Great class & great group of guys.
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i really enjoyed this class. thanks again to LAV and Dave Pennington and Paul.
was good to see the m4c "regulars" ;) but there were plenty of new faces. was surprised to see New Jersey/ Pennsylvania well-represented (at least a half dozen guys).
i decided to take a break from obsessing about every little nuance of the class in terms of note taking and concentrated on just running the drills. of course, i had the luxury of taking prior LAV classes to do this. i found this fairly helpful in terms of the class flow (note taking requires interruption).
here's just a brief outline of the drills completed ... if i missed any (John Wayne probably has this syllabus down by memory so he'll have some nits) please let me know since i was kind of in a fog sat morn (got about 1.5 hours of sleep before the class). i'll have more comprehensive notes for class participants and will send via e-mail if i ever get my shit together. just use these as a reminder to jog your brain if you are writing up your notes.
theme: hit your effin target. proper trigger pull is the most important skill to develop, everything else is secondary.
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Day 1
Start Time 10:00 a.m.
1. Dry fire trigger control with empty case or coin on front sight (requires partner)
2. Trigger reset drill (requires partner to rack slide)
3. Slow fire ball & dummy (partner drill)
4. Command ball & dummy (partner drill)
5. Timed ball & dummy (partner drill)
6. Wobble zone demonstration (using 3 fingers as front sight)
7. Concept of follow-through, scan & assess
8. "Don't call it a walkback" to ~100 yards
(break for lunch)
9. Draw from the holster
10. Emergency reload
11. Slow-fire "bullseye" drill at various ranges
12. Emergency reload drill on steel plates (competitive drill)
13. Static turns
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Day 2
Start Time 9 a.m.
1. Slow fire ball and dummy (partner drill)
2. Command ball and dummy (partner drill)
3. Timed ball and dummy (partner drill)
4. Bullseye drill
5. "Don't call it a walkback" to 100 yards
(break for lunch)
6. Malfunction drill - tap, rack, bang.
7. Malfunction drill - TRP + "rip drill"
8. Shoooting on the move (forward and reverse)
9. Box drill
10. effing :mad: figure 8 drill - individual
11. frickin :mad: figure 8 drill - team relay
12. bullseye @ 25 yards.
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and there were more larry-isms to add to the colorful lexicon.
i'll start with this one:
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Originally Posted by Larry Vickers
If you think [insert grossly incorrect notion here], then you need a piss test.
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oh yeah, there is no such thing as a dedicated "walkback" gun. :eek:
using a gun that is different from what you've been shooting through the class is ... counterproductive. ;):D
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A good group of shooters and a great class! Larry's focus on some of the fundamental elements really helped my shooting.
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Really a great class and a great group of guys. The class left you with some great drills to utilize during your regular training at home. God knows I REALLY need it.:eek::eek: Larry should starts doing comedy on the side because he is a funny guy at everyones expense equally.:D I look forward to more classes in the future.
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Absolutely a great class. This was my first LAV class, and this class exceeded whatever expectations I had going in. I can't say enough about how well executed and well run this class was. Everything being taught was done so for a very specific purpose, and every round sent downrange was done so with a very specific intent. The round count wasn't exceedingly high, but at the end of each day I was just mentally spent.
