Class: 2Day Tac Carbine
Location: Beaver Valley Rifle & Pistol Club, PA
Instructor: Redback One
We all know who runs this show, Jason needs no introduction. Solid dude with a deep knowledge base. Jason, as well as Muzz, do an excellent job at conveying the "why" to their the method they are teaching. Their methodology is based on not what might be the fastest way, but the way that is going to work 99% of the time, under stress, and in an effective manner.
This was my first training course outside of the Marine Corps, so I wasn't sure what to expect. Day 1 started off with your safety briefs, training objectives, methodology overview, and finally moving onto zeroing/confirming. With that complete, training commenced where Jason proceded to start hitting the objectives. Topics covered where weapon control, transition, speed "cadence," and finally speed to target relations. Moving into the evening, low light shooting topics were covered. Day 2 started with individual runs of the Redback One shooting standards. The rest of the day was spent covering support side shooting, using and working around barricades, and shooting on the move. During Lunch both days, medical lessons were conducted.
Closing thoughts.
- This was a good course and with a lot of practical thought put behind the information presented. I definitely would train with them again.
- A lot of participants agreed that the method Jason teaches for change over from secondary to primary is how it should be done
- The course forced me to look at some of the techniques I used (ex: sending the bolt home using the charging handle instead of the bolt release.) and consistently does it work and/or done efficiently.
- Muzz is a big dude, I'm 6'2" and he made me feel small
- Course moved at a slightly slower pace than I expected, then again, this my first civilian course so I don't know what the normal pace for a course is.
I'm not the best at writing these, but if your considering going to a Redback One course and your looking to having your weapons handling and knowledge "cold, hard, and on demand", Jason is who you want to train with.
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