I wanted to give a short after action report on the TigerSwan 2 day pistol/carbine class that Tactical Assault Gear hosted this past week. This class was originally advertised as a LE only class but I had some military guys that were interested so I talked to Brian and everyone made it happen on short notice.
The schedule was fast paced. Class started with a 25 yard pistol accuracy shoot just to see where everyone stood. We did manipulations (draw stroke, reloads, malfunctions, etc.) and moved on to carbine. We spent some time getting a good zero and then covered different positions. The rest of day one was spent shooting from supported positions like barricades and barrels. We also did some timed drills moving from 100 yards forward to contact distance.
Day 2 started with another 25 yard pistol accuracy test. Shooting on the move was next. We backed up to the 100 yard line and did more supported carbine shooting, but moving from one barricade to another. After lunch the rest of the day was shooting different “stages” incorporating all the things we had worked on previously. Everything was covered including carbine, pistol, transitions, shooting on the move, different shooting positions, but above all, accuracy.
I’m sure I missed a few things and have a couple things out of order but that was the basic schedule. Here are some observations and details.
Brian Searcy is a great instructor. His combination of military experience and competition experience blend well and he is a genuinely nice guy. He also shot everything with us. I’m not talking about just showing us a thing or two for the purpose of demonstration; he actually did the drills with us.
EVERYTHING was timed. Wait, there were a few portions of the 25 yard pistol accuracy and zeroing the carbines, but everything else was timed. Even getting into the prone or kneeling was timed (2.5 second par time from standing to prone and a shot on steel at 100 yards, if you were wondering). Everything was scored. All times/scores were kept and compared as we continued through the class. For me this was a great way to quantify my abilities (or lack thereof).
The class was small (4 students) and although Brian went out of his way to make a class this size happen, I would prefer classes of this size in the future. The level of individual attention was incredible. Not only did Brian and another instructor critique us but we also critiqued each other. There was a ton of feed back from everyone.
OK, on to the good part, the pic’s. Feel free to comment or ask questions.
