Vickers Tactical AK class:
Topics covered include safety, stance, zeroing for iron sights and optics, sight alignment and trigger control. Familiarization with their carbine includes field stripping and maintenance. Other subject matter that is covered includes reloads, presentation, shooting positions, and introduction to different skill drills including dry fire and bullseye shooting. Malfunction drills and shooting on the move as well as transitions. Timed fire drills and evaluations based on class skill level. Instruction on the development of the AK and variations, as well as suggested modifications.
- Class dates:
Class #1: March 10-11, 2007 - Completed
Class #2: May 5 & 6 , 2007 - Completed
Class #3: August 4-5, 2007 - Completed
Must shoot an AK or AK variant (Galil, Valmet, VZ 58 style rifles, etc.)
Primary Instructor: Larry Vickers
Assistant Instructor: DP
Location: Private range is South Hill, Virginia (Directions will be provided during class sign-up).
Price: $375
Class size: Maximum sixteen students
Serviceable handgun (For transition training) of at least 9mm
Ammo: 800 rifle, 150 pistol
Gear requirements:
(1.) Eye & Ear protection (electronic hearing protection is preferred)
(2.) Minimum four (4) high capacity AK mags
(3.) Minimum two (2) handgun mags
(4.) Chest pouch to hold 3-4 AK mags would be “Nice” – LAV quote
(5.) Handgun mag pouch - Ability to carry a spare pistol mag on body.
(6.) Serviceable AK sling- suitable for a variety of shooting positions - tactical type preferred
(7.) Suitable range wear depending on the season
(8.) Rifles zeroed at 100 meters.
(9.) Good attitude.
There are no pre-requisites for this course. It can be your very first class. As a matter of fact if you are familiar with AK’s at all, you will probably be ahead of the curve. That being said this is not a beginner class either, in Larry’s words “This class will knock their socks off”
***Vickers Tactical sponsors will be providing free give a ways that will be used as prizes during the class. ***
Larry will be bringing several different AK’s to the class for everybody to check out.
Larry will also be bringing an authentic German WWII StG43/MP43 Sturmgewehr from his personal collection for everyone to examine and shoot (limited amount of shooting).
Please contact me if you’re interested in attending.
I’m not sure how many of you are aware of it, but Larry Vickers (www.vickerstactical.com) is a serious fan of the AK. He owns a very large collection of them himself, including several that are very rare. In every VT class I have attended Larry always brings an AK along and holds a short AK explanation and demonstration. Even in his AR/M4 orientated classes. He mentioned wanting to hold an AK class to me almost two years ago, but everybody got so busy that it got forgotten. Yesterday I spoke with him and we got the ball rolling.
Larry is very excited about teaching this class and is looking forward to it.
I have the feeling this is going to be one fun as hell class.
I have never had the chance to run my VEPR-II K in a class setting before…I would love to do it.
If I see the calendar correctly, this happens on a Saturday and a Sunday…which means I might just be able to make it. I start classes again on the 28th and should be getting syllabuses from my profs then…If there is no test scheduled for the 12th, then I might just have to do this. (Going back to school as an old fogey like me is no fun…)
Do we need to put a deposit in to hold a space in the class?
We are not requiring a deposit at the moment. I’m just asking for an email commitment that you would like to sign-up for the class. I use these emails to form the class roster. I will then contact everybody in a month or so and pass along the payment instructions, directions to range, last minute instructions, etc. This formula has worked out well so far. I’ve only had a limited number of dropouts in the classes I’ve organized. While dropouts do suck for me because I have to scramble to fill the seat, it has been manageable so far with only a very small number of empty seats. If guys contact me early enough it’s usually not a huge problem.
