Vickers Tactical/Blackwater/Grey Group Home Defense AAR

Training Vickers Tactical
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Sounds like another phenomenal Vickers class. Sorry I couldn’t be at this one.

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Lots and lots of lessons in that video. I forwarded the link to several friends, it’s a good thing to study.

Thanks for posting the link, Grant.

That class must have been an absolute blast.

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Thanks. I would run through the house with my two partners then grab the camera(s) and run through with everyone else.

C4

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Very few folks have LAV’s background/resume. So to be able to get into one of these RARE classes is not something to be missed.

C4

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If you think those two vids are good, just wait! We have first person shooter vids coming (helmet cam type stuff), more first person clears and the ever entertaining two man clears! :dance3:

C4

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Did you manage to get any images from the catwalk down any long hallways?? Always illuminating!

:laugh:

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I will stay tuned to this station then. :wink:

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Looks awesome! Good lead for this upcoming class there.

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Sure did. Got pics and vids.

C4

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So it was TD3 and I was loading mags when I happened to look up at the wall. The majority of the students had propped their AR’s against it. Thought it was a cool pic so I snapped a quick one.

Here it is:

Notice the the following:

  1. A lot of Suppressed SBR’s.
  2. Magpul CTR/MOE and LMT SOPMOD’s stocks were the most common.
  3. Aimpoint Micro’s were the majority of optics used.
  4. EVERYONE was running a BFG Vickers Tactical 2 point sling.
  5. A lot of fixed sights (front and rear) were being used.
  6. SF X300’s are the dominant lighting option.

The folks in this class came from all walks of life (active duty Mil, Civy’s, industry professionals, dealers, etc), but they all came to the same conclusions about gear. This is what is commonly referred to as a clue.

After taking the above pic, I realized that EVERY GUN had a BFG Vickers sling on it. So we decided to do a better pic showcasing the slings and give the good folks at BFG a little love. A couple BFG rigs and belts were also dropped in for good measure.

C4

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Is that a suppressed 9mm AR?

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Yep, there was one in the class.

C4

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Larry, is one of if not my favorite guys in industry. I did the tactical SWAT/Contractor thing several decades and Larry is one of the very few instructors I would still pay to train with. He is that good.

Plus he is almost as ugly as me!

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…and this was the class I had a spot in but had to drop out of, right?

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

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Video from class.

LAV is the best in this environment he really shines.

We have more pics and video as we get uncovered we will get them up.

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Grant, Just curious - did you run the m@p/rmr in this class. If so - how did it go. Also, how’s the led version working out? - Thanks Brad

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I did run it and it ran well (even suppressed). It was a hit with the folks at the class as well.

C4

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C4, I don’t want to hi-jack a thread involving Mr. Vickers and y’alls class. Maybe sometime in the future you could update the other m@p/rmr thread. Lots of us with “aging” eyes paying attention. Also, what was LAV’s take on this. Thanks again Brad

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awesome pix and video grant… someday… i will be able to attend one of LAV’s class…:ph34r: