BassCliff
Professional
Greetings ladies and gentlemen!
It was another glorious day here on the Southern end of the Golden State, where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average. We begin this day with a trip up the mountain to the Lytle Creek Firing Line to take part in another Handgun Skill Builder Workshop. I got a little bit of a late start but I still managed to arrive before the gate opened, only fourth in line.
I don't know how they do it but there were several students already kitting up when I pulled into our training bay.
Actually, I think I know how they do it. You can pay a small fee to get an "express pass" at the range office. That way you're on file and don't have to fill out the waiver form every time. I would do that if I wasn't leaving so soon. Anyway, I got kitted up too. I brought a few hundred rounds of WWB and the remaining reloads in this little ammo box from LAX Ammunition. I'd been there a couple of times to buy 500 rounds of their reloads during the height of the lockdowns. I still have a full box with 500 reloads. You get a "free" small ammo box when you buy their reman.
It was a big class today, thirteen students. We began our session with our instructor, Chris McLane, talking about current topics, like the district attorney election in Riverside County.
Then Chris asked us, "If your threat has decided to run away, do you pursue?" In self-defense scenarios, if there is no longer an immediate threat (assailant is running away) then there is no need to use deadly force, it would be illegal and you could be charged. Chris also mentioned something he learned as an LEO. If you run after a perp there could be an ambush. I hadn't thought about that.
Then we stepped up to the line to run a bunch of drills. The class was so big that we had to form two lines and take turns on the firing line.
The first "warm up" drill was simple. We were at five yards. On command, draw and fire one shot as quickly as you could, scan, then re-holster. Since we were so close Chris said there really was no need to use our sights. He just wants a shot on target as quickly as possible. We did two sessions of one shot each.
Kristen and I shared a target today. She's a great shot but sometimes is really slow. She goosed it a bit today and sped it up. She took a little verbal abuse because she was going so fast (for her). Kristen's first shot, there in the middle of the upper portion of the "E" also rang the steel target directly behind. She was really showing off today. My two shots were in the lower section of the "E". I did not ring the steel.
We did a few rounds of this drill. Then we backed up to seven yards for a couple more drills.
This was basically a Bill Drill only we weren't going full out for time, just six shots on target as quickly as we could. Kristen marked hers with a silver pen. I marked mine with red arrows.
On these six shot drills Chris would walk behind some of us and try to distract us. He would take a stick and lightly scratch your neck as if a bug were crawling. If you're in a gun fight you don't worry about an insect.
I'll be back in the next post to finish up.
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
It was another glorious day here on the Southern end of the Golden State, where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average. We begin this day with a trip up the mountain to the Lytle Creek Firing Line to take part in another Handgun Skill Builder Workshop. I got a little bit of a late start but I still managed to arrive before the gate opened, only fourth in line.
I don't know how they do it but there were several students already kitting up when I pulled into our training bay.
Actually, I think I know how they do it. You can pay a small fee to get an "express pass" at the range office. That way you're on file and don't have to fill out the waiver form every time. I would do that if I wasn't leaving so soon. Anyway, I got kitted up too. I brought a few hundred rounds of WWB and the remaining reloads in this little ammo box from LAX Ammunition. I'd been there a couple of times to buy 500 rounds of their reloads during the height of the lockdowns. I still have a full box with 500 reloads. You get a "free" small ammo box when you buy their reman.
It was a big class today, thirteen students. We began our session with our instructor, Chris McLane, talking about current topics, like the district attorney election in Riverside County.
Then Chris asked us, "If your threat has decided to run away, do you pursue?" In self-defense scenarios, if there is no longer an immediate threat (assailant is running away) then there is no need to use deadly force, it would be illegal and you could be charged. Chris also mentioned something he learned as an LEO. If you run after a perp there could be an ambush. I hadn't thought about that.
Then we stepped up to the line to run a bunch of drills. The class was so big that we had to form two lines and take turns on the firing line.
The first "warm up" drill was simple. We were at five yards. On command, draw and fire one shot as quickly as you could, scan, then re-holster. Since we were so close Chris said there really was no need to use our sights. He just wants a shot on target as quickly as possible. We did two sessions of one shot each.
Kristen and I shared a target today. She's a great shot but sometimes is really slow. She goosed it a bit today and sped it up. She took a little verbal abuse because she was going so fast (for her). Kristen's first shot, there in the middle of the upper portion of the "E" also rang the steel target directly behind. She was really showing off today. My two shots were in the lower section of the "E". I did not ring the steel.
We did a few rounds of this drill. Then we backed up to seven yards for a couple more drills.
This was basically a Bill Drill only we weren't going full out for time, just six shots on target as quickly as we could. Kristen marked hers with a silver pen. I marked mine with red arrows.
On these six shot drills Chris would walk behind some of us and try to distract us. He would take a stick and lightly scratch your neck as if a bug were crawling. If you're in a gun fight you don't worry about an insect.
I'll be back in the next post to finish up.
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
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