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Spring Fling! Women’s One Day Defensive Handgun Course

Ric. — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:07:15 +0000

March 7, 2010
8:00 am	to	6:00 pm

Are you looking for a basic to intermediate handgun class dust of the winter chill?

Are you looking to hone your shooting skills for self defense?

Do you want to just exercise your second amendment rights?

Then come join us in March! Aggressive Defensive Solutions is hosting a single session of our 1 Day Pistol-Craft Class for Women Only at the U.S. Training Center in Moyock, N.C. The 10 hour training course will focus on:

weapon function;
safe handling and Cardinal Rules of Firearm Safety;
Fundamentals of Marksmanship;
loading and unloading procedures;
the draw;
reload proceedures.

This course is designed as a challenging, yet fun, range day to learn and reinforce basic shooting skills and provide the basis for more advanced skill sets. Students with no previous experience (beginner) up to a limited working knowledge (novice) will benefit from this course. The nature of this class is challenging though not daunting.

Required equipment for the class will include (equipment available for rent):

Handgun
3 magazines (6 speed-loaders for revolvers)
Holster
Magazine pouches
Eye protection (wraparound)
Hearing protection
400 rounds of ammunition
A good attitude and a willingness to learn.

The cost of this class is $150- per shooter (minimum class size 6, maximum class size 18)

Due to security requirements of U.S.T.C, all participants must preregister.

Class date is March 7, 2010.

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Stoppages and Immediate Actions

Ric. — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:55:00 +0000

There are two basic types of stoppages on semiautomatics: hard and soft. A stoppage is defined as any shooter induced or mechanically induced interruption in the cycle of fire for the weapon. A “soft” stoppage is one that can be remedied without disabling the weapon to fix. Typical “soft” stoppages include misfires, failure to extract, failure to eject and the ever popular, out of ammunition. These are pretty quick and easy to fix usually. All of the aforementioned problems can be fixed or at least diagnosed with the simple “Tap, Rack, Assess” drill. First ensure that the magazine is seated by “Tapping” the base of the magazine with your support hand. This should be done with enough force to seat the magazine if it is not already locked into place but not so much force as to knock the baseplate off of the magazine. Secondly “Rack” the slide to clear the chamber or ejection port, feed a new round into the chamber and place the weapon into battery. The most efficient way to do this is to break the support hand loose from the weapon and rotate the weapon toward the support side until the weapon is basically upside down. This is done at full extension, as the weapon does not need to be brought back to the workspace for this activity. Once the weapon is inverted, grab the serrations at the back of the slide with the support hand and draw the slide back to its limit of travel. Gravity will cause any casings or debris to fall clear of the chamber and ejection port and thus clear them. Let the slide go and allow it to travel forward under its own spring tension. This will place the weapon into battery and make it ready to fight. DO NOT HOLD ONTO THE SLIDE AS IT GOES FORWARD!!! Riding the slide forward will create another stoppage! Rotate the weapon back to its normal fighting position while reacquiring the master grip. Once back on target “Assess” the threat and do whatever needs to be done. Tada! Soft stoppage immediate action complete.

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The Tools

Ric. — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 18:32:00 +0000

Which handgun should I buy? This question comes up all of the time. The simple answer is “The one that you are willing to carry.” So much is made today about the pros and cons of this manufacture or that one, this caliber being better than that one, metal or polymer frame, automatic or revolver and single or double action. All of that may be important at some point in time but the big issues are whether or not you are willing to carry the weapon and whether or not you are competent with it. In the middle of the fight the best made weapon loaded with the best ammunition in the best caliber does you NO good if it is at home in your cabinet instead of here in your hands.
There are many high quality firearms on the market in a huge assortment of configurations. Most are of a simple nature and efficient design. Personal preference is going to play a part in your choice of weapon or perhaps a departmental policy, if you are employed as some form of “gun toter.” Also consider what you intend to do with this highly specialized tool. If it is a service or duty weapon, there are different aspects to look for than if you need a pocket pistol to ward off muggers or a gun to prevent the Grizzly Bear from “having YOU for supper.”
Whatever you choose to carry, if the choice is yours, find a weapon that fits your hands and your body. Guns that are too small can be just as problematic as lugging around a cannon.

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