Cutting Down on Rounds Fired in Training

[Rob Pincus]

Hey guys....

The original article that is referenced in the OP is here: http://www.imakenews.com/valhalla/e_article001382962.cfm?x=b11,bf4nQ5yG,w (thanks for reading the newsletter, btw!).

As noted therein, we have reduced the number of rounds fired over the last couple of years because of the components of the course much more than because of the economy or availability issues. The latter reasons are why I chose to make a public announcement about it. Generally, we just let people show up with plenty of ammo and then advised them that they may shoot noticeably less. In the good 'ol days, that just meant they would have plenty of ammo left over for practice (which is going to be necessary regardless of how many rounds are shot during a course). If people asked, we'd let them know that they could bring less and still get plenty out of the course. Even to this day, if people show up wanting to shoot 1500, we can accommodate by having them shoot longer strings of fire during many of the reps. The value of the course is in no way diminished by lowering round count for most attendees. Most people coming to CFS need to the concept, principles and methodology (the drills) more than the reps... the reps are honestly better done over time anyway for the best and longest lasting ownership of the skills.

We just ran a big course down in Waterloo, IA (3 days) and I think most shooters were probably at a round count of between 1200 and 1500 for the 3 day package.

-RJP