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Types of training

Postby Scratch on Fri Jul 25, 2014 8:13 pm

Sorry in advance to the mods if this is I the wrong section, feel free to move if you think it should be.

What types of firearm training are there? I'm looking for examples of not specific drills, but actual classes, and skills to work on. Things that you would see on a brochure or website for types of classes, or specific skills that would be taught in those classes.

I'll start out and show you what I mean. Please feel free to add to the list.

Firearm safety
Basic: (handgun, rifle or shotgun)
Concealed carry
Multi gun/competition
Defensive: (handgun, rifle or shotgun)
Accuracy
Strong hand
Weak hand
Drawing from holster
Shooting while moving (forward, backward, side)
Shooting from cover
Shooting prone
Urban prone
Kneeling
Sitting
From table
Tactical reloading
Speed reloading
Supine position
Turn and shooting
Multiple targets
Use of a sling (rifle, shotgun)
From a vehicle
From a helicopter
Barricades
Transitions from rifle to pistol and vice versa
Shooting in rain
Shooting in cold
Stance
Grip
Trigger control
Sight alignment/picture
Low light shooting
Room clearing
Precision rifle shooting
When using a cane, crutches or wheelchair
Force on force
Stress inoculation
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Types of training

Postby jshuberg on Fri Jul 25, 2014 8:32 pm

Don't forget one of the most important that is actually almost never taught - shooting psychology. Active and passive meditation, visualization techniques, mental and temporal illusions, etc. The vast majority of shooting happens in the mind, not the hands.

For example, to learn to master a perfectly rearward trigger squeeze, imagine there is a string going from the back of the trigger, through the frame and your hands, to a winch inside the tip of your nose. Instead of pressing the trigger with your finger, slowly wind the string up to your nose. See it in your minds eye. Your finger simply follows the trigger rearward as it's being winched up. Then try moving your finger around, so that it's movement is natural and comfortable as it follows the trigger rearward. Do this every time you squeeze the trigger, and soon you'll be doing it subconsciously, and your trigger squeeze will be perfectly rearward every time.
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Re: Types of training

Postby hunterfreakhd on Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:15 pm

Force on force.
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Types of training

Postby jonahk on Thu Jul 31, 2014 9:20 pm

Sign me up for anything involving helicopters
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Re: Types of training

Postby Scratch on Thu Jul 31, 2014 10:20 pm

jonahk wrote:Sign me up for anything involving helicopters

Would you settle for quad copters..... Cause that I can handle.
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Re: Types of training

Postby jshuberg on Fri Aug 01, 2014 8:42 am

Here's another one - stress inoculation.
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Re: Types of training

Postby bensdad on Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:01 am

How about a class just to learn all the lingo of the HSLD operators? :lol:
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Re: Types of training

Postby andrewP on Fri Aug 01, 2014 5:22 pm

Scratch wrote:
jonahk wrote:Sign me up for anything involving helicopters

Would you settle for quad copters..... Cause that I can handle.


Can you make this happen? Cause I would do it all day long. :)

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Re: Types of training

Postby rottenit on Fri Aug 01, 2014 5:41 pm

jonahk wrote:Sign me up for anything involving helicopters



http://www.riflesonly.com/courses/cours ... sault.html
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Re: Types of training

Postby Synergy on Sat Aug 02, 2014 5:30 pm

You buy the plane, I'll fly it, you shoot at it.
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Re: Types of training

Postby andrewP on Sat Aug 02, 2014 11:59 pm

Synergy wrote:You buy the plane, I'll fly it, you shoot at it.


Hm, the fact that the gnat usa website says you have to contact them for pricing (both rental and sales) probably means I can't afford it, but if I could, like I said, all day long. :)
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Re: Types of training

Postby plink on Sun Aug 03, 2014 10:08 am

jshuberg wrote:Don't forget one of the most important that is actually almost never taught - shooting psychology. Active and passive meditation, visualization techniques, mental and temporal illusions, etc. The vast majority of shooting happens in the mind, not the hands.


I think most videos from Gunsite come with a mental conditioning lecture from Jeff Cooper. Old footage, but still relevant.
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Re: Types of training

Postby jshuberg on Mon Aug 04, 2014 9:30 am

I've never seen any Jeff Cooper videos, I'll have to try to find them online. Thanks :)
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