So I finally got to shoot my new M&P, and.. I AM HOOKED. lol First time pistol owner. I took the NRA Basic Pistol Course from 9-5 today, and I highly recommend it for any new pistol owner. There were great amounts of information, and luckily for us with the ACC tourney today the class went from 15 to 7 folks.. soo MUCH more range time for us today. I will no doubt be taking more training in the near future. My only gripe would be that I work too many 7 day weeks to get to the range as much as I would like to go now lol.
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Rastoff
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Thank you for that comment.
I am an NRA certified instructor. Whenever I mention the "Basic Pistol Course" I generally get an eye roll or a little couched sneer. For some reason, men in the US tend to think they are born knowing how to shoot a gun. Even so, when I finally get them to come to the class, everyone I've taught so far, has improved or at least learned something valuable.
I'm glad you took the class. I'm even more happy that you found enough value in it to report it here.
Shoot well.
NeoBuckeye
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Congrats on taking the course.
Just like driving a car, we are not born just knowing how to do stuff.
If I decided to go golfing, I would not spend money on equipment and hope I knew what I was doing. I did see Tiger Woods once on TV swing a club, but that does not make be an expert. Hollywood is not a good baseline to pick up firearm traits
I find that first time shooters who are willing to learn start out understanding the concepts. Plus, there are no "bad habits" that will be be difficult to unlearn or correct.
Just like driving a car, we are not born just knowing how to do stuff.
If I decided to go golfing, I would not spend money on equipment and hope I knew what I was doing. I did see Tiger Woods once on TV swing a club, but that does not make be an expert. Hollywood is not a good baseline to pick up firearm traits
I find that first time shooters who are willing to learn start out understanding the concepts. Plus, there are no "bad habits" that will be be difficult to unlearn or correct.
My wife and I are taking the NRA Basic Pistol Course next weekend. We took the NRA shotgun course about a year ago and felt it to be very worthwhile. We were first time gun owners and the class gave us an opportunity to ask questions, learn from others' question and to greatly increase our awareness of both safety and the legal aspects of owning a firearm. We won't be doing a lot of shooting in the pistol class, but we'll be very prepared afterward to get maximum benefit from more extensive range instruction.
Congratulations on taking an excellent first step.
Congratulations on taking an excellent first step.
thebeamanater107
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Just my personal opinions. I think I fit between the lines of your statement. I was born knowing how to shoot, I learned from western movies and video games. Yeah, that's a joke by the way. Other than that, after figuring out how my first gun (1911) worked I shot it a bunch and know how this stuff goes.
However, pause for effect, I know for a fact that there's people out there that know more about guns and shooting than I do. When I take a class I do all 3 levels of class always starting at the bottom to make sure I know everything this trainer is going to teach. One thing the army special forces guys taught me that I'll never forget is the only thing that separates us (my random squad of dudes in the active duty army) from special forces is they are masters of the basics. So when you master exactly where your hands are on the gun, exactly how your arms, shoulders, body, legs, and feet go, and exactly how to pull the trigger, you then begin attempting to learn how to walk with the gun.
Its a thousand little things that separates you with a pistol from a navy seal with a pistol. And you learn all those little things from an instructor.
But of course I'm a manly man that knows everything about guns, but I'm gonna take your class just in case there's a minor detail I missed that I might pick up from you.
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Rastoff
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This is a great statement. I don't care how long you've done anything, if you're not a master of the basics, you're not a master.
In my martial arts class we say, "Earning a black belt doesn't mean you've mastered anything. It only means that you've earned the right to start learning."
I've been teaching martial arts for quite a while now. I work on basics all the time.
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The NRA Basic Pistol Course is one the the qualification courses in Ohio which fulfills the requirements to get your CCW permit.
I took it and enjoyed it
I took it and enjoyed it
Congrats on using your head for something other than a hat rack! You are off on the right foot!!
ginzo
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Congratulations and welcome to the cc world.
I could have slid by with my DD214 in FL but opted for the training also to acquire my ccw.
Opened my eyes to things I could not have imagined. Gave me the right frame of mind to be a great RESPONSIBLE gun owner. I was lucky to have an experienced instructor also more interested in teaching than passing a person who would not be qualified after the session.
Glad I didn't go to the gun show laser tag training. Had to fire 2 different weapons for a qualification.
I could have slid by with my DD214 in FL but opted for the training also to acquire my ccw.
Opened my eyes to things I could not have imagined. Gave me the right frame of mind to be a great RESPONSIBLE gun owner. I was lucky to have an experienced instructor also more interested in teaching than passing a person who would not be qualified after the session.
Glad I didn't go to the gun show laser tag training. Had to fire 2 different weapons for a qualification.
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