It's Saturday. I arrived home at about 0300 and the truck took a "dump" about a block from home... bearing seized or the brakes froze...somethin'... but I limped home. Glad it didn't happen in like... Santa Nella or someplace.
Thunder Ranch was a great experience. Fired about 700 rounds in 3 days doing a variety of drill's. Basic to one of Thunder Ranch's courses is fundamental drills... lots and lots...good shooting is, after all said and done, all about fundamentals. We shot from cars, shot in the "terminator" (shoot house), shot from the deck, shot moving, shot standing, shot moving alot more, and then shot moving again. This was all the sorts of stuff I was looking forward to. Clint took me aside numerous times to make points salient to instructors in an effort to help me be a better trainer... much appreciated Clint...Clint has good sense of humor and was rapid fire-non-stop in the running lecture kinda way...with everyone...we had at least one complete novice on the range and several of the more experienced type folks...
A guy from like...Mendacino...shot the whole couse with a Kimber UC II until it took a dump on the last day..... mag release button wouldn't... and Clint loaned him a custom Springfield Govt. model to finish out the day...
So... would I suggest the reader go to Thunder Ranch and "just" work on fundamentals?
Ummm....sure...Da...no joke...of course...etc....
I shoot alot...like alot alot...and get lots of free ammo from my department to better myself as an instructor...but there is something about having another instructor look over your shoulder and offer suggestions to make you a better shooter...of course I made some amateur mistakes... several... which is part of what makes the experience so beneficial.
I think the best endorsement I can think of is this, We scheduled to take another class next year...
Integrated Handgun & Urban Rifle Course
Course Description
This course allows the student to participate in an integrated program that will stress the practical and defensive use of the handgun and rifle with strong emphasis placed on the two systems being integrated together as might be required in conflict.
Each firearm will have limited coverage as a separate platform to assure or confirm student skills with the remainder of the course time spent using the two systems together. Included are range and tactical house exercises using both systems.
Additionally tactics and illumination equipment use with handheld and or gun mounted lights for each firearm will be covered.
....Maybe we will see some of you there!
