A COURSE REVIEW
Dates: October 27-28 2007
Instructors: TJ Johnston All Safe Defense Systems, Tustin CA.
H. Ronald Sawl local Fresno Attorney and Owner of THE RANGE
Hosted by: Ken Zachary, NRA Counselor, Clovis Ca. and the Range
Location: The Range Pistol Club, Fresno, California.
Course Description
The
NRA Personal Protection Outside The Home is a 14 hour course
introducing all aspects of concealed weapon training and orientation.
This
course includes not only techniques for properly carrying, presenting
and shooting a concealed firearm but also the strategies for preventing
violent encounters and the ramifications of using lethal force. This
course is a huge departure from the Standard NRA Curriculum. This is
the first NRA civilian course to address concealed carry in detail and
drawing from a holster.
The course includes a course of fire utilizing about 400 rounds.
I
attended as a student and enjoyed the whole course. The facility was an
excellent location for the course. THE RANGE is one of the premier
indoor ranges in California an unlimited ability to reconfigure for any
need.
The
students consisted of 12 intermediate shooters; NRA instructors, IDPA
shooters and California Concealed Permit holders. 4 women and 8 men
participated with 2 young women and one young man being under 18 years
of age. I was overly impressed with the young shooters since they were
able to out perform most of us.
The type of firearms and holsters varied in brand and caliber. There were no revolvers used.
The
instruction was conducted by TJ Johnston, NRA Master Training Counselor
from ALLSafe Defense Systems. TJ is the only instructor I know of in
California conducting this course. He has done 6 courses this year, 2
in Fresno and 4 at his facility in Tustin Ca.
Attorney
Ron Sawl, the owner of THE RANGE gave an indepth look at the legal
impacts of concealed carry and what to expect if you are involved with
a shooting or a gun related charge. Ron is always frank and to the
point and I learn something every time I listen to his input during CCW
related courses.
Ken
Zachary was the host for the course and is my personal firearm
instructor. Ken is an NRA Counselor, California CCW Instructor, Utah
CCW instructor and is an excellent one on one gun fighting instructor.
Ken and his wife Dara are deeply involved as NRA Instructors in all disciplines throughout Central California.
The
course textbook is available through the NRA. The textbook is accurate
and explains the basics of concealed weapon training. The textbook,
test and evaluation were covered in about 5 hours, 2.5 hours each day.
The first day course of fire consisted of 4 1/2 hours of basic CCW
training utilizing concealed weapons. The students used a variety of
concealed clothing including, vest, sweat shirts, dress shirts and
jackets. Retention shooting, multiple threat shooting, firing utilizing
high cover and the advantages of firing while moving were a few of the
subjects covered.
The second day course of fire was also about 4 1/2 hours and
included retention fire, firing while retreating to low cover, shooting
while kneeling, prone shooting at single and multiple targets, turning
90 and 180degrees to fire and shooting with tactical flashlights in
darkness.
This course fits the needs of any serious concealed carry student
wanting an orientation to how to increase the skills and mindset when
involved with concealed carry and utilizing lethal force. 14 hours is a
long 2 days but is well worth the effort and the $250 cost.
Carryconcealed.net promoted the course with a drawing for concealed carry items. These were well received by the students.
I would like to thank to TJ Johnston, Ken Zachary, THE RANGE, Alex
Reynaud my shooting partner and my fellow shooters for a great 2 days.
The Range Pistol Club
5151 N. Gates Avenue
Fresno, CA 93722
Phone: 559.277.9800
http://www.therangepistolclub.com
Posted on
Friday, June 20, 2008
by Dan Battreall