Qualification Course Semi-Finals Round 2

[Hrfunk]

For any of you who are interested.

Howard

[tazman]

Would it be possible for you to post either a picture or spreadsheet of the listing you use for comparison purposes?
For whatever reason, that page doesn't come through clearly for me and I can't read it.

[rintinglen]

Interesting. I was not surprised that the 1911 won, but I'd have voted for the Model 29 if I'd got back in time to do so.

In my view, there is qualification, and then there is training. The first tests the basic skills and serves to prove that the Officers who pass are at least safe and minimally competent. But tactical training, involving simunitions, dummy weapons, paint ball guns is where specific skills are taught. Shooting while sitting, extreme close range, verbalizing commands and escalating force, change of force "drop-what-you-got-and-draw" I think this stuff is better taught where you, the instructor, can be one-on-one, not while serving as the range master on a firing line with a half dozen (or more) individuals ranging from "retires-tomorrow" to "just-left-the-academy-3-months-ago."
One area where in I am in total agreement is for the need for distant shooting. I can recall shooting at-gasp- 50 yards during qualification.

[Hrfunk]

Interesting. I was not surprised that the 1911 won, but I'd have voted for the Model 29 if I'd got back in time to do so.

In my view, there is qualification, and then there is training. The first tests the basic skills and serves to prove that the Officers who pass are at least safe and minimally competent. But tactical training, involving simunitions, dummy weapons, paint ball guns is where specific skills are taught. Shooting while sitting, extreme close range, verbalizing commands and escalating force, change of force "drop-what-you-got-and-draw" I think this stuff is better taught where you, the instructor, can be one-on-one, not while serving as the range master on a firing line with a half dozen (or more) individuals ranging from "retires-tomorrow" to "just-left-the-academy-3-months-ago."
One area where in I am in total agreement is for the need for distant shooting. I can recall shooting at-gasp- 50 yards during qualification.

For many years now I've conducted qualifications one-on-one with officers. That might be difficult for lager agencies, but I prefer to do it that way so I can teach and correct as the officers are undergoing qualification. As a firearms instructor, I think that is a far more important function than counting the holes in the target when the shooting stops.

Howard