KevinB
01-09-09, 19:16
The Jacksonville Sheriffs Office hosted Larry Vickers for a 4 day CQB instructor class.
The class size was 20 pers and several familiar names in attendance.
TD1 AM Consisted of some intro shoots - and a 'qual' shoot. LAV worked us on a number of pistol drills, and showed a number of ways to work on accuracy, and to improve shooters (inc ourselves). We moved briefly into the carbine as well before lunch. I drew some attention as my Hk416 had several failures to fire - and it turned out to be my KAC trigger was hanging up - This trigger has had Hk416 problems before - however it was been fine with mine (my lower was used on another Hk416 when I was not around - the trigger was reportedly fixed) it appears from my intially diagnosis that the set screw backed out a tad - however I switch to my 11.5" KAC SR16 upper on a Colt lower and never looked back.
TD1 PM Was flow drills in the Shoot House (what I would call a Kill House but apparently in LE circles that is a non starter). LAV broke us up into 5 man teams and we went thru building block applications of clearing structures.
TD2 AM - intially planned for confidence drills with pistol and carbine - it was called for rain and we went into live fire shoot house drills, both LAV and ourselves where confident in our abilities and safety.
TD2 PM LAV went over the confidence drills, not so much for prep for us - but as ideas to get new SWAT - or Mil team members up to speed and confident.
TD3 - Flow Drills off site - Single and multiple team drills
TD4 - Shoot House All day - single and multiple teams, single and multiple entry points.
It was a great course - hats off to LAV, and Jim and Jeff from JSO.
I dont want to be too detailed in the AAR so I edited the above post. I am hoping some of the others chime in.
Several PM's noticed I wrote Pat Rogers name and then nothing else. I was meaning to write that his BCM gun did not like frang and he went back to the Hk416, but then I figured Pat was better writing that - so I thought I wiped it all out. While this was truly the first time I met Pat in person, I consider him a friend and it was nothing negative intended - I had just thought he was best mentioning his equipment not I.
The class size was 20 pers and several familiar names in attendance.
TD1 AM Consisted of some intro shoots - and a 'qual' shoot. LAV worked us on a number of pistol drills, and showed a number of ways to work on accuracy, and to improve shooters (inc ourselves). We moved briefly into the carbine as well before lunch. I drew some attention as my Hk416 had several failures to fire - and it turned out to be my KAC trigger was hanging up - This trigger has had Hk416 problems before - however it was been fine with mine (my lower was used on another Hk416 when I was not around - the trigger was reportedly fixed) it appears from my intially diagnosis that the set screw backed out a tad - however I switch to my 11.5" KAC SR16 upper on a Colt lower and never looked back.
TD1 PM Was flow drills in the Shoot House (what I would call a Kill House but apparently in LE circles that is a non starter). LAV broke us up into 5 man teams and we went thru building block applications of clearing structures.
TD2 AM - intially planned for confidence drills with pistol and carbine - it was called for rain and we went into live fire shoot house drills, both LAV and ourselves where confident in our abilities and safety.
TD2 PM LAV went over the confidence drills, not so much for prep for us - but as ideas to get new SWAT - or Mil team members up to speed and confident.
TD3 - Flow Drills off site - Single and multiple team drills
TD4 - Shoot House All day - single and multiple teams, single and multiple entry points.
It was a great course - hats off to LAV, and Jim and Jeff from JSO.
I dont want to be too detailed in the AAR so I edited the above post. I am hoping some of the others chime in.
Several PM's noticed I wrote Pat Rogers name and then nothing else. I was meaning to write that his BCM gun did not like frang and he went back to the Hk416, but then I figured Pat was better writing that - so I thought I wiped it all out. While this was truly the first time I met Pat in person, I consider him a friend and it was nothing negative intended - I had just thought he was best mentioning his equipment not I.