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stony275
03-17-11, 12:05
Paragon 6 Consulting VSM 1-Day Basic Pistol Course - 12 June 2011 - Pittsburgh, PA
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Anthony “Stony” Smith is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. During his military career, he was an Airborne Ranger in the U.S. Army and served in 2nd Ranger Battalion.

He worked for nearly seven years on personal security details (PSD) in Iraq, to include being on the detail assigned to protect the United States ambassador to Iraq. In addition to those duties, he provided training to his PSD teammates in weapon skills and PSD tactics, techniques, and procedures.

Through his efforts to continuously maintain and improve his skills, he has received well over one thousand hours of formal firearms and tactics instruction. He has trained under some of the world’s best combat firearms instructors, and was selected to be one of the Regional Endorsed Instructors (REI) in the Vickers Shooting Method (VSM) as taught by Larry Vickers.

Stony’s real-world experience in a high-threat environment, coupled with his military background and extensive training, gives him a unique blend of skill sets. He founded Paragon 6 Consulting to be a leader and role-model in security consulting and tactical firearms instruction.

Paragon 6 Consulting VSM 1-Day Basic Pistol Course - 12 June 2011 - Pittsburgh, PA
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This class is an entry level course for handgun shooters and is designed specifically for those who have not had any formal instruction or who desire a refresher class. Topics covered include the following: real world safety, load and unload magazines – the gun itself – disassemble and assemble – lube and clean – sight alignment and trigger control – presentations from the ready and the draw – and reloads. Also an introduction to different skill drills including dry fire and bulls eye shooting.

***There are no pre-requisites for this course***

Instructor: Anthony “Stony” Smith, VSM Instructor

Class dates: June 12 2011

Cost: $175

Location: Pitcairn Monroeville Sportsmen’s Club, North Versailles, PA (vic Pittsburgh) www.pmsconline.com

Class size: Limited

Weapon & Gear Class Requirements:

- Eye and Ear Protection (electronic hearing protection is preferred)
- Serviceable handgun of at least 9mm Para caliber (no revolvers)
- Serviceable holster
- Minimum one double magazine pouch / Ability to carry minimum of two magazines
- Minimum of three serviceable magazines (5 is better)
- 400 rounds of ammunition
- Suitable range wear depending on the season
- Good attitude

Optional, but suggested

-Notebook and pen or pencil

If you are interested in attending this class please contact via e-mail at stony@paragon6.net

d90king
03-17-11, 12:50
For anyone in the Pa/Ohio area who is trying to build a strong foundation with a sidearm, I would highly recommend training with Stony. He is a very dialed in guy with a great attitude who knows his shit.

This is not just another guy who wants to be a firearms instructor, this is a squared away guy that has been there and done it. He comes with the highest recommendation from some of the leaders in todays firearms training industry. I cannot say that about any of the other newcomers on the scene. I can about Stony.

I highly recommend training with Stony and I have no doubt that he will become a household name within the firearms industry in a short period of time.

TOrrock
03-19-11, 11:25
Stony is definitely the real deal guys.

Eric Rice
03-21-11, 09:01
I have known Stony for six years and consider him a personal friend. We've shot together numerous times and trained under Hackathorn and LAV together. Stony is the consummate professional in all things. I cannot state more emphatically how highly I recommend his instruction. He's a born and well-trained leader, and a genuinely nice guy. Paragon 6 will provide students with life-saving training. Don't miss out on this opportunity.

RCSMichael
03-23-11, 21:29
I have trained under Stony many times in the past, and he's among the best kept secrets in the training world. I'm excited to see him officially hanging out his shingle. Frankly, I'm stunned that more guys from the NE Ohio/Western PA region haven't chimed in to fill out this class.

His website is fairly basic, but it looks like the VSM curriculum is just the tip of the iceberg.

www.paragon6.net

Shawn.L
03-27-11, 13:02
I cant add anymore to what was said already, but I know we are AMPED at PMSC to have Stony coming to Pittsburgh for this course.

PoppaPump
03-28-11, 18:27
I'm in.

CenterTree
04-04-11, 18:30
I cant add anymore to what was said already, but I know we are AMPED at PMSC to have Stony coming to Pittsburgh for this course.

:D I will be there! :D

Hope to add a lot of "lead hazmat" into the environment. ;)

Rob Haught
04-04-11, 19:12
Stony is one of my good friends. I've shot with him many times and agree with all the above posts and then some! Don't miss a chance to train with him.

Rob

Jay Cunningham
04-04-11, 19:41
I met Stony and shot with him at a Hackathorn/Vickers Low Light 2 class a few years back. Stony impressed me with his experience, professionalism, and shooting ability. I have no doubt this will be a great training experience. As a VSM instructor myself, I'd like to sit in on this just to watch Stony present the material so I could take notes!

Detmongo
04-05-11, 14:09
i've worked with Stoney a few years ago in NOLA. i was sent south to help spin up a few folks we had working security when i met Stoney he's a great guy and really knows his stuff i would not hesitate to recommend him or train with him.

Rayd8
04-06-11, 19:44
So my in-laws live in a little town SW of Pittsburgh and I've managed to schedule our annual trip in June.....which means I look forward to being in PA during the summer and taking Stoney's class!

stony275
04-14-11, 11:58
The class is now tentatively full (still awaiting a few deposits), but we are accepting requests to be in a standby slot.

If you're willing to travel to Canton, Ohio (you can visit the football hall of fame), there will be a VSM Basic Pistol class on 25 June if you wanted to attend this one, but couldn't make it.

stony275
04-26-11, 12:58
A student had a scheduling conflict, so there is now one open slot left.

kjp442
05-11-11, 09:47
I do believe I took the last slot. Pumped!

stony275
05-11-11, 10:14
I do believe I took the last slot. Pumped!

You are correct sir! I'm currently in Dubai on my way back to the USA from Baghdad. I'm really looking forward to training with you guys and running my first Vickers' Shooter Method Basic Pistol class in Pittsburgh.

stony275
06-07-11, 04:49
I'm on the road extensively today, so an e-mail out the to the group will happen either late this evening or tomorrow morning, but so that the word starts getting out, show time for class is 0830 with the first rounds down range at 0900 or shortly thereafter.

I look forward to training with you all.

PoppaPump
06-07-11, 13:40
Awesome weather for Sunday - 74 and partly cloudy.

CenterTree
06-07-11, 21:09
:cool:
Excited for this class... Rain or shine it should be a great day.

See ya all there.:meeting:

PoppaPump
06-18-11, 21:54
Paragon 6 VSM Basic Pistol – June 12, 2011

Class consisted of 12 students with experience ranging from people brand new to the shooting community and have never handled a pistol to a couple of LEO’s and guys that have had formal training.

As with any good class, the day started with safety brief.

From there we moved to the line for instruction on grip, sight picture, proper trigger press, obtaining a good grip when drawing, and reloading. Each phase was demonstrated by Stony and then performed by the class with Stony working the line to observe each student doing the drill.

The biggest thing stressed throughout the day (other than safety) was trigger press/control, to validate this, we did dry fire “Penny Drill”, where you work with a partner, the shooter assumes a firing stance with a pistol with an empty chamber and no magazine and the partner lays a penny on the front post of the shooters pistol. The shooter then pulls the trigger with the end goal of the press being smooth enough as to not disturb then penny from the post.

The Penny Drill was followed by the “Ball and Dummy” drill where the shooter would hand the partner his pistol and turn his back, the partner would then give the shooter back the pistol in one of 2 ways, a round in the chamber or an empty chamber. The shooter would then face down range and press the trigger, the shooter either got a bang or a click. The objective was once again clean trigger pull and to not anticipate or flinch the sight picture. If you disturbed the sight picture, it was back to the Penny Drill for 5 clean reps.

After the Penny and Ball & dummy drill we moved into proper grip when drawing from holster and the draw stroke. Stony made clear numerous times that speed was NOT the goal for this evolution. The correct mechanics were stressed to avoid “bowling”or “casting” when drawing from the holster. As with every drill, Stony worked his way down the line and observed each student execute the drill and correct or provide feedback when needed. As Stony likes to say, with each drill, “we just added another ingredient to the soup”.

At this point we took combined all the drills we had gone over to this point and put them to use by shooting. The next ingredient added to the soup was assess/scan/assess after putting rounds on target. Stony stressed that in real world you need to have situational awareness and make sure that your target is 1) indeed down and 2) another threat is appearing. That would be as Stony’s people say a “No Bueno” situation.

Another thing Stony drove home in this drill is to not just wildly swing your head from side to side when performing the assess, but to go slow enough to actually see and process any threats and not just do the motions of the assess. There were a few mental light bulbs going off and the “Oh, I get it” looks at this point.

We did a walk back drill Stony calls “The Chorus” from the 5 to the 20 yd mark a few times to get some rounds down range to see how everyone was progressing.

My round count for this class was 54. If you are looking for a high round count class, this is not the class for you. This class is about the fundamentals. I will take 54 good shots over 500 bad ones any day of the week. (Ok, not all 54 were perfect, but I know what I did wrong and what to work on the correct them) While I have had formal carbine training, I have not had any pistol training other than what I have picked up on my own. So starting on the “ground level” with a basic/intro class to unlearn any bad habits I have accrued (and after working w/ Stony, I confirmed that I had a few!) and build from there makes nothing but sense.

Since it was warm and humid, we had frequent hydro breaks to keep everyone’s fluids topped off which gave us a chance to pick Stony’s brains on a variety of topics.

I would highly recommend this class to new shooter or experienced shooters that want a refresher on fundamentals.

Stony is a solid dude. He presents in a manner that is easy to grasp and makes learning fun. I appreciate him sharing his knowledge and experience and look forward to taking more classes with Paragon6 in the future.

I definitely left class a better pistol shooter than when I arrived.

DelSole
06-21-11, 10:44
I was glad I took this class. I think most of the studentswere in the new shooter catagory. So the class was a strong focus on the basics.
I needed to work on my basics. This class allowed me to focus once again on the fondation of shooting.
I was also impressed with the way that the very new shooters were treated. There was no moving forward without the newest shooter. There was effort on making sure each shooter understood why the shot was 'no bueno" , then most importantly how to correct that, whith explanation, demonstration, then the student preforming the desired outcome.
I will attend more Paragon 6 courses

Shawn.L
06-21-11, 11:04
The follow up to this course is now scheduled

https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=83184

Docwade
02-12-17, 09:13
Excellent pistol course and a class A instructor. This guy is the real deal and can provide you with excellent fundamentals to start as well as advanced tactics when you are ready.

CenterTree
02-12-17, 10:53
Excellent pistol course and a class A instructor. This guy is the real deal and can provide you with excellent fundamentals to start as well as advanced tactics when you are ready.

Holy old thread Batman!:confused:

Docwade
02-12-17, 11:49
Sorry necro-post police man CenterTree. This post was in response to an 11 Feb 2017 pistol course offered in Ashland, OH.