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armed guard class
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 9:52 am
by dou44
I took my armed guard class yesterday . I have a friend that does it and he has been trying to get me to take it. I had a =great time and did learn a few things that helped me on my drawing and reloading while on the move. I sold my xd40 sub compact and bought a full size xd40 again. The pistol shot great out of the box and has only had 100 rounds of ammo shot through it. I was the oldest guy taking the class and I out shot all of them. we had a 22 year old guy show up with a air pistol to take the class with and the instructor let him use his glock.
Re: armed guard class
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 10:59 pm
by Jbob
Not heard of that class myself but guess it might be something like the IDPA events around our area. Those get exciting sometimes when you have to wear protective gear in case bullets bounce back at you.
All good practice that everyone should take time to learn. Very good shooting by the way...
Re: armed guard class
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2015 1:32 pm
by A J
I love it when the "old guy" outshoots the young bucks. Way to support the team!
Interesting that you sold your compact and bought a full-size. I've toyed with the idea of getting a compact 9mm, but I really like the full-sized versions even though they're a little clunkier. My wife bought a subcompact Beretta. Nice gun but the first time I did a safety check in the store I cut my finger really bad on the slide. It was embarrassing as hell. Full-size pistols never give me that problem.
Re: armed guard class
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2015 2:05 pm
by jones0430
Interesting, A 3. I have the Beretta PX4 Storm Compact, and it's grip and mechanisms on the rear of the slide match the full size frame. That may work better for you.
Re: armed guard class
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2015 6:55 pm
by A J
jones0430 wrote:Interesting, A 3. I have the Beretta PX4 Storm Compact, and it's grip and mechanisms on the rear of the slide match the full size frame. That may work better for you.
What works better for me is not trying to rack the slide like a full-size pistol!
In any event, it's her gun and she loves it. It's a tiny gun for tiny hands, I suppose. It's not for me though. Too small.
Re: armed guard class
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2015 9:18 pm
by Longcolt44
I have some friends that are SWAT instructors, they have invited me to shoot with the trainees. Last time I used my Romanian TT-33 and ran with the big dogs. Yes, you can shoot around corners.
Re: armed guard class
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2015 4:31 pm
by Joeinthehills
Full sized or sub; I love um all.
Colt's Government mod, Commander, or Officer's mod / PPKS
Not to discount the Sigs, or Glocks, which are also sweet
