NRA Personal Protection in the Home -1st time in Middle TN!!

[Guest Len]

HGR Firearms Presents

for the first time in Middle TN (Portland/Gallatin area)

NRA Personal Protection in the Home: July 20, 2007

Course Goal: To develop the basic knowledge, skills and attitude essential to the safe and efficient use of a handgun for protection of self and family and to provide information on the law-abiding citizen’s right to self-defense.All NRA courses use the Total Participant Interaction method of instruction.

Who may take the NRA Basic Personal Protection in the Home Course?

This course is for law-abiding adult citizens, as defined by applicable federal, state, or local law. It is much more than just a routine shooting course.

It is important thatparticipants have sufficient maturity and experience to be able to assess various situations and make mature decisions. NRA Personal Protection in the Home course participants must be experienced shooters (shooters able to show mastery of the basic skills of safe gun handling, shooting a group, zeroing the firearm, and cleaning the firearm) to maximize what can be learned from this course.

Proof of shooting experience can be one of the following:

• NRA Basic Pistol Course or Instructor Certificate (proof of attendance required)
  
• Military DD 214 with pistol qualifications
  
• Sworn LEO
  
• Other similar proof of qualification/experience with handgun
  
• Pre-course oral and skills exam (extra fee required, contact HGR for more information)

Length of Course: 8 hours minimum

Course Outline:

Lesson 1: Introduction to defensive shooting

Lesson 2: Basic defensive handgun skills

Lesson 3: Firearms and the law: possession, ownership and the use of deadly force

Lesson 4: Strategies for home safety and responding to a violent confrontation

Lesson 5: Selecting a handgun for self-defense

Lesson 6: Sport shooting and training activities

Lesson 7: Review and examination

Course Tuition: $175.00 plus range fee.

Tuition includes all course materials as listed below:

1. NRA Basics of Personal Protection in the Home book covering materials presented in the course

2. NRA Gun Safety Rules brochure

3. NRA Marksmanship Qualification Program book

4. An official NRA Certificate is awarded to participants who successfully complete the course.

Students must provide:

1. Suitable handgun (semi-automatic or revolver) w/minimum of 150 rounds of factory ammunition.

2. Minimum of one extra magazine or revolver speed loader

3. Ear and eye protection (may be rented from HGR for nominal cost)

4. A desire for the knowledge, skills and attitude essential to the safe and efficient use of a handgun for protection of self and family.

Note: This class is a pre-requisite for the NRA Personal Protection Outside the Home course that will follow in late summer, 2007.

Meet your Instructor:

Greg Knox

, owner of HGR Firearms, has over 20 years teaching experience and is an NRA Training Counselor. Former US Army Special Forces (Green Beret) and Deputy Sheriff (SWAT), Greg brings real-world experience and Total Participant Interaction teaching methods to every course he teaches. Greg is TGO member and HGR is a proud sponsor of TGO.

For more information and to register, please call Greg at 615.364.4359 or PM/email Len at TGO.

[Guest Len]

I forgot to mention the standard 10% TGO member discount applies to this class it is does for all HGR Firearms classes.

[dunndw]

is a ccw proof for this class?

[Guest Len]

is a ccw proof for this class?

PM sent.

[Guest Len]

I'm running a pre-course assessment for anyone interested in taking this class who does not have one of the credentials listed. In about an hour, I can administer the NRA qualifying written exam and the shoot/gun handling test. You will need a pen/pencil, a box of ammo for your handgun (bring the gun you will use in the course) and $20.00. Friday, 2:30pm sharp, Guns & Leather, Greenbrier, TN. If you can't make that time, just PM me and we'll arrange a time.

[dunndw]

Friday's training was worth every penny! I'm in for the 20th class as well.

Thanks again Len

[Guest Len]

Don't let Dunndw fool you, I didn't do anything except be a student in this course. Brief review:

What: NRA Personal Protection in the Home

When: July 20, 2007

Where: Gallatin, TN

Who: HGR Firearms, Greg Knox instructor

Summary:

We started in the classroom with a review of the fundamentals of safety, gun handling and marksmanship. We then reviewed various personal protection in the home scenarios. Sort of a "what to do when "X" happens" sort of thing. Interspersed throughout was a 60 minute video of various scenarios and some demonstrations. We talked cover/concealment, home security, safe rooms, etc. We discussed stress and what it does to fine motor skills. We then reviewed how to status check, unload and make safe various types of handguns (2 semi auto and 2 revolver).

Also part of the course is a one hour presentation by a lawyer or POST officer on legal issues. This is also required in the next course in the sequence (Personal Protection Outside the Home) and so that portion of the course will be offered with the PPOH class.

After lunch, it was 100% range. After a briefing on what to expect, off we went. 200 rounds later we covered:

1) point-shooting (2 handed, one-handed, close in and extended arms)

2) assuming a kneeling position, shooting, and returning safely to a standing position.

3) Shooting from behind cover both weak side and strong side. (Weak side is HARDER!!)

4) Malfunction clearing

5) double-taps, triple-taps and firing while being timed. We were to go from low ready, get a flash sight picture at a 8.5x11" target 15' away, fire two rounds and return to low ready in 3 seconds. (We were given three, and wanted two, and I BARELY made it --- 1.93 seconds I think.) We then went to 4 seconds and noted placement and group size changes given the extra time.

The idea here was to create a bit of stress --at least more than that found when plinking or in a regular NRA or carry permit class.

Finally, we discussed how to improve our skills via practice, specifically working on things our instructor saw in our stance, trigger control, etc. For example, I was consistently low all day, especially on the 2nd shot or when point-shooting. I got specific recommendations on what to do to work on that issue.

After cleaning up the range, we headed to a local restaurant for cold drinks and the written exam. As we left, we were invited back to retake the course-of-fire at any future offering of this course for no charge (except for the range fee).

All-in-all, a fun and educational experience with more application to the real-world than any gun course I ever attended. Wish we could have had more time on the range, and clearly the ammo requirement stated in the course description (150 rounds) was the bare minimum. Bring more rounds (200-250 is more like it) and hope the range stays open later next time.

Dunndw and I are both already signed up for the Personal Protection Outside the Home course, which takes 2 full days, closer to 500 rounds and involves 14 shooting positions -prone to vertical and everything in between.

One final note, I used my Glock 19 in my home defense configuration (with laser and tac light). This was the first time I shot using the light, which is a relatively new acquisition. Even though the light weighs just a couple of ounces, I noticed the difference. Practice in your home defense configuration!!! And bring plenty of extra mags to the range! Oh, and if anyone knows how to properly clean a Glock tac light lens, let me know. The thing was so filthy after 200 rounds, I could hardly see the light hit the wall. Lots of scrubbing later, its still 50% occluded. I wonder if I ruined my lens???

[dunndw]

+1 :-)

It was a great class. I found out that:

1. My grip was wrong, which was pulling my shots off low right

2.I'm cross eye dominant.

3.The defense sight picture is if you can see the blade in the rear sight notch, take the shot. It's actually harder than it looks. The 2nd shot of the double taps was almost always low...if even on target. You don't line up the sights...if it's in the notch you're close enough. That takes a ALOT of thinking after spending years working on proper sight alignment. I liked shooting against the timer, and I had Greg load my mags with dummy rounds..which no only worked on flinching , but a good failure drill when the Kimber extractor grabbed into that little plastic POS and wouldn't let go.

The class gets you to shoot in ways/situations that most ranges frown upon. I'd have to agree with Len, shooting weak hand barricade is a PITA. Being a lefty I had to change stalls to do weak and strong hand barricade, or shoot the pulleys and wires on the station.

Definitely need about 200 rounds, and at least 2 spare mags.

I strongly recommend the class for anyone who ccws. It's a pre req for the outside the home class, and there's always something new to learn.

And I got to shoot with Len two Fridays in a row. :-)