Valor Ridge AAR

[shotgunshooter]

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[Dolomite_supafly]

That is great. Glad to see you are getting training and especially when you can go with your father, it will provide memories you will never forget.

 

I am only about 30 minutes from VR so if you need anything before, during or after the class let me know. I will do what I can.

[shotgunshooter]

On Friday, I slept in and got up to Nashvegas around 11. From there we left and headed toward our final destination which was Middlesboro,KY. We each split the driving time and would have made it there quicker if we hadn't stopped at Smoky Mountain Knife Works and Bud's Gun Shop. I picked up an ESEE Izula at SMKW and carried it during the class. From Seiverville we continues our trek. We witnessed an accident in Knoxville which was actually quite entertaining. We had a great drive from there. Everything was beautiful. It took us 6 hours (with stops) to get there. We arrived in Middlesboro and checked into the Days Inn which had seen it's better days. Then we got unpacked and went to a Mexican restaurant and visited WallyWorld. Then it was back to the hotel room and we hit the hay.

[shotgunshooter]

Going up there.

[shotgunshooter]

Day 1
So we woke up about 0600 and were out the door by 0730. We went and ate at Cracker Barrel and then drove to Valor Ridge. Just a tip the GPS route takes you through three states and is a big PITA. So we got to VR with 10 minutes to spare. We got unpacked and went to the classroom. We were supposed to start at 0900 but didn't because we had two people that were late. We started off the class with introductions and then Reid covered why we were here and what VR is all about. We then moved onto some more lectures and went out to the range for about two hours. We broke for lunch which was provided. Then we went back to the range where we ended about 1730. We then went and ate as a class at a Mexican restaurant. This concluded Day 1.

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Day 1 Pictures

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Day 2
Same exact routine as Day 1 (wake up, eat, etc). Went the quicker way to VR. Class was much more serious and seemed a little more laid back. We did a recap of Day 1 and covered preassault signs. Then hit the range where we did contact and close range shooting. Came back for a lecture on marksmanship then hit the range again and shot out to 50 yards. We had a working lunch and I don't think anyone brought food. Came back for another lecture on purpose. Reid also talked about Cliven Bundy and the whole Bundy Ranch standoff. He launched into a deep spirited talk about the Constitution and the state of our country. The lecture on purpose made me and everyone else rethink everything. We then hit the range for two more drills. We also did the FBI qualification which we all passed. The last drill was the Ghost drill. We then received our certificates and covered any questions we may still have. That was all we did on Day 2.

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Day 2 Pictures
I mainly have videos and cant upload them so I'm a little thin on pictures.

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[shotgunshooter]

Gear
I took a Glock 34 which rode in a Bravo Concealment holster which I shot the first day with. The second day I shot a Glock 19 which rode in a Black Dog Concealment holster. I brought both a single and double mag pouch which were both Black Dog Concealment. Everything worked fine and even did my crappy 5.11 belt that I've had for two years. I had one failure to fire and two failures to lock back on my 34. No problems with the 19. Both are Gen 4. Shot 623 rounds of ammo and I brought 900 rounds of Tula. I also picked up about 175 rounds of Tula and random brass.

[Taylor]

Looks like a good time.  Eastern Tenn. is some nice country.

[Monkeyman2500]

Great review! You did some nice note taking as well. Try to get the videos up, would love to see them.

[Trekbike]

Thanks for the review. Please break down the drill shown on post #9, picture 2.

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[shotgunshooter]

Trekbike, on post 9 photo 2, this is the ghost drill. It simulates having to shoot past good people. We drew our gun, put our front site on the brain, focused on the front sight, and pulled the trigger smoothly to my nose. This was a confidence building drill that shows that when the time comes for you to have to save lives it will only be you and the dirtbag. If you need any more info, I can try to explain it more.

Edited June 15, 2015 by shotgunshooter

[shotgunshooter]

Great review! You did some nice note taking as well. Try to get the videos up, would love to see them.

I can't upload them at home (too much data), can't on Tapatalk (it crashes), or email and re-upload (too big). If someone could give me some advice, I'll be more than happy to post the videos if I can get them on Tapatalk or Youtube. 

[whitewolf001]

Good stuff man but don't rest on these laurels, continue to seek training. "The day we stop learning is the day we die."

[Cruel Hand Luke]

Trekbike, on post 9 photo 2, this is the ghost drill. It simulates having to shoot past good people. We drew our gun, put our front site on the brain, focused on the front sight, and pulled the trigger smoothly to my nose. This was a confidence building drill that shows that when the time comes for you to have to save lives it will only be you and the dirtbag. If you need any more info, I can try to explain it more.

Was that drill done with live fire or dry?

[shotgunshooter]

Was that drill done with live fire or dry?

Live. Everything was.

[Cruel Hand Luke]

Live. Everything was.

Some people aren't going to like that......................................

[chances R]

Live. Everything was.

 

 

Well just goes to show......apple doesn't fall far from the tree.  :shake:

 

Some people aren't going to like that......................................

 Totally unnecessary for civilian training. 

[Spots]

Trekbike, on post 9 photo 2, this is the ghost drill. It simulates having to shoot past good people. We drew our gun, put our front site on the brain, focused on the front sight, and pulled the trigger smoothly to my nose. This was a confidence building drill that shows that when the time comes for you to have to save lives it will only be you and the dirtbag. If you need any more info, I can try to explain it more.

There are very few people on this planet I would trust to shoot that close to me. And 90% of those that I would are Marines I have served with. The other ten percent are military and contractors. I just dont see a justification for that drill with live fire in a civilian setting, especially with a bunch of strangers I've never shot with. And I bet the noise and pressure wave was horrendous. Other than that the class looks interesting. Thanks for the review

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[Guest 4x4le]

The way I read it was that it simulates having to shoot past someone, not that they were actually doing it. Am I missing something?

[Trekbike]

The way I read it was that it simulates having to shoot past someone, not that they were actually doing it. Am I missing something?

The OP said it was live fire in post #19.

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[shotgunshooter]

The way I read it was that it simulates having to shoot past someone, not that they were actually doing it. Am I missing something?

We did shoot past each other. I still am not able to post the videos for you all to see. The videos would provide a better idea of what we did.