I attended Dave’s Close Quarters Shooting Course at Harvard Sportsmen Club on a beautiful Saturday this June. David greeted us all at 9am sharp. He gave us a short background intro on what to expect for the day and then we were off to the clubhouse for 2 hours of classes. Dave provided an in depth lecture about handgun self defense and then real-life confrontation/self defense scenarios. We paired up to learn and try some self-defense hand to hand techniques. Dave provided Airsoft guns for some of the training, as some shooters had questions about action-vs.-reaction. The close quarter encounters, even with a fake gun, were real eye openers for all!
Our outside work began with Dave running thru range safety followed by an explanation of what we would be doing for the next 6 hours. Drills start out with single targets and then shooting as a group. Dave is a safety Nazi, and a good one, so don’t take anything personal. Emphasis was on shooting from the draw, shooting multiple targets, extreme close range shooting, shooting on the move, finding and shooting from cover, shooting to get to cover, basic hand defense while drawing and equipment torture. You will be cleaning gear for hours when you’re done. A lot of shooting is done at bad-breath distance, so you must be familiar with your gun. This is not a beginner’s course. Take either the Armed Response or Basic Defensive Handgun courses David offers and you will be ready for this one.
When David tells you to bring 500 rounds of ammo, you just might use that last box, so bring 600. All the basics are covered and many techniques are just brilliant with well thought out tactics that just might save your life on the streets. I highly recommend his training courses and they are a must if you carry a firearm for protection. Every practiced defense skill in your corner might save your life some day. This course was what I was looking for. Dave lives the life he teaches; you’ll like him a lot, but be prepared for one extremely intense individual. Remember, there are no points for second place in a gunfight.
Our outside work began with Dave running thru range safety followed by an explanation of what we would be doing for the next 6 hours. Drills start out with single targets and then shooting as a group. Dave is a safety Nazi, and a good one, so don’t take anything personal. Emphasis was on shooting from the draw, shooting multiple targets, extreme close range shooting, shooting on the move, finding and shooting from cover, shooting to get to cover, basic hand defense while drawing and equipment torture. You will be cleaning gear for hours when you’re done. A lot of shooting is done at bad-breath distance, so you must be familiar with your gun. This is not a beginner’s course. Take either the Armed Response or Basic Defensive Handgun courses David offers and you will be ready for this one.
When David tells you to bring 500 rounds of ammo, you just might use that last box, so bring 600. All the basics are covered and many techniques are just brilliant with well thought out tactics that just might save your life on the streets. I highly recommend his training courses and they are a must if you carry a firearm for protection. Every practiced defense skill in your corner might save your life some day. This course was what I was looking for. Dave lives the life he teaches; you’ll like him a lot, but be prepared for one extremely intense individual. Remember, there are no points for second place in a gunfight.