Recent content by Fred

Friends, A quick reminder about West Coast Tactical up coming course offerings. Classes have been filling quickly so don't delay in enrollment. Effective July 1, 2005, prices will be increasing. Take advantage of the WCT training pass and save! Our Monday night workshops have been...

A shameless plug: :o Class Discounts with a Training Pass During our first phenomenal year of operation many of our students elected to repeat courses both in part and in their entirety. To help keep the cost of training as economically friendly as possible we have introduced the West...

Gents, I have heard nothing but complaints about LAX of late. The truth be told it's been great for business. Mention THR and I'll hook you up with half price range fees. I'm in the shop Tues - Thurs, and on Saturday. Fred Darling, General Manager So. Cal. Sharpshooter www.wct.4t.com

Fair enough. Front Sight. A good place to start out. They have a high instructor to student ratio and a friendly, relaxed environment. The emphasis is on running the gun and marksmanship. Certificates are available for first time students at a huge discount. ITTS. A gun fighting school...

April 17 - 20, 1998. Four Day Practical Rifle, Front Sight. AR10. Sept. 4 - 7, 1998. Four Day Precision Rifle 1, Front Sight. AI AW. Oct. 9 - 12, 1998. Four Day Precision Rifle 2, Front Sight. AI AW. Feb 20, 1999. One Day Submachine Gun, Front Sight...

Hi Phil, I've seen your posts on numerous boards and you seem like a very squared away guy. We've trained with a lot of the same people. Please feel free to check me out with them. Agreed, personal opinions are based on personal experience. I guess the point I'm trying to make is that many...

Before I start running my mouth I should qualify a few things. 1. I worked for FS as an instructor for four years. I resigned about a year ago. 2. I've taken 8 four days classes, 2 two day classes, and several one day instructor development classes at FS. 3. I've also trained with Louis...

Not very many guys take two classes on the same day. He was taking a level two with Scott @ ITTS and then drove across town and trained with us. He did the same thing during an Awerbuck class also.

*This has been posted on TFL, but for those of you who may have an interest here's a little back ground about the curriculum. The basic overall theme of this curriculum was fighting bilaterally. (ambidextrous) The latest news letter from Tom Givens points out that over 75, 000 people survived...

Paul, Thanks for the response. You write some great stuff, but we'll agree to disagree on this one. that said, I still think you're a cool tactical dude. :cool: Take care.

Yikes, and I thought I was having a good hair day. :p

Why? I tend to disagree. That said, I understand using the support side hand for blocking, punching, break aways, and all that, but if you're going hands on I want this guy off me and out of the fight ASAP, and I would target the most effective target zone, and that's not the lower torso but...

Thank you for the kind words. You did a great job. Folks, For those who may be interested here's a picture of the transition to a support side back up gun. (BUG) Fred Darling

It's more than just a uniform. The baggy clothes and shaved heads make it very difficult for a crime victim to give an accurate description of their attacker to the police. The baggy clothes can make a person who is slight of build appear bigger than they really are. This also has a intimidating...

Friends, Thank you for the kind words and it was great to work with you good folks. Sawdust, You did a great job and showed significant improvement during the course. It was great meeting you. Wilhelm, Again, thanks for taking the time to post the review. Working with a switched...