Questions on Gunsite #250 course.....

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I will be attending 250 at Gunsite next week, and am wondering if there is anything not on the equipment list that I should have anyway. About the only thing I DON'T have that is on the list is knee/elbow protection. I am unsure as to whether I will actually need that, as Thunder Ranch had them on it's equipment list, too, but I never needed them.

Any info I could glean from former students would be appreciated, also.
 
It's been A WHILE since my #250 course, but in reflecting back I wish I had brought knee pads. I started to dread going prone at the 25yd line around thursday, my knees were SORE. When attending the #350 & #499 courses I wore knee pads all week. Never had a need for elbow pads.

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You are going to have fun, but it is hot.
I just took 250 about three weeks ago.
The only time you need kneepads is for shooting from kneeling at 25 yards. You will not do much of that either. So, no, if you don't take knee pads, I don't think you will absolutely have to have them. I had them, but didn't use them every time.

Where are you going to stay ?

The Gunsite pro shop has pretty much anything you might have forgotten. There is a gunsmith there all the time to take care of any mechanical problems that might crop up. Town isn't that far. The point being, if you forgot something, it isn't a real big deal.
 
I'm staying at the Super 8 in Prescot.

Yes, it's going to be hot. I've been looking at the weather forcast online, and it's supposed to be 85-90 the whole week next week. This Seattleite is not going to be happy!
 
One day, when I was there, it was 106 degrees.

The reason I ask where you are staying is that this last time I was there, I stayed at the Gunsite Lodge. I realized, that is the way to go. That is where I am staying from now on.
I am going back in September for 556.
 
I was just up in Prescott yesterday, the afternoon monsoons are here. So, if there is anything you want for rain, you may want to bring it.

Sunscreen, it's about a mile high, not sure if that's on the list. And, listen when they say to wear a hat.

If you don't have a pistol with melted edges, get some moleskin. I was the only one in my class whose hands weren't chewed up at the end of the week. You should be able to find it in your local drug store.

The lack of knee pads were a big deal to me, but I was fairly young when I went through. Some people swear by them, and if I were to do it again today, I would bring them along.

One more thing - control yourself in the Pro Shop, or you will go home with a suitcase full of items sporting the Duck of Death.

Have fun!
 
I brought a raincoat, so I should be ok.
The primary pistol I plan on using is my recently acquired CZ-40b, which has no sharp edges to speak of. I am bringing moleskin, in case I do get bit anyway. I learned this lesson while at Thunder Ranch in 2000. I cut my off hand pretty good on a malfunction drill, and bled all over my pistol, my magazines, everything.
The only thing I might use the Pro Shop for is a recently purchased beavertail grip safety from Wilson Combat for my Para Ordnance P-14. I need it installed.
SPF45 sunblock is in my range bag, for this guy burns easily. ;)
I have a digital camera, too, so I will post pictures after I get back home.
 
Absolutely bring a small first aid kit. Bandaids, burn spray, antibiotic ointment, and some tape. Blisters, burns, cuts and scrapes are all par for the course.
 
She is in all of them. She has won two IDPA national championships. There is a picture of her loading on a Dillon press with a pistol on her belt.

I have the August 2003 catalog here and she is on page 39.
 
That guy did a bang up job on that link Tim. My class wasn't exactly like that, but very close.
 
Mine was very similar, too. I've got a review of mine posted on the Prodigy BB, but this write-up is so much better that I bookmarked it when I saw it.
 
Not to get to far off track here, but that guy has a great website. Those reviews are very good, and a great insight into shooting schools if you have never been to one before. One of the things that surprised me the most was that we had proceeded down very similar paths. My first ever class was Gunsite's 223. One of the instructors of that class was Jeff Gonzales. I then took a class at Frontsite. I then took Gunsite's 250 class. I am returning to Gunsite in September for 556 and again, Jeff Gonzales is one of the instructors. So a lot of what he said was very familiar to me.

I plan on taking at least a couple more classes at Frontsite this year.
 
OK, I'm back. :D

There were 23 students (including 1 brave revolver shooter). Rangemaster: Dave Harris. Instructors: Ed Head, Il Ling New, Willy Sampson. I was one of 2 squids present. I came back nicely tanned; temps were 90+ the whole week.
I initially was going to use my CZ-40b for this, but didn't feel comfortable with the safety, so I switched to my Para Ord P-14. I shot much better on steel than on paper, and went 4-2 in the shoot-off. I also learned that when rushed, I throw rounds low. I need to work on that.
I missed one target in the indoor simulator, and one in the outdoor.
During lunch on Friday, we watched a BBC news article on self-defense, which had interviews with some Gunsite staff, and the universal opinion was we were not impressed with it.
I recieved a Marksman Certificate.

Confirmed, the roll-over prone is not done in 250. Neither is barricade work.
 
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