Some Recommendations from a very Creditable Trainer

[9mmepiphany]

Hilton Yam was recently named a top tier 1911 pistol smith by a magazine...his company also produces some excellent sight sets and parts.

Beyond that, Hilton is also a working FBI SWAT team member...that is why his speciality is "Hard Service" 1911s as opposed to "Art Piece" 1911s.

He just wrote an article on his blog, Modern Service Weapons, listing trainers he would recommend. I thought it very on-point and worth sharing

http://modernserviceweapons.com/?p=13569#more-13569

 

[Fred Fuller]

Good list ... but







It makes me feel OLD

 

[9mmepiphany]

Oh come on, Pat McNamera and Bruce Gray aren't young guys; so only 60% are young cubs

 

[strambo]

Pat McNamara is an animal though...good list, just reminds me how many good trainers I haven't taken a class from yet. Looks like a couple will be my direction.

I'd love to take the advanced pistol course with OpSpec/Bruce Gray. Those don't seem to happen very often...

 

[9mmepiphany]

I'd love to take the advanced pistol course with OpSpec/Bruce Gray. Those don't seem to happen very often...

What is interesting is that Bruce lives in OR...granted it is 3 hours east of Portland... but I think he might be moving more west

 

[strambo]

Yup, I took Practical Fundamentals on his home range in Spray. I never see any OpSpec courses anywhere near here though.

 

[9mmepiphany]

Were you at his christening class...when the shop wasn't quite finished...in Spray or a later class?

 

[strambo]

I was definitely there before the shop was finished...didn't stop me from leaving my P226 behind to get all smooth and short reset-y though.

 

[9mmepiphany]

Then I guess we've met in person

 

[strambo]

Cool, perhaps we'll meet again at a class sometime.