Finally getting around to this.

 the Nov. 23rd Tactical Rifle/Shotgun Course that was held at South Some other site was in my mind a VERY good introductory course to safe, effective handling, and operation of your rifle.
 
 the course started off around 11am. i had gotten there around 10:30, thinking i was getting there late, although i was actually the 2nd person. the instructor and one student were there. bugsey732(who helped arrange this, and the upcoming classes) arrived shortly afterwards, with another student. there were four of us totaled for this one. i had expected bigger, but this also was fine, as it made it easier for the instructor to do more 1-1 with each of us.

 kharis sepulveda of http://www.sepulvedainc.com/ was the instructor. the class started off with him introducing himself, and listing some of his many qualifications(bragging a bit   ), then we got into NJ use of force laws. from there, we went into form, being fully aware of what's beyond your target, or in this case, if you were defending from an intruder in your home, then knowing what directions within your home were safe to shoot, should you miss the intruder, so as to not do damage outside of the home. kharis kept it interesting, and was pretty humorous at times.

 after a quick lunch break(advisable to bring your own), we headed down to one of the back ranges, where we could shoot on the move. word of caution. do NOT bring iced tea. it'll keep ya running to the bathroom, lolol. anyway, there was a bit of "OK this is what we're going to be doing now", then we help him set up "cover" stations, and targets, after which we loaded our magazines, and got ready to have some fun.

 we started off with a couple quick shots to verify the sights on our rifles, then got down to it. kharis had us shooting at least 50% of the time from our weak side. each course he'd set up for us was designed to teach us to keep sa, shoot equally from strong/weak sides, practice reloads on the go(i effed up on one, as i'd hit the bolt release on a reload, and didn't realize that I'd have to slap the mag in a bit harder than if the bolt were back), keep behind cover, and basically be safe as one could be in the situation. in each drill, he was right there working on/with us, on form, being safe, and giving us a little bit of pressure if that was needed. the final drill had us transition from our rifle to our pistol, all the while throwing a little love downrange at the bad guys.

 after each of the drills, he'd have us clear, then show clear, then he'd go over what any of us did wrong or right.

 in the case of this class, we all had ar platform rifles, but any of us could've brought any good defensive rifle(i almost brought my ak), or a shotgun. for pistol, i had my ria 1911a1 cs. i think i had the only single action pistol there.
 i enjoyed this class enough, that I'm taking the one in January, as a refresher, and just because it was dam fun.

 

 any of you even remotely thinking of a tactical rifle course, this is well worth your time.

Is this an incomplete review? Or is my iPad acting up and not showing the entire post.

 

 

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i'm sometimes not good at getting things out of my head onto the keyboard. if you've got questions, ask......and i shall answer.

Not specific questions.

I am taking his January class with my son and was interested in your posting and your take on the instruction.

 

 

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