Canton, GA - AAR - Pistol Clinic - May 15, 2022

[Leadslinger66]

It was raining when the shoot boss pulled out of the driveway for the long drive to the range, so it looked like the day might be a bit miserable. By the time we got the range set up and nine eager patriots arrived, the skies cleared, and we were in for awesome weather.

After registration, we gathered in the classroom for opening remarks. To kick off the history, Roswell took on the persona of Captain John Parker and gave a resounding first strike. Then we covered safety and moved to the firing line.

Once on the line, we did the pistol familiarization exercise to be sure shooters and instructors alike were comfortable with the pistols. Afterward, we shot the morning redcoat and discovered we had some good shooters on the line, but still had some work to do.

We covered grip, stance, steady hold factors, and eye dominance. Then we checked the shooters stances and did a bit of dry fire to reinforce these skills.

We covered draw and fire for demo purposes only, then went over low ready and close retention, again practicing the skills.

After covering NPOA, we went live! When shooters engaged the tombstone targets, we saw some great groups out of the gate.

Next up was mag changes followed by drills, then malfunctions.

During lunch, Upacreek regaled us with an excellent presentation of the second strike, then it was back to the line.

We did controlled pairs followed by the "big to little" dot targets to reinforce the skill of aim small, hit small, and demoed and practiced one handed and slow fire two handed shooting.

Mechanic gave an awesome third strike, then we moved on to PQT's.

We had six folks who earned their Pistoleer™ patch. Congratulations! Alex qualified with a 213, Jared had a 224, Morris scored a 216 and a 220, Drew had a 223, 214, and a 236 (huzzah)! Also, IIT .416_Rigby shot a score of 224 and IIT Axeman shot a 215 and a 229.

We rounded out the day discussing the Onion of Self Defense.

To Michelle, Brad, Beth, and Glenn, you all shot well and had some good groups throughout the day. Keep practicing the fundamentals. I'm certain each of you will earn your Pistoleer™ patch soon!

Thanks to all of the shooters who came out. You were all a pleasure to work with and we hope to see you on the line again soon! You are the reason we do what we do. Also, the very special invisible award for traveling the farthest to be with us goes to Glenn who came from Connecticut and Michelle, Morris, and Drew who came from Kansas.

As always, thanks to the awesome instructor cadre who turned out to run this shoot.

Lastly, thanks again for everyone's participation. I hope you had a great day. If you would like to thank Sheriff Reynolds and the Cherokee County Sheriff's office for the use of this awesome range, please feel free to drop a note to the range master, Corporal Josh Watkins - jlwatkins@cherokeega.com

[Roswell]

This was an awesome event! We had an awesome group this past weekend. Thank you to everyone that came out. I hope to see each of you again on the line soon.