LARRY VICKERS 2-DAY LE ADV PISTOL-CARBINE
23-24 AUG 2012 - CHINO, CA
Combat Advanced Pistol & Carbine focuses on all aspects of combat shooting. Whether it be the Mil shooter deployed overseas, the LEO on duty, or civilian home/personal defense situations. Topics covered will be review of safety, stance, sight alignment, reloads, presentation, shooting positions, and trigger control. More advanced topics will include shooting on the move, shooting at moving targets, barricade, cover and concealment, weak side shooting, low light/night fire, etc. All students will leave the course with a firm grasp of shooting their handgun/carbine at an advanced level.
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Larry Vickers is a decorated US Army Special Forces veteran and national pistol champion. Mr. Vickers has nearly two decades of special operations experience (1 SFOD-Delta), much of which was spent as his unit’s Primary Firearms Instructor. In addition to his special operations accomplishments, his competitive shooting has yielded a 10th and 9th place finish in the 1993 and 1994 USPSA Limited Nationals as well as a 1st place finish in CDP class at the 2001 IDPA Mid-Winter Nationals at Smith & Wesson. Mr. Vickers is a founding member of IDPA. In addition to being a highly experienced operator and national pistol champion, Mr. Vickers is also one of the premier 1911 pistolsmiths in the country and his work has been featured in several firearms publications and on the cover of American Handgunner. In addition to all this, Mr. Vickers has served as a consultant and technical expert to the firearms industry. Mr. Vickers is featured on two new firearms, tactics, and accessories focused T.V. shows called Tactical Impact and Tactical Arms.
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Carbine:
- Serviceable duty grade carbine of minimum 5.45 / 5.56 caliber
- Serviceable sling (tactical type preferred.)
- Minimum of 5 serviceable carbine magazines
- Carbine mounted white light
- Optics – (Optional, but highly suggested)
- Minimum 1 carbine magazine pouch - or method to carry at least two spares magazine(s)
Handgun:
- Serviceable duty grade handgun of at least 9mm Para caliber
- Minimum of 5 serviceable pistol magazines
- Serviceable holster
- Minimum 2 pistol magazine pouches
- Handgun mounted white light (Optional)
- Visible lasers (Optional)
MISC:
- Hand held white light
- Eye and ear protection (electronic hearing protection is preferred)
- Suitable range wear depending on the season
- Weapon cleaning & lubrication supplies
- Good attitude
Zeroed Weapons: 100-yard carbine preferred, but others are acceptable if you have a good reason why and understand it. Know your handguns zero at various ranges.
Ammo Requirements:
- 400 rounds of handgun
- 400 rounds of carbine
LARRY VICKERS AFTER ACTION REVIEW
ADVANCE PISTOL/CARBINE
In order to lay the foundation for the rest of the class, Larry devoted TD1 to pistol shooting. Following a tried and true Vickers theme, no matter if the class is Basic or Advanced, you started off with the basics of marksmanship focusing on trigger control. With a pistol, trigger control is paramount with sight picture a close second. We paired up and worked on smooth trigger presses on an empty pistol while making sure not to knock the empty casing balanced on the front sight. After that, we moved onto command ball and dummy. Your partner hands you a pistol that may or may not be loaded. You apply the fundamentals and fire at the target. If you snatch the trigger and/or flinch, you dry fire properly five times.
After the rehashing of the fundamentals, we were off and running in a very advanced day of pistol shooting. We started working on speed and accuracy drills with emphasis of course being given to the latter as per Larry's philosophy developed after years of experience as a trigger puller and trainer for Delta. The class was formed into teams for competitive drills. Individual and team drills rounded out every lesson with "sleeper" competitors in every team. In other words, it was a hihgly competitive environment with highly skilled fellow students sprinkled throughout the entire class.
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