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View Poll Results: What are your feelings about Front Sight? | |||
Great Training for Beginners Only. | 88 | 8.33% | |
Great Training Beginner and Advanced. | 696 | 65.85% | |
The Quality of Training is Going Down Hill. | 24 | 2.27% | |
I paid too much for my Membership! | 47 | 4.45% | |
They will go out of business this year! | 31 | 2.93% | |
Don't want anything to do with them! | 171 | 16.18% | |
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There was a thread on some other board indicating that they were - somewhat quietly - looking to purchase a number of ranges in various locations throughout the US. Texas and Florida were two locations mentioned as likely expansion locations. Of course, if you've been out recently, you've noted the grading going on to double the Nevada facility size.
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are they moving to Dallas and shutting Nevada down?
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PM 4 Front Sight diamond "If guns kill people, do pencils misspell words?" Last edited by Blackhawk556; 02-18-2012 at 1:07 AM.. |
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Membership Type: Diamond
Membership Date: 2011 Courses Taken: 4-day defensive handgun, 4/10 Next Course: 2-day handgun skill builder next week! (2/21-2/22) Comments: Loved the 4-day and can't wait to go back for the skill builder class next week.
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Hey Everyone. I updated my first post to include some helpful Front Sight CalGun links. Hopefully this will help newcomers (as well as old timers) quickly reference these threads.
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I would think that many/most people that attend these have memberships, and thus never pay (extra) for the $2000[sure...] courses. There are still diamonds available, for $250. How long FS can sustain this is a mystery to me, but it doesn't seem sustainable to me. I'll be going to the 4-day def. handgun course soon. |
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I suspect that a class action suit would resolve that issue rather quickly....
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No. Only when you sign up for a course do they check to see if your background check is current.
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the $50 back round check is a scam, If they wont give you a copy/ proof one was conducted.
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what is the address to get there?
i want to know how many miles from fresno if i drive there.
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thanks. I didn't see that on their website.
it's cheaper to fly from Fresno to Vegas than drive. plus a 6 hour drive must suck big time Sent from Los Alamos Nuclear Facility
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A few of my friends and I are taking one vehicle...a huge truck. Will be a fun trip. I hope you have a great time! |
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Where are you staying? Vegas?
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Front Sight + EarthQuest? A Disneyland for Gun Lovers Monday, February 20, 2012 Cynthia Calvert Frank McCrady, president and CEO of the East Montgomery County Improvement District (EMCID), announced last week that a preliminary agreement has been made with Front Sight Firearms Training Centers to build a facility in East County. McCrady said the project will bring significant economic impact. The firing range project, which has an interesting connection to the questionable dinosaur theme park, EarthQuest, supposedly coming to East County, also brings a controversial history. Front Sight's headquarters is located in Pahrump, Nev., the same community that former EarthQuest consultants Don Holbrook and Chris Brown have contracted with to develop a theme park in that rural area. http://ourtribune.com/article.php?id=13341 Last edited by acegunnr; 02-21-2012 at 6:31 AM.. |
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Not sure if this is the right thread but i'm asking.
Do they let you switch between any of your guns at anytime? For those of you who took a m&p, did anyone have a apex trigger installed? I want to install the FSS trigger kit and want to know if it will take a beating without a problem. Any recommend me sticking with the factory trigger or something else? Sent from Los Alamos Nuclear Facility
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I think one of the questions that should be added is what gun did you take, and how many mags for it.
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You can switch guns at any time UNTIL the skills test. You must use the same weapon for the entire test.
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I heard the most popular guns used are Glocks and 1911. 3 magazines are the minimum requirement but I would have at least 4 or more.
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Yes, I'm a newbie.
No courses yet. Patriot Level. Awaiting certificate for 4DDH I am interested in a diamond Alaska membership, anyone have a great deal to offer? pm me! Will consider Diamond as well. Thanks for any assistance or information. |
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Once my friend tells me where he stays, I will let you know! |
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Let me know where and the price if you don't mind. I was going to go in May but I just bought a dillon 650 so I pushed it back to October now. No more guns and big purchases this year. I need to save up for the trip .
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Both times I've gone to Front Sight I've stayed in Vegas. Time constraint isn't bad if the ppl in your party can get up early, 1st day we leave about 6:15 and get there about 7:30-40 plenty of time if you have our gear ready to go for inspection
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We might have met you for dinner one of the days, if we saw you there in May. Last edited by Lives_In_Fresno; 02-24-2012 at 8:48 PM.. |
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I stay at the Silverton Hotel on the southside of Vegas. Bass Pro Shop attached to it.
Drive time is 45mins door to door. Book early enough and rates are as low as $45. |
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Next time I think I'm going to stay in Pahrump though since I'll be doing a shotgun course and don't feel like walking in and out of the hotel with what will obviously look like a firearm. |
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there is a special now that brings the rates down to ~$35. code swi0312.
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Membership Type: Diamond with Alaska
Membership Date: 1997 Courses Taken: Most of the shooting classes multiple times Next Course: Possibly April to meet up with my Dad who now lives in AZ. May take the 2 day skill builder with my support hand or with a revolver. Can't decide. Might take a trip to Alaska for the 3-Day 3-Gun (Skill-Builder-Level Handgun, Shotgun, and Rifle) in July. Comments: My 1st class was in Bakersfield before the move to Pahrump. Back when Brad and Naish actually taught courses. So I've taken many classes since the beginning and seen it evolve. FS is not perfect but is a fantastic place with many excellent instructors. I only wish my schedule would permit going more often.
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Question: Has anyone taken the edged weapons or unarmed defense courses yet?
I'll be trying edged weapons in April, I'm trying to figure out what to expect.
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Trust me on this, take the empty hand defense class before the edged weapons class if you can. There really should be a hard prerequisite for that. You'll get a lot more out of both classes this way as the edged weapons curriculum builds on the empty hand curriculum. I did it the other way, as did most of the people in that EW class, and they basically had to scrap most of the knife training to do empty hand basics. The people who HAD taken EH got screwed.
As far as the classes themselves, they are very different than the firearms courses. Think about it this way - in four days they can take someone with no firearms experience and get them hitting targets from the holster with a good degree of accuracy. How long would it take you to get basic proficiency in a martial art? Four or six months of regular classes? So what they can do in two days is just a quick survey of a few techniques, not terribly organized either, just basic exposure. I feel like I was exposed to a ton of useful skills, but certainly didn't master them. Also be aware that many or most people in the class will be limited in their physical abilities, and that will set the class pace. I was just there this month for 4-day advanced rifle (got the flu and had to sit out some of the class) and a support-hand skill builder. Great weather in February. |
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