Gunsite Training Academy

[onethumb]

Has anyone here taken a class there? A friend recommended them, and I was wondering if anyone else had experience there. It's pretty costly, but looks like a lot of fun (and a great learning experience). I've taken training classes locally, and will continue to do so, but I thought this might be a good supplement to that training..

http://www.gunsite.com/main/

[Davinho]

I took the 250 class in June of this year. Absolutely the most fun I've ever had with a gun, and some of the best instruction I've ever had in any subject. Pricey, and worth every penny. I will definitely be going back for more. Do a bit of Googling and you will find that they have a near cult following.

[AAShooter]

Good quality training . . . plan to attend in the future.

[Treadstone]

I'd like to take their full line of carbine and precision rifle courses. Take a week long class and make it a vacation!

[Ubermcoupe]

Gunsite is amazing and has been doing “it” for years. Don’t hesitate to train with them.

[acegunnr]

Check with CG'er Bert Gamble, He did their shotgun course and was going to do the pistol course.

Anyone been to 350 pistol at Gunsite?

[pastureofmuppets]

It's on my list of places to go and train. From everything I have heard and people I have spoken to, you can't go wrong going there.

[sirgiles]

I attended the gunsite 260 course. well worth it if you are a newbie with shotguns.

[rkt88edmo]

This, they may not be the bleeding edge of training, but they were the standard against which pretty much everything was measured up until around 2000.

The only downer is cost compared to going to another top tier instructors class when they travel somewhere near you, but if you have the cash I'd say do it.

Disclaimer: I've never been.

[Deniel]

I get training in a Gunsite Training Academy that located in my own state. Even you feel that its costly but there is a lot more thing for learning and also you get many other moves and techniques from trained coaches.That you can't learn from internet or from any other resources.

[ja308]

I personally had the honor of meeting Jeff Cooper shortly before his death at gunsite .

A guy I met at an Appleseed event told me that his Appleseed experience was better than gunsite for marksmanship. He was not denigrating gunsite either .

I cannot comment on that as I never trained at gun site .

I would enjoy reading opinions on others who have done both.
One thing for sure Appleseed costs less and is closer .

Glad this thread was started as I have just included a class at gunsite, for future plans !

[voiceofreason]

There are many good trainers and facilities. Different experiences, different philosophies.

A well rounded training resume allows you to try different techniques and schools of thought and see what works for YOU.

Like modifying cars, there are many different paths to the same goal.

[9mmepiphany]

A guy I met at an Appleseed event told me that his Appleseed experience was better than gunsite for marksmanship. He was not denigrating gunsite either .

I would say that is pretty accurate.

Gunsite isn't a Shooting School, they bill themselves as a Fighting School. You'll get a lot more out of what they teach if you already have a pretty good grasp of at least how to shoot accurately. It also helps if you have a pretty good understanding of how to draw, reload and reset the trigger.

The 250 class will touch on it, but they don't spend a lot of time on it, it is really about the Gunsite way of how it should be done.

I converted from Weaver to Modified Isosceles quite some time ago, but I thought going to Gunsite would be a good way to 1) see if I understood Weaver correctly and 2) see how it really compared. I even took the class with a 1911 (STI Trojan) to really go retro. I gave the Weaver a solid try for the first 3 days and have a much better understanding of how it is meant to work.

I highly recommend attending a class if you can afford it. I also recommend looking for lodging in Prescott Valley rather than Prescott proper (cheaper and faster commute)...also be very aware of the varying speed limits

[ParaLarry]

I took the 250 course in the late 90s and met Mr Cooper as well.
It is not for beginners, if you don't have basic skills you're wasting your time.
Even then they were not fanatics about the Weaver stance and I was second in class with a modified isosceles (I had already read Brian Enos "Beyond Fundamentals" book, my bible).
Extensive CQ drills, retreat, retention, cornering, etc.
I would bring extra magazines and a belt bag to carry extra ammo to top off while on the line. My class had 2 relays but there was room to shoot in the second relay which I always took and shot twice as much as others.
Saved some money by camping on site.
Well recommended.

[9mmepiphany]

Also I found it easier to just buy your frangible ammo from the Pro Shop