Pistol Training in LA Area

[BenjaminCA]

I am looking for some pistol courses for LEO (scenario based, vehicle / close quarters shooting) in the LA area? Anyone know of some good training classes? I have been looking around I just figured I would put this up on here. Send me a link if you know of anything good!

[DFence]

www.FTATV.com or www.Surefireinstitute.com

Out in Corona but have course to fit any of your needs

[Gnome]

I've taken several courses with FTA. Bill Murphy is a wealth of knowledge, and good guy. Great sense of humour too. He offers some advanced/tactical courses, but I don't think he offers any scenario based courses. Call and ask. He does offer private courses and will customize them to your needs.

ITTS offers several scenario based (vehicle stops) courses. LE only. A little more pricey, but I understand they are taught by active/retired LAPD SWAT/Metro.

Black Rock training is a newcomer, but looks interesting. Ped Stop, CQB and Extreme CQB gun fighting scenarios.

The Academy of St Crispian has several courses. One of which is called Combined Arms. Looks good. Instructor is a career Marine, brief LE career, and Marine Weapons Instructor. Seems knowledgeable.

You can Yelp/YouTube all of the above for video footage and sneak peeks.

Hope this helps.

If your Dept is like mine, the best training you will receive, is the training you seek out and pay for yourself...

[BenjaminCA]

Yeah Gnome, with my department, if I don't look for proper training I wont get it. After the academy, we don't see pistol/rifle training other than range days (50 rounds, shoot the paper)!

[Samuelx]

If your Dept is like mine, the best training you will receive, is the training you seek out and pay for yourself...

Hey, what are we, chopped liver??!! Are you near STARS? Have you come to any of our perishable skills/DT/MA/MMA workouts?

If what you are saying is not to sit back and wait for our department to train you - I agree. If what you are saying is you can't find any good training on our department - I vehemently disagree. Many of our instructors are damn good at what they do. There are also many guys/gals on the department who are damn good but aren't assigned as full-time instructors and they train where they work too.

(now this is to our department members/you in general) And, if you are more high speed low drag than your partners and/or instructors, what have you done/been doing to help improve your partners/our team? In case you didn't know, you can also get some pretty damn good experience volunteering/helping some of the specialized units train - roleplaying, padded suit, simunitions, etc. My unit offers free open training to our department members as well as outside agency personnel. If you're so good that I or my partners have nothing to offer you - then again, I ask, what have You done lately to help guys/gals around you improve?

(Hey Ben, sorry to sidetrack!)

[Gnome]

Hey, what are we, chopped liver??!! Are you near STARS? Have you come to any of our perishable skills workouts?

Samuel,

I was not even aware of a "Perishable Skills" workshop. I only knew of the BC Range time. Basically standing there and punching paper...

I'm more interested in Combat Shooting. Reality based. No more "Ready on the right? Ready on the left? All ready on the firing line" for me.

I'm not far from STARS. But stars doesn't have a range, other than the mobile range...

[DFence]

I highly recommend you look into FTA or Surefire.

They both offer a live fire shoot house, sims house working alone and with teams, advanced scenarios, low light force on force training. All with pistol, rifle, shotgun and smg.

Surefire opened a range in Vegas as well if you want to take the trip for some auto weapons training.

A lot of good stuff offered by these guys and a lot of LE and military get trained by them on a constant basis.

[Samuelx]

Hey Bro, gonna pm you

PM sent

[003]

http://www.covered6.com/apps/location/

[CSACANNONEER]

Another option is to start competing in some run 'n gun events. 3 gun, IDPA, etc. It'll end up being less expensive and more readily available.

[Gnome]

Another option is to start competing in some run 'n gun events. 3 gun, IDPA, etc. It'll end up being less expensive and more readily available.

I had also thought about doing this, but in my humble opinion, you would sacrifice tactics for speed.

Competition shooting is good if you want to get some trigger time. Not necessarily good for tactics and problem solving.

[IA300]

I had also thought about doing this, but in my humble opinion, you would sacrifice tactics for speed.

Competition shooting is good if you want to get some trigger time. Not necessarily good for tactics and problem solving.

I used to do IPSC, but I wouldn't "run and gun". I wasn't there to compete, I was there to hone my skills. So I never won anything, but I would pay my money, use their courses for my own tactical training. Taking my time and working through it at my pace, tactically (or as tactically as I thought I could be )

[CSACANNONEER]

I had also thought about doing this, but in my humble opinion, you would sacrifice tactics for speed.

Competition shooting is good if you want to get some trigger time. Not necessarily good for tactics and problem solving.

It's far better than the old PPC matches I used to watch my dad shoot in. Boy, LEO training and tactics have sure changed since the late 70's.

[Gnome]

I used to do IPSC, but I wouldn't "run and gun". I wasn't there to compete, I was there to hone my skills. So I never won anything, but I would pay my money, use their courses for my own tactical training. Taking my time and working through it at my pace, tactically (or as tactically as I thought I could be )

If this is allowed, it would be a fun way to get some trigger time and hone skills...