I know that I already voted once but I want to add (or repeat) that there is a difference in training to shoot and carry a pistol responsibly and "tactical" training.
Nothing beats practice and range time plus some IDPA or IPSC (sp?) will get you a ton for your pistol.
If you can only afford one class, pistol just seems like a waste of time to me.
There are plenty of inexpensive range instructors around to teach you to shoot. Many of these ranges also provide classroom training, for pistols, that cover local carry laws as well. These are not what I'd call tactical as much as perhaps practical.
Tactical pistol? What is that?
I will shut up now and go back to the shotgun forum.
Mike
edited to add this:
I have never been to a "tactical" pistol course so perhaps there is a wealth of tactical applications of which I am unaware. I imagine that it is quite possible that there is a myriad of "tactical" things that you can do with a pistol that only a tactical class can teach. If so, then I apologize for offering this opinion with no evidence to back it up. Please bear in mind that it is just an opinion though and quite possibly wrong.
