Fox News goes to Gunsite Academy - Page 2

deepcreek · May 3, 2013, 10:04 AM

Nice news piece, they did a good job I like how they made it seem comfortable and inviting for women.

KenL · May 3, 2013, 10:05 AM

I really enjoyed watching the shoot house/outdoor simulator exercises. I'd like to take a class like this, either Gunsite or Thunder Ranch, as I can see a lot of benefits to it. My range time is just that, range time, static shooting in one position. To be able to move and shoot in a safe environment would be great, and would enhance everything else I've done.

SPEMack618 · May 3, 2013, 12:39 PM

In a class I took entitled Journalism and Politicis, I argued long and hard that Ms. Pavlich is the closet thing the current generation has to a real investigative-journalist along the lines of Mr. Woodward and Mr. Bernstein.

I think that Ms. Pavlich and Emily Miller would make an effective duo for countering just about any pice of anti- proposition out there.

In regards to the video, I just wish I could afford to go to Gunsite.

Sidenote: In further googling, I didn't realize the author Barrett Tillman is also a Gunsite family memeber. Even going so far as to have characters in his book pack the GSP.

Great piece and great video.

Arizona Smithshooter · May 3, 2013, 04:44 PM

My wife attended a Women's Pistol class about 2 years ago. She was one of only a few who had a working knowledge of handguns. There were several in the class who had never even touched a handgun, much less fired one, before going to Gunsite. I would say the average age was about 40.

By the end of the class it seemed like a whole different group. They all did extremely well and by the end of the class all were confident in their ability to carry a handgun.

444 · May 3, 2013, 08:00 PM

That was a nice piece. I really enjoyed it.

FWIW: I have taken Gunsite's 250, 350 (Basic and Advanced Hangun), 223, 556, (Basic and Advanced Carbine) and 260 (Shotgun). It was a lot of fun, but it has been awhile ago. Today, it would be a lot more expensive than what it was when I went. The price of ammo alone, not to mention the price of the classes is almost double what it was when I went. However, all those ranges looked very familiar to me. The Scrambler (the one where she was shooting the AR) was expecially fun.

Another FWIW: In two of the classes I took there, I got to meet Jeff Cooper. The 350 class I took was supposed to be the last class ever taught by Jeff Cooper. Unfortunately he just wasn't up to it. However he did come to the range and spent one afternoon with us. When I took 260 (Shotgun), we got to go to his home and spent an hour or so with him. A number of the instructors I had in my classes are people that I had heard about for years and have since seen many times: Louis Awerbuck and Jeff Gonzales are two that come to mind in addition to Jeff Cooper.

This was answered earlier but the purpose of the targets is to break up it's outline and cause you to shoot center of mass. Bad Guys don't have scoring rings on them, so they feel you shouldn't learn to shoot into scoring rings. They have a philosophy that if you are shooting groups tighter than a hand-span group, you arn't shooting fast enough. This is a school about using guns as weapons: the only score that matters if you are getting COM hits as fast as possible.

May 3, 2013, 12:39 PM	#28
SPEMack618 Senior Member Join Date: June 21, 2010 Location: Central Georgia Posts: 1,863	In a class I took entitled Journalism and Politicis, I argued long and hard that Ms. Pavlich is the closet thing the current generation has to a real investigative-journalist along the lines of Mr. Woodward and Mr. Bernstein. I think that Ms. Pavlich and Emily Miller would make an effective duo for countering just about any pice of anti- proposition out there. In regards to the video, I just wish I could afford to go to Gunsite. Sidenote: In further googling, I didn't realize the author Barrett Tillman is also a Gunsite family memeber. Even going so far as to have characters in his book pack the GSP. Great piece and great video. __________________ NRA Life Member Read my blog! "The answer to any caliber debate is going to be .38 Super, 10mm, .357 Sig or .41 Magnum!"

May 3, 2013, 04:44 PM	#29
Arizona Smithshooter Senior Member Join Date: August 20, 2011 Location: Western Arizona Posts: 176	My wife attended a Women's Pistol class about 2 years ago. She was one of only a few who had a working knowledge of handguns. There were several in the class who had never even touched a handgun, much less fired one, before going to Gunsite. I would say the average age was about 40. By the end of the class it seemed like a whole different group. They all did extremely well and by the end of the class all were confident in their ability to carry a handgun. Last edited by Arizona Smithshooter; May 3, 2013 at 08:36 PM.

May 3, 2013, 08:00 PM	#30
444 Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2000 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,968	That was a nice piece. I really enjoyed it. FWIW: I have taken Gunsite's 250, 350 (Basic and Advanced Hangun), 223, 556, (Basic and Advanced Carbine) and 260 (Shotgun). It was a lot of fun, but it has been awhile ago. Today, it would be a lot more expensive than what it was when I went. The price of ammo alone, not to mention the price of the classes is almost double what it was when I went. However, all those ranges looked very familiar to me. The Scrambler (the one where she was shooting the AR) was expecially fun. Another FWIW: In two of the classes I took there, I got to meet Jeff Cooper. The 350 class I took was supposed to be the last class ever taught by Jeff Cooper. Unfortunately he just wasn't up to it. However he did come to the range and spent one afternoon with us. When I took 260 (Shotgun), we got to go to his home and spent an hour or so with him. A number of the instructors I had in my classes are people that I had heard about for years and have since seen many times: Louis Awerbuck and Jeff Gonzales are two that come to mind in addition to Jeff Cooper. This was answered earlier but the purpose of the targets is to break up it's outline and cause you to shoot center of mass. Bad Guys don't have scoring rings on them, so they feel you shouldn't learn to shoot into scoring rings. They have a philosophy that if you are shooting groups tighter than a hand-span group, you arn't shooting fast enough. This is a school about using guns as weapons: the only score that matters if you are getting COM hits as fast as possible. __________________ You know the rest. In the books you have read How the British Regulars fired and fled, How the farmers gave them ball for ball, From behind each fence and farmyard wall, Chasing the redcoats down the lane, Then crossing the fields to emerge again Under the trees at the turn of the road, And only pausing to fire and load.

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deepcreek Senior Member Join Date: March 30, 2013 Location: Colorado Posts: 320	Nice news piece, they did a good job I like how they made it seem comfortable and inviting for women.

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KenL Senior Member Join Date: May 11, 2011 Location: Colorado Posts: 218	I really enjoyed watching the shoot house/outdoor simulator exercises. I'd like to take a class like this, either Gunsite or Thunder Ranch, as I can see a lot of benefits to it. My range time is just that, range time, static shooting in one position. To be able to move and shoot in a safe environment would be great, and would enhance everything else I've done.