During the week of May 16 through 20, we presented the second evolution of the Gunsite CIVILIAN COUNTER-TERROR/RESPONSE TO ACTIVE SHOOTER class. Eight students, all with previous Gunsite experience, attended the event. This evolution included a number of refinements decided on during the March CCTRAS class. The class is intended to provide students with the information and skills necessary to manage a critical incident related to an active killer/mass attack event. In addition, the class provides information on international and domestic terror groups. The information regarding terror … [Read more...]
The Evolution of Shooting
Gunsite Academy, in conjunction with Bix Pros, offers an unprecedented opportunity at the world’s leading firearms training academy. As Gunsite has been the leader in firearms training, we continue to do so by hosting an opportunity previously unavailable anywhere. For more information or to sign up for this week long event go to GUNSITE40.COM … [Read more...]
Gunsite Battle Rifle Course
by Robert Shimizu Anticipation. Coffee steams in my cup as the dawn sky ranges from gray to purple, resolving in a magenta line on the mountain horizon backed by an azure blue. It’s morning in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. As I roll north to Gunsite’s Battle Rifle class, the sun warms the prairie as antelope bed down. Gunsite’s Battle Rifle is a study of the .30 caliber semi-automatic Main Battle Rifle, and its proper employment in armed conflict. Compared to the 5.56x45 round, the 7.62x51 NATO round packs a heavier punch, offers greater effective range, is less prone to drifting … [Read more...]
