Northern Red one day Carbine Inception March 4th, Palmyra PA

[Shawn.L]

NORTHERN RED 1 DAY CARBINE INCEPTION
04 MAR 2012 - PALMYRA, PA



The intended audience for this course is shooters with little or no prior knowledge of marksmanship fundamentals or weapons handling skills. It will teach safe weapons handling and operation while starting to build a base in the fundamentals of carbine marksmanship. Students will come away confident in their ability to safely handle and operate a carbine. Topics include weapons familiarization, safety, and fundamentals of marksmanship.

Northern Red Instructor Cadre:
JD Potynsky 3rd SFG
Josh Collins 1st SFOD-D, 75th Ranger Regiment-(Northern Red Advisory Group)
Paul Tobias 3rd SFG, 75th Ranger Regiment
John "Shrek" McPhee 1st SFOD-D/ 7th SFG
"Tracker" Dan Stanchfield US Navy SEAL



Format: Flat range, lecture, discussion,

Prerequisites: None

J.D. Potynsky's military service includes serving as the senior weapons sergeant on a Specials Forces A-Team for the US Army's 3rd Special Forces Group Ft. Bragg, NC. J.D. has conducted combat operations on multiple deployments in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) Iraq and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) Afghanistan. His combat decorations include the Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medal with Valor for actions during a 6 hour gunfight in Afghanistan. J.D. continued to deploy after his military career as a Program Manager and Country Manager in Iraq for a 200 man Private Security Contract. J.D. was formerly Director of Training for one of the nation's top marksmanship schools before founding Northern Red. He continues to shoot competitively in 3-gun, multi-gun, sniper matches, IDPA and IPSC.

Carbine Gear
3 carbine magazines
Magazine pouches
400 rounds of carbine ammunition
eye protection, ear protection

Recommended: Hat, Weather appropriate attire, drinks.

Registration
http://store.greygrouptraining.com/1...INCEPTION.html

Please contact Paul if you have any questions at
training@greygrouptraining.com

[Shawn.L]

Anyone Pittsburgh local looking to car pool for a day trip let me know .

[DeepbluePA]

Anyone here attend this class?

[Shawn.L]

Anyone here attend this class?

Me and a few other members here . I'm sure a aar will POP up here shortly .

[Shawn.L]

course reviews have started
http://www.firearmstrainingandtactic...ead.php?t=2017

[DeepbluePA]

Does anyone know if there are future plans for more 1 day courses at Palmyra?
I found out about it kind of late and couldn't adjust my schedule.

Aloso, Is it really a course that can be worthwile for a true novice?

[Shawn.L]

Does anyone know if there are future plans for more 1 day courses at Palmyra?
I found out about it kind of late and couldn't adjust my schedule.

Aloso, Is it really a course that can be worthwile for a true novice?

I imagine they will schedule more at some point, but they are booked up all across the country (and other stuff) this year pretty good at this point.

Check here
http://store.greygrouptraining.com/PALMYRA-c-311/

yes, absolutely take this class as a new guy. And/Or look into a 2 day course. I know there are a few there, and we also have quite a few options here in Pittsburgh this year
http://store.greygrouptraining.com/N...SAILLES-c-386/

hit me via PM if you have any questions, or theres anything I can help with.

[DeepbluePA]

Unfortunatly, Pittsburg is not a realistic distance for me to travle for a 1 or 2 day class. The Pittsburg area seems to be HEAVY on classes and and there seems to be nothing in the Northest part of the state. I thought the price of your 1 day class was reasonable but if i needed to add 10hr round trip driving and 3 days hotel stay it becomes much less affordable for me.
I thought I saw something about Palmyra being the home range so i thought there might be som classes pending that were not posted.

I'm glad to see the positive feedback on the class.
maybe I will see you in future years

[Fisher Keynes]

Aloso, Is it really a course that can be worthwile for a true novice?

This was my first carbine course. I've taken a couple of pistol courses before, but never anything with the rifle. So I was one of the novices on the line. IIRC, I think about 1/3 or so of the class (during introductions before we hit the range) indicated that it was their first carbine class as well. I'm just about certain there were a few people on the line for whom this was their first class, ever.

I personally learned a lot and would recommend it even if you are a novice. I would also, I can throw my 2-cents in, recommend doing a bit of prep work before coming out to even an introductory "no prior experience needed class." Nothing big or dramatic- just make sure that you fire the gun enough to have a rough 100-yard (or even 25- or 50- yard) zero (that's what NR uses; being on paper is probably "good enough," as your groups will get better with JD's feedback, so you'll need to make adjustments anyway) and also make sure that your gun runs with the ammo you're feeding it. Some people didn't do this prior to the class and they ended up spending a lot of time being frustrated and fighting their gear when they could have been focusing on what JD was teaching and improving their shooting.

Feel free to PM or email if you have any other questions.