Handgun Training

**27hand** · December 22nd, 2006, 05:24 PM

Originally Posted by exceltoexcel

Now does that mean you shouldn't take the course, nope! Take it but remember that if your looking for legal knowledge go take a law course, if you want to learn how to operate a gun this is the course for you but take all legal "knowledge" with a grain of salt.

I've learned that you shouldn't hold lack of legal knowledge against the instructor, he's not a lawyer, but he probably knows how to shoot a whole hell of a lot better than me!

Excel.

The majority of my training courses have been through the FireInstitute with a smattering of John Farnam and a gentleman who instructed for the US Marshalls service. This is not including the NRA instructors training classes.

The FireInstitute just happens to be headed up by a lawyer who signs up all the students. Information from him is "good" info.. He also instructs various courses.

Make a point of coming to the Burgh for a little training sometime.

I believe their 2007 training class schedule is complete although I'm not sure if it's up on their website yet.

later,

27

**JustinM** · January 8th, 2007, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by danp

Another Training company with a presence on this forum is The F.I.R.E. Institute which other members have said good things about. They can be contacted via forum member TonyF.

Defenitley!

I have spent the past 2-3 days reviewing their website, and asking other schools their opinions on them. FIRE is GTG.

**Leade45** · January 9th, 2007, 10:10 PM

I am thinking of taking a Insights Training out in Harrisburg in the Spring. It would be level II type defensive pistol class. How are these folks?

**FRISteve** · March 6th, 2007, 06:18 PM

Insights is good training when Greg is teaching. The guy teaching this class is a tool.

I'm teaching at the same place, the same weekend (last weekend of april) - if you like, take our course - if you don't learn things that you didn't know that you didn't know and/or aren't completely satisfied, I'll give you your money back.

We're Friday-Sat-Sun, while Insights is just Sat-Sun.

**theSaj** · April 17th, 2008, 11:05 PM

Would love to find a course for my wife and I to take.

FireInstitute
http://www.fireinstitute.org/
(Looks good, sadly is too far away.)

Firearms Research & Instruction
http://www.f-r-i.com/
(The PDF article looked good. The website is so sub-par. Really, if you're charging a few hundred a course. You could put a little bit of that into a website. While the course might be superb, the site does not convey such.)

ACSHA
http://www.acsha.com/
(Well, last week appears to have been the last basic pistol course for 2008. Have to wait until 2009...)

**dgg9** · April 18th, 2008, 07:40 AM

Originally Posted by theSaj

Firearms Research & Instruction
http://www.f-r-i.com/

I don't know what's going on with that place. The website seems to have changes since the last time I was there, so someone is actively updating it.

Yet here it is in April, and they haven't put up their 2008 training schedule yet.

**dmcdonnell** · April 18th, 2008, 07:50 AM

Here is a list of Basic Pistol Classes in PA.. You will notice Lancaster and surrounding areas listed.. This is from the NRA website..

http://www.nrahq.org/education/train...A&Type=BPistol

By the way, I just registered for my NRA Basic Course in June on the 21st and 28th (10 Hours)..

Dave