dmagicglock

So I mentioned in here earlier in a thread to likwid that I was going to TDI this past weekend and I would share my thoughts on it. I'm not prior law enforcement, just an armed citizen ccw holder that wanted to better my skills and have some additional training. So here's my little write up for my experience. I attended levels 1 and 2, I was not able to be gone long enough for level 3. The class size was very small, about 12 people and they usually get no more than 20 people per class. This was nice because they had several instructors, making the student to teaching ratio very low. The staff was very friendly and knowledgeable. David Bowie (from bowie tactical concepts) who made my Glock is one of the instructors there and is a very funny, informative and helpful guy. The owner, John Benner, also led much of the teaching and was a very down to earth, knowledgeable, informative instructor. They had instructors from all walks of life that were able to coorelate their expertise into the firearms training. Starting with the basics, the first day we spent the first couple hours in lecture going over justification and legality of using lethal force, the psychology, legal ramifications etc... Some if it was information I had heard before but they present some good angles that you might not have considered before and some new material. Range time: The first day we focused on trigger control, proper handling and sight alignment. I know many people feel like they may have these mastered but these are areas that can always be worked on. We went from shooting consistent small groups on 1 shot, to 2 shots, 3 shots and then multiple targets. The second day we moved to reloading magazines effectively, clearing malfunctions (they went into great depth on this and they even preload jams into your mags to help you face them during your shooting drills). After that we worked on shooting while moving, hitting multiple targets while moving and doing box drills with steel plates. The last thing we did was a overview of their live fire houses and properly clearing rooms or dealing with threats inside your home. (This is what level 3's main focus is.) Overall, it was an awesome experience. I would defintely reccommend this place for anyone whether beginner or advanced shooter. I plan on going back for level 3 sometime later this fall. Here is a link to their website. http://www.tdiohio.com/

ah circular saws have a guard on them, you're safer leaving the blade "on the saw" if you're going to carry it. Besides... it won't be plugged in while you're riding. Throw some foam peanuts in your backpack with it and if you go down it'll be like landing on a pillow! okay maybe not...

I'm not into Nascar, but that there's funny

how in the hell am I suppose to sell my r6 if you're giving yours away!? GL with the sale!

I had that happen to me a few years ago. A chick ran a stop sign (I didn't have a stop sign on my road way) and pulled in front of me, I even honked and slammed on my brakes. They determined I was 20% at fault because of "comparative negligence" I looked up some good information on it, and complained to a supervisor and threatened to take them to arbitration where they would spend more money in legal representation than if they just paid me out the 100%. They then paid the 100% and gave me a few days for loss of use on my vehicle. Btw, comparative negligence is only legally binding if they take you to arbitration and its found in their favor, the insurance company can assign whatever they want, but unless you agree to it, its not binding.

ahh lucky you... an 09 R1! anyhow, welcome!

True story, they probably cut you a check super quick so you would cash it and relieve them of any future liability for future damages or pain caused from this accident. $800 might seem like a lot, but I'd wait and see what kind of money they give you for your mustang before you cash that check or before you sign a legal waiver for them. As silly as it may sound, that "injury" can prove to be financial leverage if they try and lowball you on the cost to fix/total out your mustang. They are insurance "adjusters" its their job to pay you as little as legally possible for damages, just keep that in mind. They actually make bonuses on keeping their claim payouts low.

tempting but no thanks for ur interest

bump for $5900

did i really just get neg rep for those comments, unbelievable!

happy birthday J, this has your name all over it

you homo's take a funny quip and dissect it with a scalpel, shame on you!

nah I'm not prior leo, just an armed citizen. My father in law is a retired sheriff and has taught me a lot, so this should build on that pretty well. I'm going to a RACS seminar in michigan in October. I'd love to do levels 3,4,5 but I'm not sure how soon I'll be able to get away for that because I'm already going to be gone a couple weekends for these other courses and the wifey will be stuck at home with the 6 mos. old bambina If I go in the spring or sometime next year and you haven't gone yet I will let you know for sure

yeah but a 1986 GPZ900R looks like the modern equivalent of a ninja 500r and it was a sweet picture

RIP, sorry for your loss

no subtitles... but i think I got it?

his first mistake was thinking he could impress a girl with a ninja 500! does he think he's tom cruise or something?

so funny you said that, as I was reading I kept thinking "looks like he's going to get that 600 sooner than he thought" Glad to hear you're okay man, hope everything works out with the insurance.

I'm going to TDI this weekend for levels 1 and 2, i'll let you know how it goes

i'd have put it in her love cave too

is your screen name a reference to the totally new and sweet third eye blind album?

haha yeah if you do front red back white, it gives you a nice contrast and will help you focus the sight better, IMO anyway

haha maybe like blood red? it would send a message to whoever you pulled it on...

glad to hear that worked for you, in the future nail polish works great too! I have some bright ass orange on my sites and it is nice because it doesn't come off that easy with gun cleaner so you rarely have to touch it up.

can't you just buy a replacement slide thats anodized and you don't have to worry about buying a whole new gun. Or I'm sure you could find a gun smith that would powdercoat it that color for you