Post CHL training 1-

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Post CHL Training 1

• Carrying A Concealed Handgun.

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Course Goals-

1. Concealed Carry Equipment
2. Advantages and Disadvantages of different carry
   methods
3. Skill Development

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Course outline

1. Introductions, Administrative and Safety issues
2. Holsters and Concealed Carry methods
3. Classroom Break
4. Shooting Skills
5. Range Practice for Shooting Skills.

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Introductions- Instructors and Students
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Prerequisites

• Valid Concealed Handgun License or a member of
  ARC who has attended range orientation.

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Administrative issues

• No ammunition in the classroom!
• Security of firearms
• Restrooms and drinking fountains
• Phones and emergency exits
• Refreshments and snack policy
• Smoking policy
• Breaks and lunch
• Room temperature

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Safety

1. TREAT ALL GUNS AS IF THEY ARE ALWAYS LOADED.
2. NEVER POINT A GUN AT ANYTHING THAT YOU ARE NOT
   WILLING TO DESTROY.
3. ALWAYS KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL
   YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET.
4. ALWAYS BE CERTAIN OF YOUR TARGET AND WHAT IS
   BEYOND.

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Range Safety and Equipment

• Eye and ear protection.
• Magazines needed. (2 or more)
• Ammo required. (50 rounds)
• Everyone is a Safety Officer. Anyone can call a
  CEASE-FIRE immediately if you see an unsafe act.
• Only handle firearms under the supervision of a
  Range Officer. No exceptions!

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Range Safety and Equipment Cont.

• Positions of the gun on the range.
• Holstered
• At the ready
• On target

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Range Safety and Equipment Cont.

• Live fire drawing from strong side holster only

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Austin Rifle Club rules pertaining to drawing
from the holster

• All shooting shall be properly aimed, using a
  sight picture.
• There shall be no instinct, hip, or fast draw
  shooting.
• A pistol may be drawn from a holster and moved
  into a position where the sights can be properly
  aimed and fired.
• Rapid fire is defined as the rate a shooter can
  fire a firearm while correctly aligning the
  sights between each shot.

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Holsters and Concealed Carry methods.
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Holsters and Concealed Carry methods.Requirements
of a good concealed carry holster.

• Security.
• Comfort.
• Concealment.

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Types of Holsters

• Deep Concealment Holsters
• Ankle holster
• Fanny pack
• Purse holster
• Day planner/Laptop bag
• Thunderwear/Smartcarry
• Pager Pal
• Belly Band

• Easy Access Holsters
• Paddle holster
• Pancake holster
• Pocket holster
• IWB holster
• Tuckable IWB holster
• Belt slide
• Shoulder holster 

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Types of Holsters

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Fanny packs and laptop bags

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Belly Band

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Unsuitable Holsters for concealed carry

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Issues with type of holsters and positions of
holsters

• Strong side hip
• Appendix carry
• Cross draw
• Shoulder holster, t-shirt holster
• Fanny Pack

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Issues with type of holsters and positions of
holsters Cont.

• Small of back
• Ankle
• Pocket carry
• Purse Holsters and Day Planners

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Dressing to conceal a handgun

• Dark patterned shirts.
• Vests
• Sport jackets and blazers
• Hawaiian shirts, Guayabera shirts, loose and long
  un-tucked shirts.
• Other loose fitting clothing suitable for
  concealment.

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Day to day activities with a concealed handgun

• Putting on your holster at home
• Safety issues
• Safe storage in the car
• Putting on and removing the holster in your car

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Day to day activities with a concealed handgun
Cont.

• Adjusting your holster in public.
• Windy days.
• Crowded places, meeting people, and hugging kids.
• Bending over and printing.
• Others.

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Concealed carry in restrooms/dressing rooms.

• Gun and Holster Security.
• Concealment Requirements dont change.
• Fanny Pack and purse issues.
• Practice at Home.

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Review of Holsters and Concealed Carry methods

• Security.
• Comfort.
• Concealment.

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Classroom Break (Lunch)

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Range Skills

• Grip and Stance
• Concealment garments
• Drawing and firing the gun
• Re-holstering the gun
• Reloading the gun
• Malfunction clearing

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Safety

• TREAT ALL GUNS AS IF THEY ARE ALWAYS LOADED.
  
• NEVER POINT A GUN AT ANYTHING THAT YOU ARE NOT
  WILLING TO DESTROY.
• ALWAYS KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL
  YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET.
• ALWAYS BE CERTAIN OF YOUR TARGET AND WHAT IS
  BEYOND.

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Stance and Grip

• Purpose/requirements of the Stance
• Stable platform for accuracy
• Absorb recoil for multiple shots
• Allow mobility.

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Stance

• Types of stance
• Weaver
• Modified Weaver
• Isosceles

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Grip

• Purpose/requirements of the Grip
• Hold sights steady
• Manage recoil for multiple shots
• Hold gun tight enough to function correctly

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Grip

• Essentials of a good grip
• High on the pistol
• Cover as much of the grip as possible
• Dont grip so tight that the trigger finger is
  affected.
• Firing hand squeezes front to back, support hand
  side to side.

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Concealment garments and drawing the gun

• Untucked shirt or pullover
• Open front vest or jacket
• Tuckable holster and tucked in shirt.
• Belly band and t-shirt holsters

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Drawing the gun and firing

• Access the gun.
• Get a firing grip.
• Pull the gun out of the holster up to the side of
  the chest and rotate the gun forward.

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Drawing the gun and firing. Cont.

• Push the gun towards the target.
• Meet the gun hand with the support hand.

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Drawing the gun and firing. Cont.

• As the sights come on target, place the trigger
  finger on the trigger.
• Press the trigger when you have a "good enough"
  sight picture.

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Drawing the gun and firing. Cont.

• Good Enough Sight Picture

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Drawing the gun and firing. Cont.

• When you are finished shooting, retract the gun
  to retention position.

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Drawing the gun and firing, video

• drawing and firing
• drawing and firing w/sightline

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Re-holstering the gun.

• Gun pointed forward,not down
• Support hand clears your clothing from holster
• From retention position, re-holster
• Replace garments.

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Re-holstering the gun video

• Re-holstering

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Practice dry firing- Drawing and re-holstering

• On command GRIP
• Access the gun. Get a firing grip.
• On command Retention
• Pull the gun out of the holster up to the side of
  the chest and rotate the gun forward.
• On Command Fire
• Push the gun towards the target.
• Press the trigger when you have a "good enough"
  sight picture.

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Practice dry firing- Drawing and re-holstering

• On command Retention
• When you are finished shooting, retract the gun
  to retention position.
• On command Holster
• While the gun is pointed forward, use your
  support hand to clear your clothing away from
  your holster.
• Without covering yourself with the muzzle, drop
  your gun down and insert it into the holster.

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Reloading the gun.
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Reloading the gun. Semi-auto

• Speed reload
• Slide-lock reload
• Tactical reload

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Speed reload Used to top off the gun before it
runs empty.

• Strengths
• Fastest kind of reload.
• Simple to perform.- no slide manipulation.

• Weakness
• Leaves usable ammo behind.

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Speed reloadThe old mag drops on the ground, a
round is in the chamber, the slide is forward

• While reloading, keep the gun and your head up.
• Drop the old mag.
• Retract the gun and rotate it so you can see the
  inside edge of the mag well.

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Speed reload Cont.

• Bring the new mag up to the pistol and look at
  the mag well as you insert the new mag
• Seat the new mag firmly. Tug on it to make sure
  it it seated.

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Speed reload Cont.

• Return to shooting position.

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Slide-lock reload Used to top off the gun after
it runs empty and the slide locks back.

• Strengths
• Second fastest reload.

• Weakness
• Must manipulate the slide and or slide release.

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Slide-lock reload The gun is empty, the slide
is locked back.

• While reloading, keep the gun and your head up.
• Drop the old mag.
• Retract the gun and rotate it so you can see the
  inside edge of the mag well.

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Slide-lock reload Cont.

• Bring the new mag up to the pistol and look at
  the mag well as you insert the new mag.
• Seat the new mag firmly. Tug on it to make sure
  it it seated.

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Slide-lock reload Cont.

• Grasp the slide behind the ejection port , pull
  it back sharply and release it.
• Return to shooting position.

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Tactical Reload (gun not empty,retain the old
mag.)

• Two Methods
• Tac Load
• Bring a fresh mag to the gun, swap mags,
  then stow the old mag.
• Reload With Retention
• Stow the old mag first then bring the fresh
  mag to the gun.

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Tactical Reload

• Tac Load
• Pros- gets gun reloaded faster, same starting
  motion as speed and slide-lock reload.
• Cons- have to manipulate two mags in one hand.

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Tactical Reload

• Reload With Retention
• Pros- Easier to manipulate one mag at a time.
• Cons-Different starting motion from other
  reloads.

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Tac Load

• While reloading, keep the gun and your head up.
• Retract the gun and rotate it so you could see
  the inside edge of the mag well.
• Grasp the new mag so that you have your index
  finger along the front of the mag with the tip of
  the finger pointed at the bullet

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Tac Load Cont.

• While looking at the mag well and with the new
  mag held between your index finger and your
  middle finger, release the old mag and catch it
  in your support hand using your thumb and index
  finger.

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Tac Load Cont.

• Insert the new mag into the pistol and look at
  the mag well as you insert the new mag.
• Seat the new mag firmly. Tug on it to make sure
  it it seated.

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Tac Load Cont.

• Stow the old mag
• Return to shooting position.

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Reload With Retention

• While reloading, keep the gun and your head up.
• Retract the gun and rotate it so you can see the
  inside edge of the mag well.
• Press the mag release and use your support hand
  to catch the old mag.
• Stow the old mag and grasp the new mag.

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Reload With Retention Cont.

• Bring the new mag up to the pistol and look at
  the mag well as you insert the new mag
• Seat the new mag firmly. Tug on it to make sure
  it it seated.
• Return to shooting position.

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Dry fire practice for reloads

1. Speed reload
2. Slide lock reload
3. Tac load
4. Reload with Retention

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Reloading a revolver

• Because revolvers are much slower to reload, we
  teach to fully unload and reload revolvers. Do
  not worry about retaining unfired rounds.
• Press the cylinder latch and open the cylinder.
  Be sure to keep the gun high enough to you can
  keep your head and vision up.

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Reloading a revolver Cont.

• Turn the muzzle up and strike the ejection rod
  with enough force to remove all rounds.
• Turn the muzzle downward at an angle sufficient
  to keep the fresh cartridges from falling out.

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Reloading a revolver Cont.

• Retrieve the speed loader, or loose ammo.
• Glance at the cylinder to make sure that it is
  clear of all empty rounds and insert the tips of
  the cartridges into the cylinder.

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Reloading a revolver Cont.

• Actuate the speed loader so the cartridges drop
  into the cylinder. Make sure that they go all the
  way in and wont stop the cylinder from closing.
  Drop the speed loader to the ground.
• Close the cylinder and bring the gun back to the
  shooting position.

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Malfunction clearing
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Malfunction clearing for Semi Autos

• Failure to Fire
• Possible causes- Dud round, mag not seated, slide
  not fully forward, etc.
• Feedway stopage
• Possible causes- round didnt eject, bad mag,
  worn extractor, etc.

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Malfunction clearing for Semi Autos

• Tap, Rack, Bang.
• Lock, Rip, Rack.

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Tap Rack Bang

• Do not diagnose!
• Tap (the bottom of the mag.)
• Rack (the slide.)
• Move the gun back to the shooting position,
  re-establish grip and be ready to shoot. (Bang)

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Lock Rip Rack.

• If a Tap-Rack-Bang fails to clear the gun and get
  it working, perform a Lock Rip Rack.
• Lock the slide to the rear.
• Rip the mag out.
• Rack the slide back and forth at least 3 times.
• Load the gun.
• Rack the slide to chamber a fresh round
• Resume firing position.

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Malfunction clearing for Revolvers

1. Perform a reload.
2. Evade and escape. If a reload does not fix a
   revolver malfunction, it will likely require a
   gunsmiths attention.

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Dry fire practice for malfunctions

1. Tap Rack Bang
2. Lock Rip Rack

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Tips and Tricks For Practicing

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Practicing at the range(live fire).

• Use every opportunity to practice your skills
• If drawing is not allowed, start from Retention
• Practice at a speed that allows 90 hits
• Accuracy over speed
• Practice with a purpose (dont waste time or
  ammo)
• Start/end practice with slow-fire accuracy
  shooting
• Marksmanship and gun handling are perishable
  skills

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Practicing at the range(live fire)
Bruce Siddles Learning Cycle
Need to LEARN
Leads to CONFIDENCE
Motivates PRACTICE
Creates COMPETENCE
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Trigger control and follow-through
Take up slack
Finger on Trigger
Trigger Breaks
Trigger fully to the rear
Trigger resets
Trigger fully forward
Finger on Trigger
Trigger fully forward
Take up slack
Interrupt the cycle
Trigger Breaks
Trigger resets
Trigger fully to the rear
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Practicing at home. (dry fire)

• Dry fire at home is your best training
  value. Its free, it costs you nothing but time.
• No live ammo in the room
• Safe backstop
• No interruptions

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Practicing at home. (dry fire)

• When you are done practicing, you are done.
• No One more time dry fire.
• Remove all targets.

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Shooting drills overview
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Shooting drills overview

1. Draw and fire one shot on 1 target at 7 yards.
   (No concealment garment)
2. Draw and fire one shot on 1 target at 7 yards.
   (This and all following drills will be shot with
   a concealment garment)
3. Draw and fire 2 shots on 1 target at 7 yards.
4. Draw and fire 2 shots on 1 target, reload and
   fire 2 more shots at 7 yards. (Speed reload)

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Shooting drills overview Cont

1. Draw and fire 2 shots on 1 target, reload and
   fire 2 more shots at 7 yards. (Slide lock reload)
   
2. Draw and fire 2 shots on 1 target, reload and
   fire 2 more shots at 7 yards. (Tactical reload)
3. Draw and fire 2 shots on to the body, then one
   shot to the head, on 1 target at 7 yards.

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Malfunction clearing drills

1. Simulate a failure to fire- fix with a
   Tap-Rack-Bang. (Repeat twice)
2. Simulate a double feed- fix with a Lock-Rip-Rack.
   (Repeat twice)

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Review Range Skills

• Drawing and firing the gun
• Re-holstering the gun
• Reloading the gun
• Malfunction clearing
• Practicing on the range (live fire)
• Practicing at home (dry fire)

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Safety Review

• 1.   TREAT ALL GUNS AS IF THEY ARE ALWAYS LOADED.
  Before you examine it, clean it, or show it to a
  friend, you must CLEAR it first.
• 2. NEVER POINT A GUN AT ANYTHING THAT YOU ARE NOT
  WILLING TO DESTROY. Always practice proper muzzle
  control at all times.
• 3.   ALWAYS KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER
  UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET. Keep your
  finger out of the trigger guard until the pistol
  is pointed at a target that you have decided to
  engage.
• 4.   ALWAYS BE CERTAIN OF YOUR TARGET AND WHAT IS
  BEYOND. Identify your target BEFORE you shoot.
  All shots fired from your weapon are YOUR
  responsibility.

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Range Safety and Equipment Review

• Eye and ear protection.
• Number of magazines needed. (2 or more)
• Amount of ammo required. (50 rounds)
• Everyone is a Safety Officer. Anyone can call a
  CEASE-FIRE immediately if you see an unsafe act.
• Only handle firearms under the supervision of a
  RO on the range. No exceptions!

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Range Safety and Equipment Review

• Positions of the gun on the range.
• Holstered
• At the ready
• On target

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Range Safety and Equipment Cont.

• For safety, all live fire drawing will be from a
  strong side holster. Drawing from Fanny Packs,
  SOB, Shoulder, Cross draw holsters, etc, will be
  with an unloaded weapon.

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Move to the range and start the Shooting Drills

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Additional drills