Archive for February, 2011

Gun Training That Makes a Difference

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

I went to a local shooting range for the first time this weekend with a fellow Front Sight student. We went to practice our trigger control and shooting speed, review together what we learned at the gun training school and help coach each other by examining our shooting techniques. The result of this trip was that the impressive power of Front Sight Firearms Training Institute was, once again, proven to us.

As Front Sight students, gun safety and proper gun handling are basically second nature to both of us. I wasn’t there for his gun training, but I know that personally, the gun training instructors at Front Sight spent hours perfecting my shooting stance, improving my trigger control and getting my bullets to hit exactly where I wanted them to. It was no surprise to me when my first two bullets hit about four millimeters from the bullseye of the target. But these other people at the range… well, they obviously did not get their “gun training” from Dr. Ignatius Piazza at Front Sight.

I guess Front Sight spoiled me. I learned every aspect of gun training from the instructors at Front Sight. It’s all normal to me now. And you know what? We were easily the best two shooters on the range.

The first thing I noticed was everyone’s shooting stance. It appalled me to see such unstable stances. The girl a few people down was literally knocked backwards every time she shot her pistol. I took a shot. Did I feel the least bit off balance? Nope. I ended my shots with my gun still pointed at my target and my focus still on the front sight. My friend commented later that nothing on me moved when I shot. Gun training at Front Sight made me stable with a strong shooting stance.

I didn’t see one person practicing proper trigger control. Fingers mashed the triggers and then completely came off of them before taking the next shot. The result? Their targets looked like they were trying to hit anywhere BUT the center. Our targets? Let’s just say if we applied the fifty percent rule, our targets would still look way better than any other target on the range, no joke. Gun training at Front Sight made my shots accurate.

The thing that actually scared me while being on the shooting range was everyone’s gun safety. Front Sight emphasizes gun safety in everything you do. This weekend, I saw people’s fingers on the trigger when they weren’t pointed at the target. I saw people holding their guns as if they were toys. I saw a husband and wife muzzle each other’s arms so they could quickly reload. After seeing this, I am even more thankful to be a student of Front Sight because Ignatius Piazza’s gun training instructors taught me how to safely handle a gun. They would never allow such nonchalant gun handling. Gun training at Front Sight made me a safe shooter.

I truly believe that if someone wants to own or use a gun, their gun training should come from Ignatius Piazza at Front Sight. There is no better gun training available. Test it out for yourself.

Perfect Gun Training

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

Many people choose to practice their Second Amendment rights by owning a gun. I think this is a great thing, because I am a strong supporter of the Second Amendment. However, many of these people do not actually get trained in how to use their guns. They don’t get gun training because they think that owning a gun is enough. “I just own this just in case. The chances of me having to use it are so small.” “I’ve used guns for so long; I don’t need to go get professional gun training.” And my personal favorite: “If the situation called for it, I’d just know how to shoot well.”

Here’s what I say to those people. If the situation called for it, you’d be able to shoot well, eh? So, if someone had your sister in a headlock, was holding a gun to her head and was about to shoot her, you’d be able to raise your gun and shoot him, while completely missing your sister? If someone was running off, carrying your child, you’d be quickly able to stop him? If someone broke into your room in the middle of the night and pointed a gun at you in the darkness, you’d be able to beat him to the shot, even though you aren’t even holding your gun yet and can barely see him? The stress of any of these situations is going to greatly inhibit your shooting ability, not increase it. You are likely to miss your target, if you even get a shot at all. You can help improve your chances of escaping any of these life threatening situations, as well as others, by getting the gun training that can make you a perfect shooter.

The gun training instructors at Front Sight Firearms Training Institute do not aim to make you a good shooter. They aim to make you a perfect shooter, and they will tell you this time and time again. Through hours and hours of hands on tactical gun training, shooting demonstrations and thought provoking lectures, the Front Sight gun training instructors train their students to become better shooters than they could have dreamed, thus keeping them safer when the stress of a life threatening situation hits.

Front Sight Firearms Training Institute was founded by Four Weapons Combat Master, Dr. Ignatius Piazza, in 1996. He created Front Sight to help real people survive real threats when a life depends on it. He, himself, had received countless hours of gun training by 1988 when his neighborhood was hit by a drive by shooting. Even though he was a great shot on the range, Ignatius Piazza realized that he lacked the skills to protect himself and his family from these thugs. So, he trained as hard as he could, got the knowledge and skills he needed to be a Four Weapons Combat Master and created a place where people could learn how to do the same. Today, Ignatius Piazza directs Front Sight, where people from all backgrounds can learn how to protect themselves and their families, because no one should ever have to feel the way that Ignatius Piazza felt on the day of that drive by shooting.

After your first self defense gun training course with Ignatius Piazza at Front Sight, you will know that when the stress hits, so will your bullets.