Greenline Tactical Red Dot Pistol - October 26 & 27, Wallingford, CT

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Red Dot Pistol (RDP)
October 26-27, 2019
Wallingford, Connecticut

Cost: $575

Mounting Red Dot Sights on pistols is becoming more and more common. This session is designed to make you more proficient and leave with a better understanding of how to maximize this advantage giving technology paired with a handgun.

You will need to have taken a pistol course prior to attending or be an experienced pistol shooter.

Topics covered include:

-History, theory and concepts behind why red dot optics work.

-Presentation

-Tracking the dot

-Driving the gun/dot for multiple shots

-Balancing Speed and Precision

-Precision at distance and Speed up close. How to improve both

-Optic selection

Equipment/gear needed:

-Red Dot equipped Pistol with 3 magazines minimum.

-Sturdy belt and holster and 1-2 magazine pouches.

-1,000 rounds of ammunition for your pistol minimum.

-Eye protection and ear protection.

-Hat with brim (for sun protection and to keep brass from hitting your face)

-Water, sunscreen, insect repellent and food as needed. (we will break for lunch)

-Notepad and pen.

About your instructor:

Don Edwards is a 20+ year veteran of US Army Special Operations. He began his career in the 75th Ranger Regiment where he was a participant in Operation Just Cause. Retired from 20th Special Forces Group where he served as Team Sergeant during combat operations in Iraq. He has served for five years as the Use of Force training manager and primary instructor at the ATF National Academy in Glynco, GA instructing in tactics and firearms as well. Mr. Edwards has worked as tactical adviser to the Department of Defense since 2008 serving in both Iraq and Afghanistan and is a FLETC certified firearms instructor and is the former Director of Training for Tactical Night Vision Company.
 
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I trained with Don Edwards up at Ridgeline (NH) in May 2019 at the TNVC Night Vision class.

He was REALLY GOOD and one of the most down-to-earth humble folks I have ever met. Rare combination of good teacher and good people.

Pistol mounted red dot sights are becoming more common. They have been around for 20 or so years, but the technology has gotten a lot better. Increasingly, law enforcement, military, and armed citizens are adopting them for serious social purposes.

They do offer some clear advantages over iron.

But - there are some fundamentals that need to be differently executed vs. traditional irons sights - and this is where this class comes in.

Don't miss out on this opportunity!
 
Why train red dot pistol?

Red dot sights (RDS) give the shooter a more natural way to aim a pistol

RDS are faster on target than iron sights

RDS help improve law enforcement qualification/re-qual scores significantly, some reported as much as 25%

RDS give LEO's who don't have a carbine immediately in reach a viable option on an active shooter

RDS are superior to iron sights at night

RDS are superior to irons on moving targets

RDS can assist those with less than perfect vision.

SOCOM has quietly been using them.

RDS have taken the market by storm.
 
Just a few anecdotes on red dot sights that I found interesting.

Earlier this year at the Kyle Defoor pistol class in Wallingford, CT, the hat-qual winner (25 yards, 10 shots in 15 seconds, all in the black on a B8-C repair center target) shot it with a red dot pistol.

This past Monday, the top-shooter at Pat Mac's LE pistol/carbine class at Hartford Gun Club was equipped with a red dot (which was his duty gun). He even beat Pat Mac himself on the "pick your poison" drill.

Guys, red dots are not a gimmick. They are changing pistol shooting just like they've transformed carbine shooting.
 
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