Never A Victim
Marksman
Building Clearing-Tactical Response 4/22/2017-4/23/2017
Below is my review for Building Clearing taught by Tactical Response in Camden, TN. Gear used for this course was my normal EDC with the addition of a Glock 17T. The flashlight I used was a Streamlight ProTac 1L. Jay Gibson and Tim Morris were the instructors for this course.
Building Clearing is a relatively new course from Tactical Response. It was created to bridge the gap between several previous courses, most notably The Fight! At Night and Active Shooter. There was also a lecture over how to prepare for a home invasion and of course, like every Tactical Response course, there was a medical component.
This course started off with the explanation of two types of room entries used: dynamic and deliberate. A brief lecture ensued about how to safely, but efficiently, enter a room, but in typical Tactical Response fashion, there were no high-speed tactics or fancy “operator” words used to describe what is essentially a very primal act.
After a few hours of lecture, we went to the shoot house with Tim Morris to work on some basic techniques on how to maneuver around pieces of cover. While I have had some basic training in this topic, it was refreshing to be able to go back and practice a skill so basic that it often gets overlooked. All of these skills were taught and drilled in lit and low light conditions. I quickly realized that this course could have been called “Low Light Building Clearing” and that would have been an accurate description as well. The amount of low light training in this course was staggering—and it’s exactly what I needed. Even after the scenarios were over, the instructors encouraged the students to go through additional scenarios if they wanted more practice.
Identifying targets was also taught extensively during the course and also drilled in the scenarios. This is where having a good quality flashlight is important. A great importance was also placed on movement. Like other Tactical Response courses, students are often told to move more—and that you will never be criticized for “moving too much.” Movement is free. Magpul is going to come out with a “Movement 2.0” product next year at Shot Show-so take advantage of it and move your ****ing feet.
This course was great experience. I learned just how important it is to be able to reload and keep your pistol running with one hand. I learned that no matter how “high speed” you are, entering a room with a bad guy on the other side has severe risks—but moving your feet will keep you out of a lot of trouble. I learned just how deficient my police department training on this topic has been over the years. I learned a lot, and I would highly recommend this course.
Below is my review for Building Clearing taught by Tactical Response in Camden, TN. Gear used for this course was my normal EDC with the addition of a Glock 17T. The flashlight I used was a Streamlight ProTac 1L. Jay Gibson and Tim Morris were the instructors for this course.
Building Clearing is a relatively new course from Tactical Response. It was created to bridge the gap between several previous courses, most notably The Fight! At Night and Active Shooter. There was also a lecture over how to prepare for a home invasion and of course, like every Tactical Response course, there was a medical component.
This course started off with the explanation of two types of room entries used: dynamic and deliberate. A brief lecture ensued about how to safely, but efficiently, enter a room, but in typical Tactical Response fashion, there were no high-speed tactics or fancy “operator” words used to describe what is essentially a very primal act.
After a few hours of lecture, we went to the shoot house with Tim Morris to work on some basic techniques on how to maneuver around pieces of cover. While I have had some basic training in this topic, it was refreshing to be able to go back and practice a skill so basic that it often gets overlooked. All of these skills were taught and drilled in lit and low light conditions. I quickly realized that this course could have been called “Low Light Building Clearing” and that would have been an accurate description as well. The amount of low light training in this course was staggering—and it’s exactly what I needed. Even after the scenarios were over, the instructors encouraged the students to go through additional scenarios if they wanted more practice.
Identifying targets was also taught extensively during the course and also drilled in the scenarios. This is where having a good quality flashlight is important. A great importance was also placed on movement. Like other Tactical Response courses, students are often told to move more—and that you will never be criticized for “moving too much.” Movement is free. Magpul is going to come out with a “Movement 2.0” product next year at Shot Show-so take advantage of it and move your ****ing feet.
This course was great experience. I learned just how important it is to be able to reload and keep your pistol running with one hand. I learned that no matter how “high speed” you are, entering a room with a bad guy on the other side has severe risks—but moving your feet will keep you out of a lot of trouble. I learned just how deficient my police department training on this topic has been over the years. I learned a lot, and I would highly recommend this course.