I'll wade in here....Could you do 14 people with one instructor for a "basic pistol safety" class? No, probably not safely , because the student base that level of class attracts simply requires more supervision. But this class is not marketed to nor suggested for people who do not already have a FIRM grasp of drawing and shooting safely and safely handling guns in close proximity to others. This is NOT a basic "learn the fundamentals of how to shoot " class.
Cedar Top can speak with authority on this subject (Gabe White's class and his ability to manage students) as he has taken this class ...and so have I. There is a big difference in the level of folks coming to this class and those going to the typical "tactical 101" class. This class will be an ego beat down for most of the folks that we would have to worry about their gunhandling. The "typical shooter" would be woefully unprepared for this class and Gabe is OK with turning people away who are not ready. In fact the class I was in was populated with some well known (in certain circles) serious instructors and students of the art and there was never any instance of foolish gunhandling. In my class, just off the top of my head, we had John Hearne, Sherman House, Chris Baker (Lucky Gunner), Annette Evans (author of The Dry Fire Primer) , Aqil Qadir (Citizens Safety Academy ) and several other Rangemaster qualified instructors. In fact in my class Gabe handed out 4 Dark pins, 7 Light and 2 Turbo pins. So out of the 14 students 13 got a pin of some sort.
So as to the "can you run 14 people safely?" question. Yes. But Gabe is constantly switched on and everyone else is in class is a" safety officer" too. And like I said...the guys you tend to have to worry about are NOT the ones signing up for a class like this.
Cedar Top can speak with authority on this subject (Gabe White's class and his ability to manage students) as he has taken this class ...and so have I. There is a big difference in the level of folks coming to this class and those going to the typical "tactical 101" class. This class will be an ego beat down for most of the folks that we would have to worry about their gunhandling. The "typical shooter" would be woefully unprepared for this class and Gabe is OK with turning people away who are not ready. In fact the class I was in was populated with some well known (in certain circles) serious instructors and students of the art and there was never any instance of foolish gunhandling. In my class, just off the top of my head, we had John Hearne, Sherman House, Chris Baker (Lucky Gunner), Annette Evans (author of The Dry Fire Primer) , Aqil Qadir (Citizens Safety Academy ) and several other Rangemaster qualified instructors. In fact in my class Gabe handed out 4 Dark pins, 7 Light and 2 Turbo pins. So out of the 14 students 13 got a pin of some sort.
So as to the "can you run 14 people safely?" question. Yes. But Gabe is constantly switched on and everyone else is in class is a" safety officer" too. And like I said...the guys you tend to have to worry about are NOT the ones signing up for a class like this.
