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Oct 8 2007

TDSA Tulsa - Basic Handgun Marksmanship

This past Sunday, I spent 8:00 am to 5:00 pm at The Defensive Shooting Academy of Tulsa taking their Basic Handgun Marksmanship course.

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The course was taught by Marshall Luton (left) with the assistance of Tammy, Mike and Eric (left to right). Marshall and his instructors are all incredibly skilled in the use of firearms and evidence a true love for sharing their knowledge and experience. Their courses are attended by police, highway patrol, SWAT teams, D.E.A., F.B.I. Secret Service, Navy Seals and other military special forces. Their students come from all over the country and overseas.

Marshall and his instructors offer just the right mix of technical instruction and hands on manipulation while always maintaining a good sense of humor. I really liked the fact that they didn't just tell how to do something but also explained the reasoning behind it.

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At all times, safety was the first priority. Weapons were checked multiple times before handling and dry firing. Here, Marshall is demonstrating a finer element of trigger control (with my firearm). The morning class room instruction was instrumental in improving my grip. I was able to immediately notice increased control and confidence. Most importantly, with their instruction, my front sight finally settled down instead of randomly floating around.

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The afternoon allowed for plenty of live fire exercises designed to slowly increase each shooters' confidence and skill level. Here you can see my much improved grip, although my left hand could be rotated forward a little bit more. By the end of the afternoon my shot groupings had gone from soccer ball, actually more like a vertical loaf of bread (prior to the course), to tight little tennis ball groupings.

More after the jump.

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I'm old-school and my weapon of choice is a Smith & Wesson, .357 Magnum, 686 Plus revolver with a 4" barrel. The "Plus" means it is a seven shooter rather than the standard six. Made out of stainless steel, it has some heft which helps to reduce recoil as well as, to me, just making it feel "right." Also shown are two speed-loaders filled with training rounds of .38 Special ammunition.

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After a day of shooting, it's time for a good cleaning.

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Plenty of spent brass laying around at the end of the day. Time to head off to the range to turn new skills into old habits.

Posted by Don

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  1. #1
    SD63 said on October 12, 2007:

    So, I was doing a search for a simple image to be used at work... one of the links brought me here.

    It seems we have similar political leanings.

    Check out the blog I write on... especially any post by "Carnivore". Based on the photos here you'll like some of his posts.

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    Don Author Profile Page said on October 12, 2007:

    Before approving SD63's comment, I check out his site and found this in their about page:

    We use “The Machine” as a metaphor for the amalgamation of liberal elites opposed to free-market capitalism (the greatest vehicle for human progress every conceived), traditional mores, the plain text of the Constitution, national sovereignty, and — broadly speaking — Western Civilization and human liberty.

    Very well said.

  3. #3
    Kirk said on August 13, 2008:

    If you like TDSA Tulsa you should check out the ORIGINAL TDSA. The man that started it all, the master and originator of "Slack out", Len Baxley. Marshall knows Len, as I understand it Len taught Marshall, Marshall started a satellite TDSA and then left the fold. You can find Len at tdsa.net in Dallas, TX.

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