Another great day of training with OnSight Firearms Training

[Podmonkey]

Trained with Ben and Rachel of @OnSight Firearms Training in Pittsburgh again last weekend. I have pretty much been sleeping during all my downtime after an insanely busy holiday schedule so I am just getting to this now.
As usual the training was excellent and fun. This being my third time doing the Defenseibe Carbine class I was looking to lock down my technique but once again the experience was, as another participant said, humbling. No matter how many times you do a particular drill as soon as movement, shooting and reloading are all added together things can become a bit of a cluster fuck. I Definitely need more reps on that.
I tested out my 1-6 scope during some of the trading and the results were both predictable yet illuminating, I'll cover that in another thread.
However the biggest take away I took from this particular class was the importance of preparation.
I will preface the following first by stating I am always very happy to be of service to my fellow shooters and I will always seek to help anyone out with any need they might have that I can.
That said there are certain items that one should probably ensure they have at a class such as

Lubrication/cleaners. I always bring a variety of lubes and solvents to the range and class. The Hoppes Gun Medic seems to be the most popular stuff with everyone.

Sling for your long gun. Not having one would make for a pretty inconvenient day.

Spare batteries for optics and hearing protection

Basic tools for maintenance, like a multitool. A cleaning rod would also probably be a good idea

Making sure the gun you bring reliably functions before you use it in a class, which leads to the final point-

Bring a backup gun in case your primary takes a shit.

A few folks had deficiencies in the above areas and I was able to help with a few and was happy to do so and I would do so again, however I have to wonder what some folks would have done had I not had some of these things.
It is a little unsettling to me that I, a thoroughly disorganized, ADHD addled, person would somehow manage to be more prepared than anyone

Also, putting your ammo on stripper clips and using the StripLula makes reloading mags very fast and reduces downtime between drills.

 

[Curmudgeon]

Also, putting your ammo on stripper clips and using the StripLula makes reloading mags very fast and reduces downtime between drills.

I said this in my write up of the class I took as well. I was up and ready and waiting on others who had another 3 mags to load. It was mildly frustrating.

We also had someone whose gun went down. Having a spare ensures you get all that you pay for.

 

[Podmonkey]

I said this in my write up of the class I took as well. I was up and ready and waiting on others who had another 3 mags to load. It was mildly frustrating.

We also had someone whose gun went down. Having a spare ensures you get all that you pay for.

I brought about 20 mags along with 10 being preloaded. Charging my empties with the stripper clips via the StripLula was so fast though that I never bothered getting out my spares and I just kept reloading my 10 initial ones. I'd keep all 10 loaded so I could just swap out empties with loaded ones if I was in a hurry.
I used the Lancers all day, with no problems at all. Well magazine related anyway.
Or rifle related either, both my ARs got quite dirty both with carbon and mud/sand/gravel. Never had a hiccup from either of them. And I had shot several hundred rounds through both a few weeks prior and I never bothered cleaning either before this class.