MDTS Practical Pistol 2 review

[Celt]

On Saturday September 17th I attended my second class with Chris Fry at MDTS. The class was Practical Pistol 2. Obviously, one would be expected to have a solid grasp of the basic fundamentals of handgun shooting along with all of the basic safety rules prior to attending this class. The class covered a lot of drawing from concealment, shooting on the move, drawing and shooting in close proximity to an attacker, fighting mindset, and many other aspects. Needless to say, it was an awesome day and the class exceeded my expectations.

What really stuck with me the most was the way Chris approached his instruction. Chris is someone that is highly trained in many different aspects of self-defense, and he is an armed citizen just like me or anyone else. I have taken formal training classes from several different instructors, all of them have been great in their own way, I have nothing bad to say about any of them, and I would highly recommend them to everyone. But what I really liked about this class is that it focused more on the Practical as compared to the Tactical.

As a non Le /Mil armed citizen we have to approach the defensive use of deadly physical force in a different manner. Chris does a great job of teaching this and instilling the mindset that is needed to be prepared for such an unfortunate situation.

I would highly recommend any of Chris's classes for those of you out there seeking formal training. As I have stated many times on this forum already, I really want to urge everyone to get out there and get formal training so we are all smarter and wiser should we ever find ourselves in an unfortunate situation.

www.mdtstraining.com

 

[C3D]

I have taken Practical Pistol 2 twice now (does that mean I took Practical Pistol 4?). MDTS/Chris' training is invaluable and better than the other classes I have been to. It is well worth the time. I will be seeing him again this weekend for another carbine class.

 

[ChrisFry]

On Saturday September 17th I attended my second class with Chris Fry at MDTS. The class was Practical Pistol 2. Obviously, one would be expected to have a solid grasp of the basic fundamentals of handgun shooting along with all of the basic safety rules prior to attending this class. The class covered a lot of drawing from concealment, shooting on the move, drawing and shooting in close proximity to an attacker, fighting mindset, and many other aspects. Needless to say, it was an awesome day and the class exceeded my expectations.

What really stuck with me the most was the way Chris approached his instruction. Chris is someone that is highly trained in many different aspects of self-defense, and he is an armed citizen just like me or anyone else. I have taken formal training classes from several different instructors, all of them have been great in their own way, I have nothing bad to say about any of them, and I would highly recommend them to everyone. But what I really liked about this class is that it focused more on the Practical as compared to the Tactical.

As a non Le /Mil armed citizen we have to approach the defensive use of deadly physical force in a different manner. Chris does a great job of teaching this and instilling the mindset that is needed to be prepared for such an unfortunate situation.

I would highly recommend any of Chris's classes for those of you out there seeking formal training. As I have stated many times on this forum already, I really want to urge everyone to get out there and get formal training so we are all smarter and wiser should we ever find ourselves in an unfortunate situation.

www.mdtstraining.com

It was a pleasure seeing you again and shooting with you Celt. Look forward to next time.

 

[Twingy]

I've taken a few courses with Chris also, you always get more than your money's worth. I wish there were more on Sundays though, I work every Saturday

 

[ChrisFry]

I've taken a few courses with Chris also, you always get more than your money's worth. I wish there were more on Sundays though, I work every Saturday

A guys gotta rest, Twingy!

J/K, I will try to get a Sunday date for one of the classes in your neck of the woods next year. In the meantime, check Ben and Rae's schedule at OnSight, they do classes on Sundays down at Blue Mountain I think.

 

[OnSight Firearms Training]

Saturday was great. I think my final round count was 500. I had brought 100 rounds with me, and probably 65 loaded mags, 43 of which I went through, and used the 100 rounds as well.
Nice group of shooters, very cool people.
As always Chris runs an informative, safe and interesting class. Hopefully we can see some more dates at that range. Very nice range. Much easier of a drive for us than going to LI or upstate.

 

[Celt]

I'm in full agreement Ben. I'm located in Upper Westchester and it took just over an hour to get to that range. I much prefer to drive an hour north than an hour south any day of the week.

 

[OnSight Firearms Training]

We drove up the night before and stayed at the Holiday Inn in Poughkeepsie. Drive to the range was like 15 mins from there.
Hotel is nice too. Far enough away from "downtown' Poughkeepsie to not have to deal with any of the "locals".

 

[alistair]

I am really pissed that I missed this class. The registration opened and filled up quickly.
I have taken the PP#1 class before, and probably will do again.

 

[alistair]

Saturday was great. I think my final round count was 500. I had brought 100 rounds with me, and probably 65 loaded mags, 43 of which I went through, and used the 100 rounds as well.
Nice group of shooters, very cool people.
As always Chris runs an informative, safe and interesting class. Hopefully we can see some more dates at that range. Very nice range. Much easier of a drive for us than going to LI or upstate.

It is interesting to see OnSight Firearms Training, a trainer himself taking this class. This speaks volumes to the quality and respect people have for MDTS.

 

[OnSight Firearms Training]

Thanks Alistair,
I've said it many times, if your trainer doesn't train, then you need to evaluate your trainer.
We train as much as we teach. It seems like every weekend we are either teaching or training. I have to schedule in some "off days" every now and then, but for the most part every weekend is dedicated to some sort of training/teaching/shooting event. In the past six weekends, the "boss" and I have attended eight different training classes. (two at FPF Training in VA, two at Raven Firearms Training in Dalton NH, three at SSA, and Chris's class last weekend) I have attended four classes so far with MDTS and I am never disappointed. Always walk away with something new and challenge what I "think I know" in every class. I will never ask anyone to do anything I cannot do myself, so making sure I can walk the walk is important. Chris/MDTS are a perfect example of a regular guy, armed citizen/civilian, like myself who saw the importance of being able to defend yourself. Much respect for Chris & MDTS. For sad state like NY we have some real quality instructors available to us.

 

[togmaster]

I am really pissed that I missed this class. The registration opened and filled up quickly.
I have taken the PP#1 class before, and probably will do again.

Yeah I got closed or of this one too. I'll keep my eyes open for the next pp2. Really want to take this class.

 

[Celt]

There was alot of good stuff to take from this class.

And keep in mind there are other local trainers to us as well Tog, and they are all great in their own way.

 

[alistair]

Yeah I got closed or of this one too. I'll keep my eyes open for the next pp2. Really want to take this class.

I may take the drive up to Deerfield Fish & Game Club, Deerfield NY, to take the 10/15/16 class. Want to carpool?

 

[togmaster]

I may take the drive up to Deerfield Fish & Game Club, Deerfield NY, to take the 10/15/16 class. Want to carpool?

Thanks for the offer but I can't swing it in October. I will be taking this class with Ken Stretz in November.

NY Gun Forum Concealed Carry Skill Dev. w/ Stretz Tactical 11/19/16

Why don't you join us?

 

[dwa12479]

I've attended several classes with Chris in more than one firearm discipline. And I'm scheduled for another Shotgun class this November. Always come away better off and never disappointed.

Bring on Rolling Thunder.....

 

[PinkPanther]

I agree with everything you said and then some. If you get the chance to train with Chris Fry, DO IT! He will bring you out of your comfort zone and show you what works and what may or may not work for you.

 

[fnfalguy]

Yeah, its sounding boring and repetitive at this point, but the class and instructor were fantastic. If you have a chance to take a class with Chris, jump on it.

If only next time I didn't pair up with Jeremy...

 

[Celt]

Hey jeremy and fn... glad you guys signed up over here. And it was good shooting with you guys. I hope to get to shoot with you guys again.