Front Sight 5-8-09

I will be attending my second course at Front Sight (Nevada) on May 8th 2009. I am really looking forward to being out in the hot miserable weather, or standing in the freezing cold early morning desert breeze for 8-10 hours again...and why to I subject myself to such punishment you may ask? The training. The training. The training is just that good. Despite the obviously political propaganda that gets thrown around to "restore our 2nd amendment rights!" Front Sight is still amazing. The opportunity you get to work with these Range Masters is awe inspiring. You might be wondering just how good is this training? Well I for one, am young, and have never really been around guns much, which I say with a smile is very good and bad. Two weeks ago, while I was at Front Sight, was my third time in handling a firearm of any kind. I now can honestly tell you I feel completely confident in loading and unloading a hand gun in the dark. You may say, so what I can do that with my eyes closed, or in the dark too. Yeah but unless you were taught the same way as I was, I am going to load my gun faster than you are :). Some of the problems with Front Sight is that I do not believe that a single 4day Defensive Handgun course is justified by a $2,000 fee. That is ridiculous. I think $1,000 for a 4-day course would be more than fair. The amount of members they have should mean that they should enough money to invest in running water and better facilities. For guys this is not that big of a deal, it's a lot like camping really, except you are stuck in the desert. I feel that for women, and this is not an assumption; I am going off of complaints that I heard from various girls, ladies, and lasses at the Facility about the restrooms. The restrooms are just 'Porter Johns.' So I think for 2k, no running water, no real bathrooms, no given meals (unless you want to pay $13 per lunch), and not a tremendous amount of one on one time with the instructors it is not worth 2,000. You are better off going all out and trying to find a foreclosed "Front Sight First Family Legacy membership, which is a lifetime membership. To use this membership you simply go to Front Sight's webpage, login, select the course of your choice, select a course date, and literally click on 'check out,' and that is it! It is as simple as buying a t-shirt from off the web! The only difference is, once you are a member, you are free of charge. Yeah suddenly that 2,000 dollar course does not seem to make much sense does it?

By the way: for all those interested in trying out Front Sight, but cannot, or simply just do not want to purchase a 2,000 course. I have certificates that get you in for free. It will either cover the charges for 2 people for a 2day course, or one individual for a 4-day course. The courses avaible under this certificate include: 2day/4day practical rifle, 2day/4day defensive handgun, and 2day/4day shotgun course. I will be posting the link on ebay. It is going for about 165 dollars now:
Front Sight Certificate


All right, thanks for your time, I'll see you guys around.