U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- If I could think of one word or phrase to describe Gunsite Academy, it would be this: The Mecca of modern firearms training in the United States. Gunsite had been on my list of places to train for several years, but due to its distance from me and the combined time and financial commitment, no progress had been made toward attending. Luckily, fate smiled upon me, and I was awarded a scholarship from the Jeff Cooper Legacy Foundation, helping me make my way to Gunsite for their week-long 250 Pistol Class. How did Gunsite live up to the legend?
Location
Gunsite Academy, Paulden, Arizona
Weather
We had decent weather throughout the entire week. Being located in Northern Arizona, temperatures got a little toasty, even in early May. Skies were clear to partly cloudy with a light breeze.
Equipment
During 250 Pistol, I used two slight variations on my equipment. Both versions were mounted to a Blue Alpha double-layer belt. Magazines were carried in Esstac Kiwi and HSGI TACO pouches. A single North American Rescue rigid CAT holder held a CAT tourniquet on the belt in case of serious boo-boos, which luckily was never needed. A Blue Force Gear admin pouch was on the belt for my notebook and other miscellaneous items. During low light portions of class I used a Bianchi Accumold pouch for my Streamlight Stinger HL.
I started class with a Glock 19 paired with a Steiner MPS carried in an Alien Gear Rapid Force duty holster. From day two of class forward I used a Glock 34 with Aimpoint ACRO carried in a Safariland 6354DO duty holster.
Personnel
We had
