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Letter Re: Positive Feedback on Front Sight's Self Defense Training
Hi, Jim!
I want to thank you for having SurvivalBlog support Front Sight's current
special of $1,199 for the class [with a XD pistol and other extras included.] I
took advantage of it, along with my son, aged 20, a couple of weeks
ago,
and had
a great
time
down
there.
This
was my third time down there, my son's first.
One thing people may want to do is rent one of [the Springfield Armory] XD
pistols in 9mm for $100, for the class. This gives you much
more control on target,
especially
for
someone (like my son) who hasn't had much pistol experience. Plus the cost
of 9 mm ammo is about half the cost for 45. While we are getting the XDs in
.45 caliber, renting the 9mm gave us the XD experience and probably saved
us over $100 in ammo costs. We can practice with our .45s at a more leisurely
pace. As you've indicated before, the instructors there are very professional,
very friendly, and the class gives you the whole perspective of accuracy in
shooting, the psychological mindset that one must have to defend oneself, and
the legal knowledge of what kind of problems you might encounter. - Chester B.
