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beejay · 06-06-2009, 10:32 PM

I've been thinking about going to Frontsight outside of Las Vegas for a 4-day handgun class and wanted to know if any of you had been out there. They have a deal right now that you get the 4-day handgun class, a 1-day CCP class that can get you Nevada, Utah, and Florida (in turn 30 states with reciprocity) AND a Springfield XD pistol (9mm, .40, or .45) all for $1100.

It seems like a good deal to mel the gun costs about $600, so the two classes are being given for $500. 5 days of computer training usually starts at $2500, so $1100 is still a deal in my book. BUT, it's only a deal if the training is high-quality.

What do you guys think?

Front Sight Firearms Training Institute

longbough · 06-07-2009, 07:55 AM

I've been to Frontsight a few times and the 4 day handgun course is very good. If you've never had a defensive handgun course before you'll learn a lot. It's a course worth repeating even if you've had some training.

It's not that different from Gunsite, Thunder Ranch or other reputable schools in that respect.

That being said it's run by Ignatius Piazza, a business-oriented Scientologist ex-chiropractor. Don't worry, he's a good instructor but he doesn't have a very good reputation in the "industry" for his business practices. That shouldn't affect you at all and you'll enjoy your classes. For the sake of principle I'd probably go with someone else in the future ... that's just personal.

So take the class and enjoy yourself! A good deal is a good deal.

Plan9 · 06-09-2009, 11:09 AM

Smells like a good deal to me. Go for it.

06-06-2009, 10:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
beejay Insane Location: Just West of Hell	Has anybody been to Frontsight? I've been thinking about going to Frontsight outside of Las Vegas for a 4-day handgun class and wanted to know if any of you had been out there. They have a deal right now that you get the 4-day handgun class, a 1-day CCP class that can get you Nevada, Utah, and Florida (in turn 30 states with reciprocity) AND a Springfield XD pistol (9mm, .40, or .45) all for $1100. It seems like a good deal to mel the gun costs about $600, so the two classes are being given for $500. 5 days of computer training usually starts at $2500, so $1100 is still a deal in my book. BUT, it's only a deal if the training is high-quality. What do you guys think? Front Sight Firearms Training Institute __________________ Pimps and Ho's - it's this generation's cowboys and indians

06-07-2009, 07:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
longbough Soylent Green is people. Location: Northern California	I've been to Frontsight a few times and the 4 day handgun course is very good. If you've never had a defensive handgun course before you'll learn a lot. It's a course worth repeating even if you've had some training. It's not that different from Gunsite, Thunder Ranch or other reputable schools in that respect. That being said it's run by Ignatius Piazza, a business-oriented Scientologist ex-chiropractor. Don't worry, he's a good instructor but he doesn't have a very good reputation in the "industry" for his business practices. That shouldn't affect you at all and you'll enjoy your classes. For the sake of principle I'd probably go with someone else in the future ... that's just personal. So take the class and enjoy yourself! A good deal is a good deal. __________________ "I do believe that, where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence. Thus when my eldest son asked me what he should have done, had he been present when I was almost fatally assaulted in 1908, whether he should have run away and seen me killed or whether he should have used his physical force which he could and wanted to use, and defended me, I told him that it was his duty to defend me even by using violence." - Mahatma Ghandi

06-09-2009, 11:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
Plan9 Gorilla Cum Laude Location: Prime Self Blog Entries: 114	Smells like a good deal to me. Go for it. __________________ "The days go on and on... they don't end. All my life needed was a sense of someplace to go. I don't believe that one should devote his life to morbid self-attention, I believe that one should become a person like other people." Formerly username "Crompsin."