I just finished 16 hrs of pistol training at the Calgary shooting Centre. It was a great couple of days and a rookie like me learned a lot about proper techniques for handling a pistol in adverse conditions... The class was small with 6 people but I think that it was better that way as there is more time for each student in the class. If you ever have the chance to take a course with Carl at the CSC you will not go wrong. As well the folks at the CSC (Matt, Norm etc.) are first class folks. They have consistently gone out of their way to make us members feel welcome in the club. I unfortunately can't remember the guy's name but one of the folks lent me his kneepads for the day as I could not find mine. No hesitation at all, I asked if they had any for sale and he said sorry but if you like you can borrow mine. That kind of customer service is rare and should be rewarded. If we could get people to do that kind of thing where I work we would be in a lot better place.
I was shooting a Sig X-Five Competition and that is a beautiful pistol but it is not the best choice for some tactical situations. I dropped my mags to the ground on a tactical reload and 2 of them had the base plate break off. They were empty at the time and the thin material that holds the silver piece to the mag body split from the base. Again I went to the folks in the retail area and asked if they had any mags that I could buy and they said sorry but if you like you can borrow a mag from our rental gun. Sorry folks but that is not typical. I really appreciate the extra effort and help that I was given to make the weekend as good as it could be. At the last club I belonged to I bought a change over kit for my Dillon 650 and when I opened it the was no brass pins in it. I went back to the range and was told that there was nothing that they could do because "they suck at following that kind of thing up" I was told that I have to call Dillon my self and ask them to sell me the pins. I switched clubs that day...
As a final not when I asked Norm if he had any ideas how I might find ne bases for my mags he said that they would contact Sig and see if they can get them to come good for the part and send them over. As Sig mags are rare and hard to find, especially in the X-Five variety, that is again very good service.
Thanks to all for the great weekend and especially Carl for the great course.
I was shooting a Sig X-Five Competition and that is a beautiful pistol but it is not the best choice for some tactical situations. I dropped my mags to the ground on a tactical reload and 2 of them had the base plate break off. They were empty at the time and the thin material that holds the silver piece to the mag body split from the base. Again I went to the folks in the retail area and asked if they had any mags that I could buy and they said sorry but if you like you can borrow a mag from our rental gun. Sorry folks but that is not typical. I really appreciate the extra effort and help that I was given to make the weekend as good as it could be. At the last club I belonged to I bought a change over kit for my Dillon 650 and when I opened it the was no brass pins in it. I went back to the range and was told that there was nothing that they could do because "they suck at following that kind of thing up" I was told that I have to call Dillon my self and ask them to sell me the pins. I switched clubs that day...
As a final not when I asked Norm if he had any ideas how I might find ne bases for my mags he said that they would contact Sig and see if they can get them to come good for the part and send them over. As Sig mags are rare and hard to find, especially in the X-Five variety, that is again very good service.
Thanks to all for the great weekend and especially Carl for the great course.
