How do you stack up?

“I read this interesting article I would like to share with you. The title of the article is “How do you stack up?” How well can you operate your gun under minimal stress? In the article, Louie gets 200 officers to do one the most common IDPA classifier to see how they would stack up. Please read the article… the numbers are not good.”

READ HERE

Louie Tirona is a life-long martial artist and first generation American. He has been a police officer for over 27 years in one of the most active cities in California and has worked various assignments, primarily in the areas of violent crime investigation and use of force training.

“How do you measure your ability to actually use your firearm? Is the training and subsequent qualification in which you participated sufficient to know that you are “good enough?” When was the last time you measured your skill? How do you compare your qualification scores against others from different jurisdictions, agencies/departments or military units? This article is written primarily for any of you who may carry a gun as a requirement of your profession but it applies equally to those who choose firearms as part of one’s safety gear.”

So out of 200 police officers, 75% achieve Novice and 25% get Sharpshooter.

Categories are as such:

Master
Expert
Sharpshooter
Marksmen
Novice

I’m now giving my renewal students the opportunity to try that same classifier to see “HOW DO YOU STACK UP?” for FREE.

All you need is an extra 25 rounds of ammo and your holster. I suggest a good belt. As soon as class is dismissed, we do the 5 x 5 Classifier.

The classifier can be found at the link below. The goal is to shoot each string while being timed. The time is written down after each string and added up to see your total time. Missing the hit zone adds time to total time.

5×5 CLASSIFIER LINK

Learn more about the IDPA 5×5 Classifier Pistol Drills.

This will be the second class we’ve done this for. Here are some of the results from the last class.

27 students….only 3 shot the classifier. All 3 shot novice. All 3 thought they would score higher.

Here’s an actual comment from one of those 3:

“The 5×5 classifier was a real eye opener. Now I need to work on my holster (or find a better one), practice my draw, and dig out my shot timer for the next time at the range.”

Different guns have different advantages/disadvantages, so the IDPA has grouped firearms by type. A list of type can be found below:

SSP – Stock Service Pistol. This is the home of Glock 17s, Smith & Wesson M&Ps and similar striker-fired guns, as well as DA/SA pistols like the Sig Sauer P226.
ESP – Enhanced Service Pistol. Very similar to SSP, but you can make more modifications to the gun. This division also permits DA/SA guns you can fire in single action like the CZ75.
CO – Carry Optics. The only division in IDPA that allows for red dot sights. Pistols in this division are very similar to the guns in the ESP division, but with a red dot on top.
CCP – Compact Carry Pistol. Also known as the “Glock 19 division,” this division is ideal for all the small 9mm guns out there today.
REV – Revolver. They break down this division further into Stock Revolver (SSR) and Enhanced Service Revolver (ESR), depending on the modifications of the gun and its caliber.
BUG – Backup Gun. Small .38 revolvers and sub-compact .380’s and 9mms are the firearms of choice for this division.

You’ve convinced me! Where do I sign up?

SIGN UP HERE

All you need to do is stay after class for a few more minutes. You can also join us at the tail end of any Illinois Concealed Carry Renewal class. It’s FREE!