Thread: Two Day Glock April 16th-17th 2011

I have to post a quick note on this course at O.F.A. last weekend. I drove the nine hours from home to enjoy more good, well thought out training. It was great. Well except for the constant rain on Saturday that is.

Two full, and I mean full days of range work, use of force and the law in Oregon, Adjudicator(shoothouse) scenario, mini armourer, (function, know your gun lesson), rounded out by qualification shoots, malfunction drills, reloading, one handed drills and for fun one on one steel challenge and rolling thunder drills.

This was the first course I ever took at O.F.A. many years ago, when we were moving to Glock at work. I was happy to find, but not surprised to see that O.F.A. and the instructors had updated all the info and continued to seek out training themselves to keep current. They are very dedicated to teaching all the students to keep you safe and aware, and hopefully out of the situations in the first place.

The information was a lot to take in over two days, but to help study it, each student is furnished with a student manual produced by O.F.A. with all the topics and more covered in detail.

And I know it is not part of what you look for in paying for and travelling to a course. But please, where else do you get to have a big cooked lunch on the second day either under the trees at picnic tables, or as this weekend due to the rain, invited into a warm home to be treated like family.

I know there are lots of trainers out there looking for your business, and training and ammo dollars are tight so you have lots of choices. I have been to lots of different schools, and training academies all over the U.S.A.. With a resource like this just minutes from I-5 between Albany and Eugene, I am willing to drive nine hours. You owe it to yourself to check them out. You will not be sorry.

Peter

Wow, drove 9 hours to attend an OFA class eh? What is this? Your fifth or sixth OFA course? And to believe that we get an occasional call into the office complaining to us the 45 minute drive is too far. I can remember Rick, Doc, and I traveling two days by car to attend a three day class and then two days travel back again. It is all about committment to excellence and Ocanada you are an inspiration to many of us. Thanks for making the journey! Looking forward seeing you back again in May and June! 45 minutes...

Here is the crazy left handed Canadian...and to believe the people of Canada trust him with a gun?

Hi Peter!

It was good to see you and train with you again! Thanks for making the trips!! Maybe next time you can bring the pups and teach us about some K9 training.

Take care!

Zippo Joe

Hey Joe Pickle,

I will keep it in mind. The problem is that once are they are done, they want to bury you for use later. Although no one would look in the berm would they!

Thanks for the help Dan, Rick, Mike, Joe, Net, and Greg. It was fun.

Peter EH!
Nice Group!

Hey Dan,

Thanks for the words of encouragement. It's always good to have help as we learn new things and practice things we had forgotten.

Although I will probably never catch Marshall(he's been to O.F.A. 26 times), I looked up some info in my training files.

First course taken, May 2003. Glock Handgun.

Most recent taken April 2011 Glock Handgun.

Total courses 13 Total hours 183.

Driving hours there and back 18(18x13)234.

There are other good schools in the Northwest. I hope to attend some of the others I haven't been to yet. But, I do feel I have been given full value for money, and more importantly training to help me and my coworkers stay safe.

Peter EH!

Originally Posted by Ocanada

Hey Dan,

Thanks for the words of encouragement. It's always good to have help as we learn new things and practice things we had forgotten.

Although I will probably never catch Marshall(he's been to O.F.A. 26 times), I looked up some info in my training files.

First course taken, May 2003. Glock Handgun.

Most recent taken April 2011 Glock Handgun.

Total courses 13 Total hours 183.

Driving hours there and back 18(18x13).

You for got to add in.... PRICELESS!

There are other good schools in the Northwest. I hope to attend some of the others I haven't been to yet. But, I do feel I have been given full value for money, and more importantly training to help me and my coworkers stay safe.

Peter EH!

Later, ZJ