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Czech Republic Shooting

Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 11:55 pm
by froggy
Salut,

I recently organized a 3 days class in the Czech Republic for some uk friends who wanted to learn more about practical shooting. I choose the format of NTTC as it teaches and focuses on exactly that : practical shooting. NTTC is a combat shooting method based on the experience and the work of two Vietnam veterans Jeff Cooper and Chuck Taylor.

In a nut shell, NTTC covers the principles of safe shooting but also resolution of shooting incidents, speed reload, shooting on the move, shooting at moving targets etc... It has now been adopted as the standard shooting method by most if not all SF & SWAT units around the world and is now even taught as the basic instruction by various armies such as the Swiss, French, Belgium ones to name few.

On the 1st day we started with basic instruction on the Vz58.
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The 2nd and 3rd day we covered the first NTTC module of pistol shooting, using Glocks 17 or 19.
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The instruction was provided by a freshly retired French military Instructor with a wealth of "hot" operational experience who is now instructor to various police forces and an author on combat weapons & shooting methods. Some how I ended up as the translator ;)
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We managed to squeeze in a bit of fun shooting with some modern & classic weapons : Colt 1911, P38, sub-nose 38SP, Uzi, Vz 61, Garand, FAL, AK47, RPK, Spas, Dragunov etc..etc... All in all a very pleasant & instructive way of spending 3 days shooting near Prague and a happy bunch of roast-beefs and a big smilling frog ;)

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Re: Czech Republic Shooting

Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 12:47 am
by froggy
looks like I messed up posting ... ups ....

Some of the Glocks used
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Static instruction
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More dynamic shooting
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Some of firearms used for a bit of ammo burning
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Re: Czech Republic Shooting

Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 1:02 am
by saddler
...nice of Hollywood movie-star John Malkovich to put in an appearance too~! Who told him he was the only one that had to wear knee pads?

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Re: Czech Republic Shooting

Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 6:46 am
by Christel
Froggy, thanks for posting. That looks like 3 fab days, nice weather as well.

:good:

Re: Czech Republic Shooting

Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 7:05 am
by Sim G
froggy wrote:NTTC is a combat shooting method based on the experience and the work of two Vietnam veterans Jeff Cooper and Chuck Taylor.
Jeff Cooper was a retired US marine Lt Col who served in WW2 and Korea. He was the creator of the "Modern Technique". Chuck Taylor served in Veitnam.

Looks like a splendid weekend, though!

Re: Czech Republic Shooting

Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 9:04 am
by Demonic69
If you don't mind saying, how much does a trip like that cost?

Re: Czech Republic Shooting

Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 7:27 am
by froggy
nice of Hollywood movie-star John Malkovich to put in an appearance too~!
;)

If you don't mind saying, how much does a trip like that cost ?
a 2 days course all included (airport transfers, all food, accomodation, tuiton, equipment & weapons, ammo etc ...) works out £ 400.

That looks like 3 fab days, nice weather as well
Shooting from 9:00 to 16:00
then back to base for a BBQ and fresh Czech Pilsner :good:
Indeed , Can it get any better ???
O:-)