Cruel Hand Luke

On Jan 27-29 I attended the Rangemaster Defensive Shotgun Instructor Course at Royal Range in Nashville TN. It is 3 days of intensive shooting and classroom work in learning (as Tom Givens refers to it) The Gospel of the Gauge. Pic shows Tom presenting me with my class certificate and Top Gun award for highest aggregate score in class.

Pocket dump at the hotel room....Scattergun Technologies (pre Wilson Combat) Professional Model with 13" LOP (Length of Pull ) Stock , Tac Star Side Saddle , Tritium Track Lok Ghost Ring sights and Surefire flashlight fore end. Had this one since 1996 when I got it from Scattergun while they were still located in Nashville so this was a bit of a "home coming " for this particular gun. Also in the pic is Sig 320 Carry w/ Romeo 1 Pro, Smith and Wesson Shield M2.0 and blackjack.

The top 3 in class, Me , Amy Moses , and Greg Ellifritz . The top 2 (me and Amy ) both used pumps instead of semi autos. If I remember correctly she was shooting an 870 with some kind of small red dot (possibly an Aimpoint micro?).She was very impressive with the 870 . Greg was running a Beretta 1301. For more pics and videos you can check out the post I put on Facebook about the class....https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=191490720170239&set=pcb.191494346836543

My target from the Rangemaster Shotgun Qualification. All the pellets and the 10 slugs are in the chest box. The holes outside the box are from the wads. Slugs were Federal Low Recoil LE127RS Truball Slugs.

3 Rounds of same ammo (Federal LE132 00 Flite Control 9 pellet ) fired from same 14" 870 at 15 yards The big holes under arm pit, left shoulder and over right shoulder are the wads going through the paper. All the actual pellets are in the chest.

Patterning our guns... 1 round of 9 pellet 00 Federal Flite Control to the head at 5 yards and 3 rounds to the chest at 7 yards. This is from a 14" Remington 870 Cylinder Bore Choke. You can see that at 7 yards or less the buckshot load is still so close together that it is essentially a pre fragmented solid projectile. You CAN miss at this distance if you do not AIM.

Thanks AJ . I’ll probably post a little something tomorrow about the class in the “prove that you shoot” thread . But I’ll put a few pics in here...

EVENTBRITE LINK The Red Dot equipped pistol is becoming more common in the holsters of law enforcement, military and private citizens and this class is designed to quickly develop confidence and proficiency with the platform. Unlike iron sighted pistols Red Dot equipped pistols have a few quirks and idiosyncrasies that need to be accounted for and trained for. The most high tech weapon is worthless without solid skills to operate it to the full potential. This class will help you develop those skills. Some topics include Grip, Draw, Finding the Dot Faster, Acceptable vs perfect sight picture, Target Focus vs Sight Focus, Trigger control, Tracking the dot in recoil, Target transitions, Shooting on the move, Malfunctions (both with pistol and the optic) , Alternative indexing methods and much more. Required Equipment -Reliable Red Dot Pistol and at least 3 magazines, carry gear, Eye and Ear Protection. We have a few loaners if you do not have a Red Dot pistol and want to attend the class. Ammo Count is 600 Rounds. For safety reasons holster must fit the belt you use and must not collapse when the gun is removed. Holster must cover trigger guard. Serpa Holsters strongly discouraged unless that is your issued duty rig . A rain coat/wet weather gear is also a good idea in case of rain. Date: May 6-7 2023 8:30AM to 4:30PM Price is discounted to from $450 to $400 Payments can be made through Eventbrite or by by cash or check or Electronic payment by paypal or venmo (friends and family option) or by credit card (contact Randy by phone 423 827 9133 or by email at randy@harriscombative.com for CC payment). This will also be listed on Eventbrite if you prefer to sign up there but you can save the Eventbrite fees and tax that they charge by paying me directly. Eventbrite - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/may-5-6-red-dot-pistol-skills-oliver-springs-tn-tickets-523724152037 Paypal – Randy@harriscombative.com Venmo – www.venmo.com/Randy-Harris-47 Location: Windrock Shooting Range & Training Center ( https://windrockshootingrange.com/) 720 Windrock Road, Oliver Springs, TN, 37840 Weather Policy: If weather is such that it jeopardizes the students' safety, the class will be postponed or delayed as appropriate as determined by the instructor. Otherwise, the class will continue as scheduled rain or shine. Randy Harris is a highly accomplished civilian firearms trainer combining both real world experience with interpersonal violence and over 20 years teaching experience as an instructor. He holds a Master Instructor certification from Rangemaster, a Tier 1 Instructor Certification from Suarez International, Pistol Instructor certification from the National Rifle Association, and Handgun Carry Permit Instructor certification State of Tennessee. He has participated in the National Tactical Invitational and is a multi-time presenter at the Rangemaster Tactical Conference. Randy is an IDPA Master Class competitor in six divisions. He won both the Tennessee and Georgia IDPA State Championships in 2022 in the Back Up Gun division and finished 14th in Master Stock Service Pistol at the 2015 IDPA World Championship. He is one of only four people to hold both the Red Pin (Advanced Ranking / Top score in class) from the Rogers Shooting School and a Turbo Pin from Gabe White's Pistol Shooting Solutions class both of which he accomplished shooting from concealment.

This one is coming up THIS SATURDAY !!!!!!!!!!!

This one is coming up THIS WEEKEND !!!!!!

No the travel kit is a bit more expansive...that pic is just my everyday walking around kit.

On Saturday Jan 14 we will be at Windrock Shooting Range & Training Center in Oliver Springs TN ! Subject: Pistol Skills and Drills. This will be a training event based on improving your overall performance and specifically your draw to first shot times, recoil management and target transitions using times drills from various sources. Whether you shoot for self defense or competitively this will help your overall performance. Instructor: Randy Harris - Randy's Bio Location: Windrock Shooting Range & Training Center 720 Windrock Road Oliver Springs, TN 37840 https://windrockshootingrange.com/ Time: 12:30pm-4:30pm EASTERN Price: $80 – you can pay through Eventbrite or pay at class by cash or check (Please RSVP to let me know you are planning to attend ) or Electronic payment by paypal or venmo (friends and family option) or by credit card (contact Randy by phone 423 827 9133 or by email at randy@harriscombative.com for CC payment). Eventbrite - Eventbrite Link Paypal – cruelhandluke2000@yahoo.com Venmo – www.venmo.com/Randy-Harris-47 What you need to bring: Pistol, pistol magazines carry gear and at least 150 rounds of ammo. Revolvers are welcome if you like to party like it is 1899.

TN / GA / AL Training Group Christmas Extravaganza Encore Event! Saturday Jan 21 we will hold an encore presentation of our CHRISTMAS meeting for the TN/GA/AL Training Group! So those of you who missed it in December this is your chance to come shoot all the drills and win your share of Intergalactic Championships. Subject: Shooting , Shooting and more Shooting and the Christmas Death Match for the Intergalactic Championship ! Instructor: Randy Harris Randy's Bio Location: The Ridge Dayton TN 11534 US HWY 27 Dayton, TN 37321 Time: 9AM - 3PM EASTERN time Price: $80 – you can pay through Eventbrite or pay at class by cash or check or Electronic payment by paypal or venmo (friends and family option) or by credit card (contact Randy by phone 423 827 9133 or by email at randy@harriscombative.com for CC payment). Eventbrite - Eventbrite Link Paypal – cruelhandluke2000@yahoo.com Venmo – www.venmo.com/Randy-Harris-47 What you need to bring: Pistol, pistol magazines carry gear and at least 150 rounds of ammo. Revolvers are welcome if you like to party like it is 1899. We will shoot several competitive drills and some deviously designed Man vs Man Shoot off drills and test our skills with the weapon we carry most...our pistol. We will also be handing out some cool Christmas door prizes !

This one is coming up THIS SUNDAY!!!!!!!

REMINDER that this is coming up in just about 3 weeks !!!

Thanks! I'm not gonna lie, it was a bit of a struggle . I just kept praying that it would not lock up on me and that it would still let me put weight on it long enough to get through the match.

I sponsored and shot in the 2022 Georgia State IDPA Championship Oct 28-30 Dawsonville Georgia at Riverbend Gun Club. I competed in the Backup Gun Division with my 25 year old "box stock" Glock 26 with now very dim Trijicon Night sights. I shot the match on Friday the 28th and went back down there on Sunday to pick up my banner and a couple of awards. That's me in the black and gray jacket accepting my awards (1st Place Master BUG and 1st Place BUG Division) from match director Ed Moser. If you have Facebook you can see video of all the stages and a few pics here....https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083096239602

This one is coming up in a little over a week.

We are moving this class to March 4-5 2023 !

This one is coming up at the end of the month!

This one is coming up THIS SUNDAY !!!!!!!!

This one is coming up THIS Saturday !!!!!

This one is coming up in just over a week! We all spend time in and around vehicles yet there are very few opportunities for people to train in and around vehicles. Take advantage of this opportunity so that if it happens for real, then that won’t be the first time you have to figure it out !

This one is coming up THIS WEEKEND!!!!!!