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(17,493 posts)an excellent instructor who I used to often talk with on the pistol range. This individual was willing to teach one on one and wanted to be damn sure that his students understood the law in Florida and were quite knowledgeable about gun safety. He also insisted that any student he passed could shoot accurately and was willing to help until he could. He had helped me improve my shooting skills on the range although I had never attended one of his classes.
Many instructors have their students fire a few rounds at a full sized silhouette target at 15 feet and if they can hit it, they pass. My friend's instructor had him shoot at least 50 rounds at targets placed at various ranges from 25 yards to arm's length. As I stated above, the instructor was very impressed with my friend's skill and wished that he would become interested in competitive shooting.
The classes taught by this instructor were more expensive than most concealed weapons classes. I told my friend that he would pay a little more but it would be worth it. He felt I had given him good advise after he passed the course.
The instructor was very knowledgeable about firearms, the laws involving self defense in Florida and pistol shooting but unfortunately he wasn't as cautious when driving a car as he was handling a firearm. He was involved in a traffic accident which wasn't his fault, but died because he was not wearing a seatbelt.