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Bill,

I have taken Farnam's basic and advanced courses, and I wrote up my (outstanding) experiences in this same forum. Here's links to them:

Basic:
http://www.texasshooting.com/TexasCHL_F ... 3800#83800

Advanced:
http://www.texasshooting.com/TexasCHL_F ... 4192#84192

As Glockenhammer says, reading up on the instructors is a good idea, and you can catch some of Farnam's thoughts in his "Quotes and Quips" at his website. Once you have a class with him, he sends his students an email or two each week relating his experiences, other students experiences, and new self-defense related ideas, techniques, and products -- also a considerable amount of philosophy. Check it out here:

http://defense-training.com/quips/quips.html

John Farnam was a Marine in Vietnam, has been a police officer for a long time, and I think he has some US Army reserve time, but might be mistaken on that. He seems to do a lot of training for both the military and the police/civilian side of the business, in the US and outside of it, and does an excellent job on preparing you mentally and "legally" for a self-defense encounter. He emphasizes teaching gun handling techniques that are applicable to pretty much any firearm. I really enjoyed the courses and learned a lot.

Best wishes to you, and happy training.

elb

p.s.

Skippr - don't know if I will make it to Victoria again this October, but hope so, and if so, will look forward to meeting you! If I read your lat/lon correctly, you are close to Houston and may know this already, but if you haven't been to Victoria before, be prepared to dress warmly -- even if the temp is still up in the 70's and 80's, it is VERY windy on the range, which helps keep the perceived temperature down. Some shooting is done after dark, and it can be rather chilly then and first thing in the morning.

Best wishes to you too!


elb