Ricky T
10-21-2004, 13:54
Last weekend I had a chance to host and train with Ernest Langdon of Langdon Tactical Technology (LTT). For those who are not familiar with Mr. Langdon, he was a former Marine who saw actions in the first gulf war and other places as a Scout Sniper. He was a Scout Sniper instructor for the USMC and later was the instructor for the USMC High Risk Personnel program. After retiring from the USMC, he went to work for Beretta and was one of the first member of Team Beretta. He is a USPSA Master class shooter and also IDPA Master in CDP, ESP and SSP. Ernest beat out the great Rob Leatham in the 2003 IDPA National shooting in the CDP class, he also was the champion in SSP in 2000 and 1998. Ernest through his company LTT have transformed many Beretta pistols into smooth and light triggered weapon nothing like the clunky military issued M9s.
The class was an advanced class, the students were all experienced shooters from all walks of life, all have IDPA and USPSA experience ranking from Sharpshooter to Master and C to A class. Weapons used were 2 .45ACP 1911s, 3 Berettas (92G-SD and Elite), 1 9mm 1911, Glock 34 and Glock 17.
The class started with a lecture that covered combat mindset, training for performance under stress, grip & stance. We then proceed to the shooting line and performed several basic marksmanship drills so that Ernest could determine our skill level. After a quick lunch break, we went into intermediate skill drills such as the draw stroke (open and concealed), reloads (emergency and tactical), clearing malfunctions, multiple target engagement, turn and shoot techniques. Ernest called it a day at 1700 so the students can grab dinner, clean their weapons and get rested for the second day. We shot about 400 rounds on the first day.
The second day, we started with the review of some of the drills from the day before. Then we went into position shooting, use of cover, more shooting while moving, one handed shooting (left and right), and more speed drills. We shot about 450 rounds on day two. We shot at paper (IDPA) targets as well as 8” steel plates.
Everyone enjoyed the class and found the materials very useful in the practical use of self defense and also useful for match applications. While the class was fast paced, Ernest teaching style was easy to absorb, as he explained why he does something this way rather than a different way. This would not be the class for beginners or casual shooters.
I highly recommend this class to intermediate and advance shooters who take their shooting seriously, whether for self defense use or match application.
The class was an advanced class, the students were all experienced shooters from all walks of life, all have IDPA and USPSA experience ranking from Sharpshooter to Master and C to A class. Weapons used were 2 .45ACP 1911s, 3 Berettas (92G-SD and Elite), 1 9mm 1911, Glock 34 and Glock 17.
The class started with a lecture that covered combat mindset, training for performance under stress, grip & stance. We then proceed to the shooting line and performed several basic marksmanship drills so that Ernest could determine our skill level. After a quick lunch break, we went into intermediate skill drills such as the draw stroke (open and concealed), reloads (emergency and tactical), clearing malfunctions, multiple target engagement, turn and shoot techniques. Ernest called it a day at 1700 so the students can grab dinner, clean their weapons and get rested for the second day. We shot about 400 rounds on the first day.
The second day, we started with the review of some of the drills from the day before. Then we went into position shooting, use of cover, more shooting while moving, one handed shooting (left and right), and more speed drills. We shot about 450 rounds on day two. We shot at paper (IDPA) targets as well as 8” steel plates.
Everyone enjoyed the class and found the materials very useful in the practical use of self defense and also useful for match applications. While the class was fast paced, Ernest teaching style was easy to absorb, as he explained why he does something this way rather than a different way. This would not be the class for beginners or casual shooters.
I highly recommend this class to intermediate and advance shooters who take their shooting seriously, whether for self defense use or match application.