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Josh fires an AR<br />
during the final<br />
qualification shoot in<br />
Ayoob’s LFI-2 class at<br />
the Firearms Academy<br />
of Seattle.<br />
Other than that, I cannot name just<br />
one class—because I’ve taken so many<br />
from them—but working with Tom<br />
Givens and John Farnam, definitely. It’s<br />
not so much the course, it’s the instructor,<br />
and Tom Givens and John Farnam<br />
have both been very very helpful.<br />
Your primary carry gun is a semi-auto.<br />
Did you have a hard time learning how<br />
to rack the slide?<br />
Not really. I’m pretty quick at adapting<br />
some things. When I was younger<br />
my dad just ran it for me but obviously<br />
that wasn’t going to work for defensive<br />
handgun. My one-handed reload, my<br />
shooting ability and how I carry came<br />
from different instructors pretty early<br />
on.<br />
My shooting ability just came from<br />
working with Tom Givens. He’s really<br />
been very helpful. The cross-draw<br />
carry came out of a Gabe Suarez class.<br />
And then when I took the course with<br />
John Farnam, he taught me how to do<br />
a one-handed reload, so my reload<br />
technique came from John Farnam. I<br />
started shooting in August when I was<br />
21 (in 2004). I took my first class from<br />
Rangemaster in August, and took the<br />
Gabe Suarez class also in August, right<br />
after my first class. In September that<br />
year I took the class with John Farnam.<br />
So it all went really quick. I just kept<br />
taking classes, figured out what kind of<br />
holster I needed, and then was able to<br />
work out the one handed reloads. It all<br />
happened in a matter of just a couple<br />
months, bringing everything together.<br />
What weapons do you carry, and<br />
what ammunition?<br />
I carry a Browning Hi Power that’s<br />
been worked on by Jim Garthwaite, and<br />
also a Springfield XD, both in 9mm. I<br />
had a beavertail added to the Hi Power<br />
and a Teflon finish and all the parts fitted.<br />
It’s got Heinie sights with a gold<br />
bead front sight. You can pick the front<br />
sight up in any light conditions, or if<br />
it’s too dark to see the gold bead it’s too<br />
dark to see what you’re shooting at. My<br />
Browning Hi Power carries 15+1 and the<br />
Springfield XD-9 carries 17+1. I use 127-<br />
grain Winchester Rangers in those.<br />
What concealment holsters do you<br />
use?<br />
Right now I use a crossdraw holster,<br />
the FIST Driving Holster. The holster<br />
has a snap where you can move it<br />
around on your belt from driving to on<br />
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