U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- John Murphy of FPF Training provides a holistic approach to personal defense, covering a wide variety of skills. How does the course compare to other training I’ve taken?
Location
Class was held at Armed Missouri, located in Bland, Missouri, roughly 30 minutes east of Jefferson City. I first trained here in 2018, taking Shivworks’ ECQC, and taught my own Less Lethal class here just a month prior to Street Encounters.
Weather
Weather was fair for April in Missouri. Mornings started a little chilly, with the afternoon warming up. We had constant sun, and mild to strong wind that occasionally knocked targets over.
Equipment
I ran this course with fairly bare-bones equipment. The gun was a gen4 Glock 19, featuring a Kagwerks slide release, Steiner MPS optic mounted on a Forward Controls Design plate, and a KKM threaded barrel with their compensator. This was carried in my KSG Armory Halcyon AIWB holster throughout the class. Spare magazines were carried in pockets and were OEM 15 and 17 round mags.
John Murphy provided us with inert POM pepper spray for use in class, which was simply clipped to the front pocket of my jeans.
Personnel
We had nine students in class, including three women, with the youngest shooter being in their mid 20’s. Backgrounds ranged from former law enforcement and military to truck drivers, teachers, and more. Many were fairly inexperienced, with a few students having solid training backgrounds.
Student Equipment
Most students used a variety of Glocks during class to include the G48, G43X, and my G19. Two CZ P-10C’s were the most exotic guns on the firing line. Three shooters were using optics, which were the Holosun 407K and
