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Originally Posted by kgoerz
Good thread, what you mentioned has always been a sore spot with me. After practising my trade-craft for many years I only realized how little I knew until I was sent to be an instructor. I concure there are to many people out there that claim to be qualified instructors. Ever since I entered the civilian sector I have seen countless proclaimed instructors unable to even set up a range let alone instruct students on one. I wish there was a way to know if somone is qaulified besides word of mouth. The NRA has a good program to do this. Right now the only thing anyone has to go on is their own reputation which isn't all a bad thing to go bye if you been in the bussiness for awhile
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There is. During the late 70's and 80's the buisness of pistolsmithing accquired a bad reputation due to a handful of sleazey and sloppy smiths. The good smiths knowing that their repuatation would take a hit established the American pistolsmith guild. In order to join you had to have a good reputation and you had to submit your work to several other members of the guild for judgement. Sort of like the good house keeping seal of approval. Go to one of those smiths and your reasonably assured that you won't get screwed. I seen no reason why those who teach defensive tactics couldn't do the same. In fact I am sure the shooting public would welcome it.