Low Light Handgun

LLHG is one of the courses I take every year, because night training is an essential part of being a competent defensive gun-handler.
MDFI's course doesn't just address firearm manipulation in the dark, and not just manipulating hand-held and weapons-mounted lights, it also stresses threat identification, defensive use of illumination, and the mechanics of human sight in low-light. Everything that's necessary for responsible decision-making and effective firearms use in low-light conditions. And, needless to say, MDFI's habit and history of range safety is maintained 100% by staff and students, even though it's dark out.
I've taken this course four or five times now, and I get something valuable from it every time.
Hats off to Trek, Tim and Derek for another A+++ training.

Fantastic course! This is a must take course if you carry on a regular basis and want to push yourself! Low light situations bring a whole new set of problems you have to work through. Even if you thought you were proficient in the daylight, the darkness will bring out all your weaknesses. Gear validation is always present in classes like these, and I'm glad that my gear held up okay. Tweaks and changes are all part of the process. There was plenty of critical thinking and failure that lead me to a fantastic learning experience. The last exercise was incredibly important to me after extensive failure to bring it all together. Thanks to Trek, Derek, and all the rock solid alumni for a great night of training.

TAKE THIS COURSE. Sure you're proficient in the daylight, go to complete darkness and everything you've learned, trained and practiced goes out the window (or it did for me) Weapon manipulation, red dot acquisition, malfunctions and even simply reholestering in the pitch black darkness was very eye opening. More work to be done in this skill set for sure. The team was excellent as always! Very worthwhile course to take, you wont regret it!!

My total take of the class was eye opening on what is correct and what is not correct.
I learn a lot as to ID the bump in the night. Is it friend or foe. Style of light and how to use it for your benefit and not the bad guys. It was a great group of Alumni to work with. Thanks to Trek!

To start off, this review covers both times that I took the lower light handgun glass about 2 months apart. The first was outdoor in September and the next was indoor in November.

The first class I was very much unprepared with my inferior equipment (weapon mounted light and handheld one) but also my lack of mental prep. Engaging a firearm in very low light does interesting things to the mind. Confusing is an understatement. However, Trek and the crew did a great job of breaking down the fundamentals while encouraging us to keep our heads in the game and staying safe.

After coming down from my initial anxiousness a couple days later I started to upgrade my equipment quickly. Both the weapon mounted and handheld lights were upgraded. Then I started dryfiring in my basement with them. It felt much much better. However, I was determined to make a better go at it so I signed up for the next low light class on MDFI's schedule. I had also learned that about 80% or so of dangerous situations occur in low light conditions. Equipment upgrade was great but I needed to mentally improve on the first go around.

Now, I can't say that I was fantastic in all my results in the second class, however, the second time around didn't feel like I was playing from behind and/or drinking from a firehose. So glad I took the cues from the first class and quickly jumped back in. Thanks MDFI!