QSD Consulting

QSD Consulting, LLC's Defensive and Firearms Training Division began operations in 2009. From its inception we had one goal in mind - to provide our customers the highest level of training while adhering to the highest levels of safety. The vast majority of people taking handgun instruction in the State of Colorado do so in order to obtain their co... ncealed handgun permits. Unfortunately, the statutory requirements to do so are minimal, whch is reflected in the quality of training which is available on the market. Our methodology begins with theoretical instruction followed by dry practice of all of the skills using the best training equipment we have found on the market - the SIRT Training Pistol from Next Level Training. Once the student has demonstrated his ability to perform the skills safely, we proceed to the use of live ammunition. Utilizing the SIRT also allows to safely instruct our students in advanced tactical scenarios using force-on-force, target recognition, and close quarters engagements, without the possibility of injury due to a negligent discharge. We abide by two mottos: Safety First and Foremost - all of our training is formulated to maintain the highest degree of safety. Many instructors claim to be "high speed, low drag", and one such instructor discharged his firearm inside a dark shoot house, injuring his assistant instructor. It is only by God's grace that the assistant instructor survived. The main instructor failed to follow the most elemental rules of firearms safety. Always Student, Sometimes Teacher - Although we are instructors, we are in a never ending quest to improve ourselves. We continuously train with different instructors and review the latest methodologies. We, however, do not take anything for granted until we analyze the why's and how's of the methodologies. I cannot tell you how many times an instructor will tell a student to perform a skill in a certain manner, but is unable to articulate why it is such. Failing to understand the principle behind a technique will ...Read More