Classes – Small Arms Review https://smallarmsreview.com Explore the World of Small Arms Tue, 29 Aug 2023 14:06:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://smallarmsreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-online-sar-logo-red-32x32.png Classes – Small Arms Review https://smallarmsreview.com 32 32 This Might Be Your Last Chance to Attend Dr. Phil Dater’s Seminal Silencer Technology Class https://smallarmsreview.com/this-might-be-your-last-chance-to-attend-dr-phil-daters-seminal-silencer-technology-class/ Wed, 30 Aug 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://smallarmsreview.com/?p=44911 In all probability, this will be the last class that Dr. Philip H. Dater is teaching in. I’ll be presenting much of this course to back him up. Phil is feeling ill at 87, and it’s exhausting for him. This is a milestone in suppressor history, your last chance to interact with Doc in the teaching environment, unless he starts feeling better. He and I have worked together on suppressor technology and history, traveling the world to do so, for well over 30 years. We designed and ran the 1997 and 1999 Suppressor Trials, in which all U.S. suppressor manufacturers that we knew of had their designs tested, over 160 suppressors each time. Those were great days, the cooperation, the camaraderie of the old time designers was solid – lots of learning.

This is just about the only place you’ll learn about the history, plus insights into the technology, testing protocols and where they came from, hearing loss, and the science of firearms sound.

The course is $495- call Phoenix Defence at 702-208-9735 or email at info@phoenixdefence.com

Silencer History, Technology & Testing Course

  • Date: September 19-20, 2023
  • Location: Boise, ID
  • Instructor: Philip H. Dater, MD
  • Cost: $495.00
  • Course Number: PD-SUP-T

Syllabus:

DAY 1: Classroom

  • Part 1: Introduction, Hearing Damage, & Usage (71 slides)
  • Part 2: Suppressor Designs (124 slides)
  • Part 3: Sound Measuring (78 slides)

On the second day, participants will be provided with a handout (as a DVD) of the slides used in the presentation, results of prior testing, considerable reference material (as PDF files), and a number of fun high-speed videos.

DAY 2: Classroom

  • Part 4: Improvised Silencers (51 slides)
  • Part 5: Design Process, Testing & Longevity (112 slides)
  • Part 6: Mounting, Stability, Damage, and Goofs (71 slides)

BONUS (on Handout DVD, not covered in class): The Early Pioneers

  •    Hiram P. Maxim
  •    Mitchell WerBell
  •    Charles A. (“Mickey”) Finn
  •    C. Reed Knight, Jr.
  •    Douglas Olson
  •    Jonathan Arthur Ciener
]]> Phoenix Defence Presents the Vickers Machine Gun Armorer Course with Dan Shea – November 2023 https://smallarmsreview.com/phoenix-defence-presents-the-vickers-machine-gun-armorer-course-with-dan-shea-november-2023/ Tue, 29 Aug 2023 13:45:13 +0000 https://smallarmsreview.com/?p=44905 I’ve scheduled a Vickers Machine Gun Armorer’s Class for November, on the weekend before Thanksgiving, here in Henderson, NV. I used to do a week-long Maxim-Vickers-Browning course with Dolf Goldsmith, Robert Segel, and Dr. Ed Weitzman. We had a lot of fun and collectors really got a fantastic experience. Unfortunately, I’m now the last man standing.

When we finished the Vickers Machine Gun book last year (I was co-author with Dolf, Robert, and Richard Fisher from the Vickers MG Collection & Research Association in the UK), as part of the book’s promotion, I was asked to do some 3-day courses on the Vickers Machine Gun, geared towards collectors of all levels. The goal was to get them all to the same learning plane, teach gauging, construction, laying the guns, firing, etc. I ran the course six times, with full attendance in every class. There are still a couple of guys who were in line but couldn’t make it… so now, I’ve talked with them and scheduled it over a weekend.

We’ll start on Saturday morning in the classroom, and the live fire is just function checking the guns at the range, loading and a few bursts each. We’ll schedule the weekend around the weather. Even though these are water-cooled guns, the gunners aren’t so, we’ll choose the best morning for the range.

I have literally hundreds of rare accessories, mounts, parts, pieces, and all the lore, as well as gauges. If you have a registered Vickers and want to bring it so it gets the once-over in the classroom, that’s all good, too. 

This class is for novices, MG-curious people, up to expert collectors – I’ll strive to give everyone a great time, and a learning experience about the history and technology of these historic firearms.

Here’s the rough syllabus. There’s a lot more to it, but this is the basics:

Saturday

  • History
  • Technology
  • Construction
  • Gauging

Sunday

  • Tripods
  • Water Technology
  • Sighting Systems
  • Accessories

Monday

  • Range Time
  • Set up and fire
  • Cleaning and Care

Join us for the class on the weekend of November 18-19-20 2023 at Phoenix Defence in Henderson, NV. The class tuition is $895. Please contact us at 702-208-9735 or info@phoenixdefence.com to register.

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