POST #18720
October 16-18, 2024
8:00am – 5:00pm (with a night shoot to 9:00pm)
If you have completed the MSA Firearms Instructor Course, you only need to attend October 17 & 18, 2024.
Firearms instructors take your skills and abilities to a new level. The addition of the semiautomatic rifle has increased the effectiveness of the patrol officer, but it also offers challenges to the trainer. This course is a POST approved course required to obtain a patrol rifle specialist instructor license. This two-day course is mentally and physically demanding, so participants must be in good physical condition. Both days will run longer than the minimum of eight (8) hours with low light shoot.
Due to the interactive and practical nature of this course, class size is limited to 20 students. We need a minimum of 8 students to hold the class.
PRE-REQUISITES:
Students must be a licensed Peace Officer or employed in the law enforcement field and already be a Basic Firearms Instructor (Pre-approval required.)
Students must be a licensed Peace Officer or employed in the law enforcement field and already be a Basic Firearms Instructor (Pre-approval required.)
TRAINING TOPICS:
- Sighting, zeroing and carries
- Weapon storage
- Liability
- Loading, unloading and reloading
- Training and range safety
- Close quarter engagements and weapon retention
- Stoppages and failure drills
- Low light shooting
- Instructional techniques
