Firearms Training
Don’t hit the range unprepared — use this guide to stock your range bag with mission-critical tools
Too often, firearms training separates gun handling from real-world application. Here’s how contextualization can improve safety, retention and performance
Your test of minimum standards can be used to push all your shooters to deliver maximum effort
We must first identify the common characteristics of a police sniper’s target and work backward from there to design and implement our training
How bullets work against various parts of a vehicle is critical information for cops
Every form of training an agency offers to its officers can be done better or differently
Capt. Michael Curry appreciates the realism, flexibility and cost savings offered by Laser Shot’s training simulator
Effective firearms training can have a round count barely reaching double digits, where every shot is an opportunity to learn and gain valuable information
These essential resources will help police firearms trainers ensure they are preparing officers for success
High-quality and interactive classroom activities prepare students for success on the range and can reduce the risk of a firearm mishap or poor shooting decision
Three new models – Glock 17 Gen5 MOS, Glock 19 Gen5 MOS and Glock 45 – fill out the 9mm line, with one specifically designed for police
While they may not be using the language of yoga, police firearms instructors are teaching many of the same principles and techniques
Cops often complain that firearms training is boring, static and geared strictly toward the passing of a state-mandated qualification course – but it doesn’t have to be that way
Law enforcement firearms instructors are finally starting to embrace the use of video technology on the live-fire range
With great training value comes some responsibility
The big star of the release is the G19x, which is a descendant of Glock’s entry to the U.S. Army’s Modular Handgun System (MHS) competition
These two grants are your tickets to an innovative firearms training program
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Your duty weapon can malfunction and will run out of ammo, so train and prepare for that moment – your life depends on it
The Barnes Tac-XP lineup of pistol bullets brings the same combination of excellent expansion and deep penetration to loads for sidearms
Our version ‘Goldilocks’ is a police officer in a training scenario who needs to have everything “just right” or their performance suffers
This rifle is essentially a Mossberg International 702 Plinkster in a molded AR-15 (A2 style) shell
The Internet can be a great resource from which you may gain knowledge, but you cannot replace top-quality real-world firearms training
The Dorner incident has not yet changed law enforcement training, tactics, mindset, and methods to the extent that I believe it could (or should!) and it’s on us — you and me — to make that change happen
Today’s law enforcement professionals are finding themselves engaging adversaries with a higher degree of training than ever before
What makes the CORE unique is a clever series of adapter plates that allow the user to install optics from a number of different companies by simply switching plates
While FOF training is not new, I continually look for new ways to use the technology to increase performance in lethal force encounters
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