Pistol Red Dot Instructor Train the Trainer Course

Tactical Options Pistol Red Dot Sight Train the Trainer Course is a 30-hour program designed to enhance the instructor’s knowledge and capability to train Officers on pistol-mounted Red Dot Sights (RDS). RDS systems are evolving as a more common practice within Law Enforcement duty pistol setups. Officers training will learn how to effectively utilize the optic system on correct principle training paths and fundamental application in order to accomplish precision accurate firing capabilities.

Instructors will receive critical skills and knowledge through comprehensive building blocks of instructions and the performance of a mounted pistol RDS. Therefore, shortcutting trials and errors of impractical and/or incorrect teaching methodologies and performance stages may limit or hurt the officer being a trainer on the application of a mounted RDS system. These concepts are crucial in training officers on mounting, care, and maintenance of RDS systems, efficient economy of motion techniques for sight acquisition and sight tracking during stress courses of fire, enhanced pistol fundamental application, and increased readiness status. This program will prepare the instructor to have a more successful teaching apparatus to build and develop their fellow officers to reach the critical standards and the department’s desired end state. Instructors will have to pass the final shooting stages in order to complete this course.

​​NOTE: Law Enforcement and Military Only

* Hosted by Pennridge Regional PD, PA,

This 3-day program and course objectives include:

• RDS familiarization on technology, mounting, cleaning and care, optics adjustment buttons, weather and lighting considerations
• RDS and iron sight selection pairing considerations for department selection: pros vs cons of various optics and RDS MOA size/budget vs proven reliability and durability
• Pistol RDS duty holster selection and department considerations
• Pistol RDS SOP development for department usage, care, and maintenance
• Pistol RDS zero targets, zeroing distance, and individual zero confirmation distance
• Correct instructor technical verbiage and terminology, definition, and terms
• Enhanced RDS fundamental application and principle training path at various distances
• Sight tracking methods during presentation and cadence fire at various distances
• Target assessment and shot placement under stress at various distances and stages
• Multi-target engagement at various target formations, depths, and angles
• Mechanics end efficient economy of motion of pistol speed reload and tac-mag reloads
• Pistol manipulation techniques on a pistol with and pistol mounted RDS on malfunction clearance procedures combined with recovery for rapid target engagement
• Failed pistol-mounted RDS to iron sight transition, sight acquisition, and precision target engagement
• Various body position fundamentals and maintaining accountability of the RDS reticle during target engagements
• Moving and shooting/shooting while moving at different angles and depths
• Barricade occupation during threat engagements, clearance procedures, and pistol sight clearance awareness when breaking plains of cover or clearing unknown sectors
• Speed and accuracy drills requiring combinations of movement, cover barricade usage, shoot / no-shoot targets, stress on the performance of fundamentals, and individual’s assessment and execution
• Tactical shooting drills that advance skills for confined spacing and close-quarters environments
• Low-light / no-light target engagement drills with tac-light manipulation and RDS power setting manipulations
• Single-hand fire with pistol and hand-held tac-light
• Tac-light clearance methods around sources of cover
• Various body positions stressing pistol manipulation and shot accuracy
• Critical Task Evaluations speed and accuracy standards and execution
• Instructor target selection for progressive training blocks, stress drills, and recommended department pistol-mounted RDS qualifications.

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Round Count:

• 1500 pistol training rounds per student

Cost:

$600.00

Packing List: 

• Duty pistol with mounted RDS system: Approved or pistol RDS that is in current T&E
• Spare batteries for pistol RDS (none will be provided)
• Minimal of 5 pistol magazines (will shorten reload times during active courses of fire)
• Duty belt, tac-belt, or concealment holsters (SERPA or stiff leather unauthorized)
• Department-approved soft body armor and/or tac-vest
• Range training uniform
• Ballistic tinted and clear eye protection
• Hearing protection (noise canceling recommended)
• Gloves (optional)
• Note-taking material (you will record your data)
• Weapons cleaning kit with lubricant (have Q-tips, optics mounting tools, lens wipes)
• Water and snacks
• Lunch (optional as an hour lunch break will be provided)
• Sunscreen
• Wet weather clothing (check weather)

Note: Contact the instructor with any questions you may have about additional items not listed or not listed