Course Description & Equipment List:

Subject: Advance Handgun/M4 Training MSTOA

Advanced Handgun/M4 Training  3 Days: This course is designed to enhance and broaden police and military firearm instructor skills with the AR-15 style rifle.  Our course will provide intermediate to advanced shooting techniques and skills that are specifically designed around the needs of your SWAT team officers.   Bennie will teach the most practical methods available for deploying the M4 assault rifle for offensive and defensive purposes to include CQB, live fire tactical team movement drills and more.   This class is not for basic end users.  Personnel attending the course should feel comfortable and safe with the use of their firearms as the training will be very fast paced. Course is limited to 20 students.

OBJECTIVES

• Mental Conditioning – Students will learn how to understand and control the psychological process while training and during confrontations.   This will be accomplished through the development of a Fighting Mindset.   By understanding this process and applying its principles you will learn how to focus your emotions allowing you to shoot to your peak performance for the given situation.

• Training Barriers - Motivating and inspiring students can sometimes present extreme problems.  Instructors will learn how they can help the student to overcome these barriers through emotional based training whether on the range on in the classroom.  Instructors will also learn the two main components that affect the student’s ability to perform to their full ability.

• Action vs. Reaction Drills - This exercise will provide critical information for the instructor to gauge the performance of their officers.   Instructors will learn the importance of understanding what THEIR personal reactionary time is and the role it plays when determining what reactionary gap is needed for themselves and their officers.   Instructors will learn through live fire drills how to improve their reactionary skills to enhance their performance and decrease their reaction times.

• Human Nature – Each instructor will be taught the importance of understanding human nature, how to control it, and use it to maximize their training.   By understanding how to apply this, each student will be able to achieve a higher skill level that will not only aid them in their day to day training, but also in a survival situation. 

• Firearms Training - This training will cover the importance of mental conditioning while shooting in both the Subconscious and Conscious State of Mind.  The importance of understanding the difference between them and when to apply each in relation to combat shooting through hands on training. 

• Additional areas that will be covered are:

• Position shooting to include support and unsupported positions.
• Intermediate to advance shooting skills as they apply for CQB, and short to intermediate ranges.
• Advanced immediate action drills.
• Marksmanship skills for both stationary and moving targets.
• Tactical and speed reloading drills, when and how to do each.
• Target threat identification drills.
• Firearms transitions.
• Surgical shooting techniques while moving.
• Advanced firearms retention drills for both the handgun and assault rifle.
• Students will also learn how to monitor their personal shooting techniques while on the range and how to identify problem areas.
• Each student will receive handouts with specific shooting drills that are designed to improve their speed and accuracy during personal range time. 

• Tactical Movement - Students will be shown a variety of movement techniques to include live fire tactical team movement for the interior of buildings, urban areas and open terrain.   

• Equipment Selection: I will cover the basic equipment that is needed to include: rifle selection, calibers, bullet selection, optics, and important accessories to meet your specific needs.

• EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS: Each officer will need the following:

• AR-15 style rifle (Mini 14) with 3-point sling and 1200 rounds.
• Four 30 or 20 round magazines to include magazine pouches.
•  Handgun with 3-5 magazines and 400 rounds of ammunition.
• Cleaning kit to include patches, cleaning rod, and bore cleaner.
• Personal range safety gear to include eye and ear protection, kneepads are a must, range hat, sunscreen etc.

Bennie Cooley

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Instructor Bio:  Bennie Cooley