Law Enforcement
Intro to Pistol Mounted Optics – Law Enforcement
An 8-hour red dot transition curriculum for law enforcement personnel deploying an optic-equipped duty weapon.
- Price
- $300
- Duration
- 8 hours
- Skill level
- Law enforcement personnel transitioning from iron sights
Course Overview
This 8-hour curriculum provides an introduction to pistol-mounted optics for law enforcement personnel transitioning from traditional iron sights. The course directly addresses the operational advantages and technical challenges inherent in deploying a red dot system in the field.
Through systematic instructional blocks and deliberate live-fire drills, officers will overcome the initial learning curve. This training establishes the core proficiency, consistency, and confidence required to safely carry and deploy an optic-equipped duty weapon.
Who This Course Is For
This course is written for: Law enforcement personnel transitioning from iron sights. There are no additional prerequisites listed for this course.
Course Curriculum
- 01Accelerate Target Acquisition: Streamline sight picture recovery under stress.
- 02Maximize Accuracy: Improve precision placement during multi-target engagements.
- 03Maintain Situational Awareness: Leverage threat-focused scanning techniques.
- 04Control Recoil Management: Track the dot through the flash, floating and focused dot presentations for faster follow-up shots.
- 05Execute Seamless Transitions: Drive the optic efficiently between multiple targets.
- 06Extend Your Distance: Apply precision marksmanship principles to hit targets out to distance.
- 07Dot Confirmed Hits: Learn the skills to call your shots on reactive steel targets to build real-time speed.
Equipment List
- Duty Pistol and holster
- 400 rounds of factory ammunition
- Notepad and pen/pencil
- Seasonally appropriate clothing suited for strenuous activity on gravel/dirt
- Ear protection (electronic preferred) / Eye protection
- Hydration and Lunch and Snacks
Ammunition Requirements
400 rounds of factory ammunition
Available Dates
- Sun, Aug 91 time
- Wed, Aug 122 times
- Sat, Aug 151 time
- Sun, Aug 162 times
All times shown are Central Time (CT).
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