Course Description:

Rapid Precision is a high accountability rifle course designed to help law enforcement officers fully realize the performance capabilities of their red dot equipped AR-15 carbines. This course builds the technical skill and control necessary to deliver rapid, high precision shots under pressure, and also how to deliver maximum performance while maintaining accountability. Skills that are essential for reducing liability and improving field performance. Students will learn how to train to increase performance while unsupported and also from three dimensional, practical barricades. Blending principles from precision and scoped rifle disciplines into a red dot context, this class breaks the outdated idea that precision is only for long range engagements.

Precision is a standard, not a distance.

This curriculum seeks to bridge the gap between traditional precision rifle concepts and the realities of patrol or defensive rifle use. Built around the AR15 platform equipped with a red dot optic and magnifier (or red dot only), this training challenges the notion that precision is reserved for scoped rifles or long distances. Instead, students will learn what is required to extract maximum accuracy and performance from their setup on demand, under time, and in context.

This program is built specifically for red dot optics used in conjunction with magnifiers, or red dot only setups. Students running LPVOs (1-6, 1-8, 1-10 scopes) may attend, but should understand that this is not a scoped rifle course. We will not cover LPVO specific setup or operation, and students must be able to manage any optic issues independently—class will not pause for individual equipment troubleshooting.

 

Core Concepts:

• Precision is not tied to a specific distance. Rather, it’s a standard that a shooter should strive to meet at any range.

• Speed without control increases liability; accuracy without speed risks irrelevance.

• The rifle’s true capability is often limited more by the shooter than the gear.

• Every round fired carries a potential consequence, understanding this, the curriculum of this class reinforces developing the ability to decide when a shot is appropriate, and when it’s not.

 

Course Objectives:

• Develop-through exploration and experience-the ability to deliver high confidence shots at practical, and potentially extended distances, at maximum pace, using red dot optics. 

• Blend precision rifle principles (natural point of aim, body mechanics, recoil management, and fitting the rifle to the shooter) into a red dot context.

• Understand and test the capabilities, and limitations, of your rifle/optic system.

• Build a decision making framework based on real data and performance, not assumptions or gear bias.

• Reinforce accountability through drills that simulate high-stakes environments.

 

In this course, everything is measurable, repeatable, and performance-driven. Officers will leave with a clear understanding of their rifle’s true capability, and how to apply that capability with control and precision in real world applications, thereby being able to discern what shots they should take, and what shots they should not take.

This course is ideal for patrol officers, SWAT members, and firearms instructors looking to raise the standard of rifle performance within their agency.

Basically; Imagine scoped/precision gas gun and a 11.5” red dot SBR have a baby.

 

Lubbock Police Department Shooting Range

11648 SH-114 W

Lubbock, TX 79407

 

Students will be given 1 hour for lunch. It is recommended that students bring their lunch, as the range is roughly 15 minutes from the nearest restaurants.

 

PREREQUISITS

Students must be certified peace officers or active military personnel.

 

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT

AR-style rifle (magnification is not required)

750 rounds of ammo (ball ammo is fine, but will cause frustration at times due to the precise nature of the shooting in this course)

At least 50 rounds of duty ammo

3 rifle magazines

Two point sling is preferred

Eye/ear pro

Duty belt

Ballistic vest

Hat

 

Inquiries regarding the course, payment or other questions can be directed to [email protected].

 

Credit card payment is strongly recommended.

If paying by check, make check payable to “TTPOA” and reference “Rapid Precision - Reg 5.”  Mail check to:

TTPOA

PO Box 304

Burnet, TX 78611

 

If you are an officer in Region 5, you qualify for scholarship funding for this class through the Lubbock SWAT Foundation’s Sgt. Kelley Pirkle Memorial Fund. If you or someone on your team/department is interested in attending this class and can’t get the funding, email an application to [email protected]. In your email, please include the following:

Name

Region

Agency

Class

Price

LE experience/other relevant info

 

For early registrations, all fees are due by February 23, 2026. There will be no refunds or course credit for cancellations after that date. For those who sign up after that date, all fees are due upon registration.

Training Description:

TTPOA believes in bringing in some of the best instructors in the country to share their knowledge and experience. If you have requests for a specific instructor or course, contact your Regional Director.