| Training Name: | Firearms |
| Course Name: | American Gas Gun – Rapid Precision |
| Dates: | 02/25/2027 - 02/26/2027 |
| Venue: |
Twin Mallets Range- McKinney McKinney, TX 75071 |
| Price: | $700 |
| Instructors: |
Mark Smith |
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 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 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 Blending principles from precision and scoped rifle disciplines into a red dot context, this class breaks the outdated idea that precision is only for long-range engagements.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—the 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 commonly utilized optics.
• Blend precision rifle principles (natural point of aim, body mechanics, recoil management, barricaded stability, 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.
Required Gear:
- Reliable, duty-grade AR-15 Rifle
- 1000 Rounds of training ammunition
- 3 magazines for the rifle
- Reload pouch for one or more magazines
- Duty grade 2 point sling
- Eye and Ear protection
- Red dot, red dot/magnifier
- Lubrication for the weapon system
Recommended Gear:
- Hydration/Calories
- Rain Gear
- Elbow/Knee pads
- Notebook/Note-taking material
- Stability Bag (Game Changer, Flatline Fiber bag, etc)
- Torque/Tool kit
- Chair
Food is not provided
DO NOT register for this class until you have approval from your department, or are paying for it yourself. It as it has caused issues will filling the class in the past with paying students. Inquiries regarding the course, payment, or other questions can be directed to [email protected]. The last day to get your money back is 30 days from the first day of class.
Credit card payment is strongly recommended.
If paying by check, make check payable to “TTPOA” and reference “American Gas Gun – Rapid Precision- Reg 7.” Mail check to:
TTPOA PO Box 304, Burnet, TX 78611
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.