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Advanced Firearms Instructor School **Portion of proceeds will go to the Jorge Pastore Foundation**
03/22/2027 - 03/26/2027
07:00 - 17:00
Austin, TX 78744
Region 1
Price
$700
0 of 14 seats taken

A portion of the proceeds from this class will be donated to the Jorge Pastore Foundation.


Advanced Firearms Instructor is not a TCOLE certification.The purpose of this class is to provide any firearms instructor with a deeper understanding of skill development with a pistol and rifle. The concepts and principles included in this class played a direct part in two members of our swat team achieving Grand Master in USPSA while on the team and the entire teams firearms proficiency taking a huge leap as a whole. At the end of the class all students will leave with all our lesson plans, evaluations, and dry fire plans utilized or discussed during the class. 


Austin SWAT Primary Instructors
Chandler Carrera - Sniper, Firearms Instructor, USPSA Grand Master
Matthew Dennis - Sniper Team leader, Firearms Instructor, USPSA Grand Master
Nicholas Brunnet - Team Leader, Firearms Instructor, USPSA Master


Tentative Schedule

Day 1

 Intro
 Pistol Fundamentals
 Advanced Pistol
 Homework


Day 2
 Rifle Fundamentals
 Dry Fire movement


Day 3 
 Advanced Rifle
 Movement


Day 4
 Movement
 Practical shooting in LE academies around the country


Day 5
 Assessments and Evaluations
 Studies


Prerequisites:

 TCOLE firearms instructor 
 Basic TCOLE instructor
 Actively putting on firearms training for your department (confirmation after enrolling)
 Limit of 2 per agency 
 The ability to participate in explosive and dynamic movement over several days. 


Class Topics
 Training Methodologies
 Instructor Development
 Pistol and rifle foundational skills
 Standard Aiming Strategies
 Rifle Application in various environments
 Rifle Capabilities
 Movement Fundamentals
 Advanced shooting drills
 How to use evaluations
 Building accuracy at speed
 Dry Fire vs Live Fire

 Dry Fire Programming
 Tactical Training vs Competition Training
 Training for the probable not for the possible

Gear List
 1500 pistol rounds
 1000 rifle rounds
 Pistol with 3 mags minimum
 Rifle with 3 mags minimum
 Pistol belt with retention holster
 Eye protection
 Ear protection
 Water
 Snacks
 Note taking material

 

For questions regarding this class, contacted Region 1 Director AJ Rivera

Text for quickest response: 281-796-1889

email: [email protected]