Course Summary:  The two day, 16-hour Instructor Carbine Course focuses on safe weapons handling to achieve a shooter’s highest level of speed and accuracy for carbine shooting. 

Pre-Training Brief: Prior to students going out to the range, the students are briefed on grounds and safety basics to prepare for the live-fire portion of the course.   

Day 1 (THURSDAY):  Each course will begin with a pistol/carbine standards assessment test of 9 timed drills.  The assessment includes 6 levels of pistol/carbine standards, which enables us to adjust the difficulty level, challenging the students for each particular course.  From the results of this test, the instructor will evaluate the level of proficiency of the students and proceed into instruction.  Students will undergo rifle fundamentals training on our paper ranges starting with a rifle marksmanship safety brief.  While discussing carbine fundamentals, instructors embed efficient carbine manipulation immediate/remedial drills and techniques to include rifle low ready, rifle high ready, pistol draw, rifle to pistol transition drill, rifle bolt lock reload, pistol slide lock reload, check drill, pistol & rifle el-prez.  Students are given ample time to learn each drill discussed while working in shooter and spotter pairs.

Within each set of 9 drills manipulation/handling, malfunctions (I/II/III), reloading procedures, and recoil management techniques are thoroughly covered. The students will be taught methods to identify why and when the drills must be done, including simplified explanations of techniques that will ensure their success/completion of each drill.  Clothing attire and sling considerations will also be covered to give students the necessary knowledge to outfit their ‘kit’ effectively when training with a rifle.    

Day 2 (FRIDAY): The second day of carbine training will be on our steel ranges. Each steel range tests the students’ understanding/skill level of the fundamentals previously covered and introduces them to working with one to four-man teams, bounding, movement in structures, in and around cover and utilizing communication and team SOPs. Each range will utilize one or both pistol/rifle weapon systems.  Additionally, students will engage targets from many different tactical positions including tactical barricades, various vehicles, boulders, tree, logs, etc., to become proficient in tactical firing positions, shooting on the move, multiple target scenarios at adverse angles, multi-target techniques, communicating and practicing individual units’ SOPs and long-range marksmanship (50-900 meter). 

The course culminates with a thorough evaluation of each skill set that has been emphasized throughout the training. Instructors provide an opportunity for students to implement said techniques, utilizing one or both pistol/rifle weapon systems.  Instructors then evaluate students’ skill proficiency and speed, using timed drill and combat scenarios.

Course Fundamentals:

 o   Carbine manipulation skills

o   Carbine presentation

§  Low ready

§  High ready

§  El-Prez

§  Transition

o   Reloading Procedures

o   Recoil Management

o   Malfunction Management

o   Distance capabilities/limitations (50-900 meter)

o   Target Engagement Challenges

§  Tactical barricades: Vehicles, Boulders, Trees

§  Multi-target techniques

o   Firing Position Challenges – Alternative Shooting Positions

§  Adverse angles

§  Shooting on the move

o   Communicating during drill scenarios

§  Shooter/spotter drills

§  Exercise of team SOPs