Would you be kind enough to look over the basic material I've included below and let me know if I'm missing any key aspects to the following lessons: (I haven't covered immediate action drills for malfunctions yet)

Lesson 1 –
In the beginning:
Introduction to the weapon system
Normal Safety Precautions
Rules of Safe Handling
Holster and carriage position
PPE

Covering what you should do once the opponent is down is important too and differs depending on your role. Civilian self defense differs from military or law enforcement applications. I would be considering approaches for handcuffing...others would not.

Hope that helps.

12/30/2012 5:10pm,

Rock Ape

Thanks brother, appreciated

12/31/2012 1:46pm,

Diesel_tke

I'm sure you already know all this but:

I guess somewhere towards the begining you are going to go over emptying and reloading? When I first started, we spent hours standing on the fireline with .38 revolvers. Dry-firing, then empty onto the ground, then re-loading from speed loaders, and repeat. Getting the muscle memory to be able to do it quickly. Also reinforcing to empy the spent shells on the ground, and not collecting them to put in your pocket.

We watched videos where cops, who were put under pressure had fired all their rounds, then emptied the brass into their pockets before reloading, in the middle of a fire fight!

Looks like you are focusing mostly on Marksmanship, correct? So I assume you are not getting into weapon retention or how to deploy when someone is coming at you with a knife, stick, ect.?

12/31/2012 2:26pm,

Rock Ape

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diesel_Claus

I'm sure you already know all this but:

I guess somewhere towards the begining you are going to go over emptying and reloading? When I first started, we spent hours standing on the fireline with .38 revolvers. Dry-firing, then empty onto the ground, then re-loading from speed loaders, and repeat. Getting the muscle memory to be able to do it quickly. Also reinforcing to empy the spent shells on the ground, and not collecting them to put in your pocket.

Yeh point well made mate, the first six lessons focus on dry training with an emphasis on marksmanship theory. The next series of lessons begin with loading, unloading and making the weapon safe. Then magazine filling. This leads up to a Weapon Handling Test (WHT) where the student is required to demonstrate all of the practical skills (all dry) before being certificated as fit to handle and operate that particular weapon.

The final series of lessons include malfunctions and immediate actions, then focus specifically on actual marksmanship (if it were a rifle, the principles of zeroing would also be included)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diesel_Claus

Looks like you are focusing mostly on Marksmanship, correct? So I assume you are not getting into weapon retention or how to deploy when someone is coming at you with a knife, stick, ect.?

Correct, this series of lessons won't include those skills.

This whole process results from a potential role change for me within the company I work for. I'm still not entirely sold on the idea of becoming a trainer as it will involve overseas work (as we can't teach weapons skills of this type in the UK.) however part of the process is preping a series of lessons for delivery. Kinda sucking eggs really.

12/31/2012 2:32pm,

Diesel_tke

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rock Ape

This whole process results from a potential role change for me within the company I work for. I'm still not entirely sold on the idea of becoming a trainer as it will involve overseas work (as we can't teach weapons skills of this type in the UK.) however part of the process is preping a series of lessons for delivery. Kinda sucking eggs really.

Sounds like a lot of fun! Good luck with it.

1/03/2013 2:05am,

MarJoe

A pratical app, 1st fire X number of rounds on the targets. Now take the group on a little run and excerise with no rest put them back on the firing to see the effect of accelated heart and breathing effects their shooting. Joe

1/03/2013 5:16am,

Rock Ape

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarJoe

A pratical app, 1st fire X number of rounds on the targets. Now take the group on a little run and excerise with no rest put them back on the firing to see the effect of accelated heart and breathing effects their shooting. Joe

Thanks, but that's not within the scope of these lessons which are aimed at people who have never shot before.