Instructor: Sean O’Grady, Exoteric Group

Class Description

Applied Carbine teaches, develops, and hones the necessary skills to keep your carbine running, as well as continues to build and refine the marksmanship fundamentals necessary for accurate and repeatable on-demand performance.

Curriculum

• Carbine setup (stock position, optics/mounts, slings, lights, IR devices, switches, fore grip placement, etc…)

• Sling setup, utilization & manipulation

• Isolation of marksmanship fundamentals

• Carbine manipulations

• Carry & ready positions

• Understanding mechanical offset

• Reloading

• Assessing & clearing common carbine malfunctions

• Dominant & support side shooting

Required

• Common sense, a good attitude & an open mind

• Carbine & optic (optic mounted with acceptable zero)

• 350 rounds of range ammunition specific to your carbine (minimum & NO STEEL CORE)

• 3 magazines (minimum w/10-30 round capacity depending on your state’s laws)

• Sling, sling mount(s) & mounting accessories

• Duty/gun belt or chest rig

• 1 rifle magazine pouch (minimum)

• Eye Protection (clear lenses)

• Hearing Protection (electronic recommended)

• Basic carbine maintenance & cleaning kit

• IFAK (individual first aid kit)

• Appropriate clothing & footwear

• Sharpie

• Food & water

Recommended

• Plate carrier

• Gloves

• Folding chair

• Sunblock

• Bug spray

• Notepad

• Extra batteries for optics & hearing protection

• Sunglasses

• Baseball hat

• Knee & elbow pads

Restricted

• Holsters with trigger finger deactivated retention devices (Serpa or other)

• Leather & other flexible material holsters

• Leather & paracord slings

Open to:  Full time sworn Law Enforcement officer- Patrol – SWAT – Jail – Courts – Admin

This is a physical class, please come prepared to sweat & work.

FREE to GTOA Members OR become a GTOA Member for $50.

POST Credit will be given.