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Budget Simulators

April 19, 2011

Technological advancements allow companies to continually refine the quality of use-of-force simulators, but vendors have also been paying attention to the budget problems of public safety agencies that buy them.

You Just Won the Gunfight, Now What?

March 16, 2011
For many officers, this is where both the scenario and the officer's thought process will end. Just because you've put the bad guy down doesn't mean it's over. What should we be doing in those critical moments while waiting for backup to arrive?

Firearms Training Evolves at SIG Sauer's Academy

March 2, 2011
The SIG Sauer Academy is rapidly becoming a must-train location. The Epping, N.H., academy once offered only basic handgun shooting and armorer courses. Now, it offers competition shooting and advanced tactics for police and military units, including active-shooter response and executive protection.

One-Size-Fits-All Training

February 24, 2011

While it would be precipitous to say that the job is becoming more dangerous for women officers, it is not unreasonable to ask if more can be done to ensure their safety.

Perpetrator Moving Target Dummies

February 18, 2011
Officer Under Fire's Perpetrator is a remote-controlled range robot that is human-like in appearance, movement, and tactics, and shoots training projectiles at police officers in the range.

SureStrike Laser Training System

February 18, 2011
Laser Ammo's new SureStrike laser system transforms any fully operational pistol into a laser-emitting dry-fire training weapon. The system comes with a 9mm laser cartridge, the UhrSecure safety system, a user guide, battery pack, and five reflective targets.

LaserLyte Offers Caliber-Specific Laser Trainer Cartridges

February 8, 2011
Designed to match popular calibers in 9mm, .40 cal. and .45 ACP, the new Laser Trainer Cartridge fits inside the pistol chamber and features a firing-pin activated switch that indicates bullet impact with a bright red laser dot.

LaserLyte Introduces Laser Trainer Target

February 3, 2011
To display impact, fire the laser at the red display circle on the face of the Laser Trainer Target. When finished, simply dry fire the laser aimed at the red reset circle to begin again with a fresh target.

'Top Shot' Chris Cerino at SHOT Show

January 20, 2011

POLICE Magazine caught up with law enforcement trainer and "Top Shot" contestent Chris Cerino at SHOT Shot 2011. Cerino, who leads firearms training for the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy, explains how to best choose a patrol rifle, gives three tips for improving sidearm accuracy and lets you know what in his mind when he's acquiring a sight picture.

VirTra's Use-of-Force Simulators

January 14, 2011
VirTra offers a full line of use-of-force training simulators from portable single-screen simulators to the more immersive VirTra 300 LE. Customers can upgrade from one to three or five screens (300 degrees). In the 300-degree wraparound simulator, police can train for real-world situations, such as ambushes or maintaining situational awareness during extreme stress.

Training to Survive a Hellacious Gun Battle

January 5, 2011
In general terms, these exercises require LEOs to either advance toward a "simulated" combat threat or hold their ground behind the best cover available, while delivering accurate "containment" fire.

Oakland Police Firearms Sim Teaches Use of Force To Public

December 13, 2010
Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts organized the events, which involved inviting the attendees into the department's firearms simulator to show training scenarios used to train officers.

Training for Stress

December 13, 2010
It all comes down to you. Don't let the state recommended guidelines or your department's training unit decide how or what you need to practice. These are probably minimum guidelines at best.

Sharpshooter Full Silhouette Target

November 30, 2010
The new Sharpshooter Full Silhouette Target from Birchwood Casey is blue on one side and white on the other for excellent visibility in low-light conditions and both indoor and outdoor ranges.

390v6 Judgmental Shoot/No-Shoot Firearm Training Simulator

November 30, 2010
L-3 MPRI has launched the 390v6 judgmental shoot/no-shoot firearm training simulator. The 390v6 delivers portable, deployable, untethered firearm training in a risk-free environment.

Pistol Drill: El Presidente

November 23, 2010
Rob Letham, a competitive shooter sponsored by Springfield, demonstrates "El Presidente," a pistol-range drill. The shooter fires two shots apiece at three targets 10 meters away, then reloads and fires another six shots at the three targets. The drill, which was developed by Jeff Cooper in the 1970s, tests drawing and reloading.

Off-Duty Firearms Carry and Training

November 18, 2010

If for no other reason than the protection of yourself and your loved ones, you need to practice off-duty firearms tactics. And it's in your agency's best interests to provide you with the necessary skills.

Paintball Wars: Defending Against Multiple Attackers

November 16, 2010
In paintball scenarios, you battle multiple adversaries often in close quarter combat in urban or built-up locations. You either assault or defend a position. You must shoot and move. This, in my opinion, beats time on most static pistol ranges.

Reloading With Your Weak Hand

November 10, 2010
Dep. Jennifer Fulford never expected the assailant's 9mm bullet to rip through her nerves, disabling feeling in her fingers and causing the loss of use of her entire dominant hand. Fortunately, she was not out of ammo; she performed a one-handed reload with her weak (non-dominant) hand, as she had learned.

Maintaining Accuracy With Rapid Fire

November 5, 2010
New Weapons blogger Nick Jacobellis explains the importance of accuracy in rapid-fire scenarios that may involve multiple combat reloads. At the end of this blog, Jacobellis gives you several effective techniques you can bring to the range to help achieve this.
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