Tag: Firearms Training: Page 22

Technology

Meggitt Training Systems Installs First Wireless Targeting System In Georgia

The XWT system eliminates the requirement to replace frayed cables and to continually adjust the tension of cables and pulleys found on traditional target retrievers. The XWT system is operated via wireless communication with a touch-screen controller.

August 3, 2010

Technology

Jumpstart Your Brain

It's hard to imagine that a pair of goggles could train the brain to more quickly recognize and respond to threats, but that's exactly what ARE Innovations' training goggles do.

July 14, 2010

Weapons

Perfecting Your Handgun Grip

Most of us will agree that properly gripping a firearm is an important element of fundamental shooting skills, but what is the "proper" way to grip a handgun?

July 6, 2010

Weapons

Practicing With a .22 Target Pistol

Most officers have incorporated the .22 at some point during their careers or may have become familiar with it during their youth through informal target practice and plinking. For those who want to improve their qualification scores and increase their confidence on the street, an effective next step is a dedicated target pistol designed around the .22 cartridge.

June 8, 2010

Weapons

Ready, Aim, Fire

From portable standing targets to track-mounted systems, you can tailor your shooting practice to your needs and budget.

May 10, 2010

Weapons

ILEETA: Force Panel Debates Point Shooting vs. Aimed Fire

The panel discussed the issue in terms of training and officer-involved shootings. And it concluded that point shooting may be what happens in a gunfight but to point shoot well under stress officers need to aim when they train.

April 27, 2010

Technology

ILEETA: Trainers Go Hands On With Simulators

One of the best things about attending the International Law Enforcement Educators and Training Association conference held this week in the Chicago area is that trainers get some serious hands-on experience with some of the latest training tools, including use-of-force simulators.

April 22, 2010

Weapons

Running Up the Score

The purpose of this article is to pass on a few observations and suggestions that might help law enforcement officers and their employing agencies improve firearms training, especially for those officers who find it difficult to qualify with their issued firearms.

April 21, 2010

Patrol

The Force Scientist

Since 2004, POLICE-TREXPO keynote speaker Dr. Bill Lewinski and his team have dedicated themselves not only to researching human performance factors under stress and fear but also disseminating the research of other academics to rank-and-file officers.

March 22, 2010

Weapons

Professional Turning Target System

Qualification Targets

Qualification Targets has increased the range of its remote transmitter with a new antenna for the company's Professional Turning Target System.

February 25, 2010

Training

Massad Ayoob's Judicious Use of Force (Part 2 of 4)

Prolific firearms instructor, author and competitive shooter Massad Ayoob teaches the fundamentals of deadly force during his "Judicious Use of Force" workshop at the Lethal Force Institute (LFI).

February 15, 2010

Technology

Game Over

ADSI, which specializes in the production of transparent and opaque armor for the U.S. military and the engineering of shooting ranges, has teamed up with an undisclosed German company to create one of the world's most sophisticated and versatile live fire simulators, the T2 Training System.

February 11, 2010