Tag: Firearms Training: Page 26

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Dangerous Lookalikes

Improper use of Airsoft, BB, and pellet guns on the street can cause deadly confusion for law enforcement.

August 31, 2006

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Up Close, Personal, and Violent

Most attacks on law enforcement officers occur at a range of 10 feet. Are you training for them?

August 31, 2006

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Accu-Net GripMaster

Accu-Net

The GripMaster hand exerciser has been used by the U.S. Military and Federal Law Enforcement to improve shooting accuracy. When using the device, each finger individually conditions its own muscles and tendons by exercising with its own spring, resulting in increased hand, wrist, and forearm strength.

August 31, 2006

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Airsoft: Toy or Training Tool?

Can a gun that fires plastic BBs really serve as a viable training tool for law enforcement?

July 31, 2006

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Fighting with a Carbine

Old West sheriffs and marshals often carried a Colt .45 called the Peacemaker. But that .45 had the limitations of all handguns, so savvy Western lawmen also kept a short-barreled repeating rifle like a Winchester in their saddle bags. They knew that in a real gunfight, a carbine is the real “peace maker.”

April 30, 2006

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Elite Target Systems TAC II Turning Target

Elite Target Systems

Elite Target Systems has developed a portable, self-contained turning target system. The system simultaneously presents or hides two silhouette targets to the firing line through the use of a wireless remote control with a range of up to 1,000 feet and an innovative dual target drive train with an intuitive user interface. The TAC II can be used inside or outside. It will stand up to 30 mph winds, but will collapse into a package 60x8.5x6.5 inches deep and weighs only 26 pounds.

April 30, 2006

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First-Class Training

In Norse mythology, Valhalla is a heaven where noble warriors spend their days training and fighting and in the evenings the sick and dead are magically cured in time for bountiful feasts.

March 31, 2006

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10 Essential Skills You Need to Win a Gunfight

The great Bill Jordan once said: "There is no second-place winner in a gunfight." Even if you take nothing else away from this article, I ask that you train to win any gunfight that you become involved in, not survive it, but win it.

February 28, 2006

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Meister Bullets Training Cartridges

Meister Bullets, Inc.

Meister Bullets, best known for its Cowboy Action Shooting bullets and ammunition, is expanding its new line of LE training ammunition with the introduction of four new cartridges designed for law enforcement training. The cartridges consist of a FMJ .223 Remington with a 55-grain Spitzer bullet, .40 S&W RN with either a lead or FMJ bullet, and a copper-plated version of the newly introduced .45 ACP 230-grain LRN.

February 28, 2006

Special Units

Real Action Paintball SIG Sauer 226 Training Replica

Real Action Paintball

Real Action Paintball’s RAP226 is a 1-to-1 scale replica of the legendary Sig Sauer 226. The RAP226 is designed to replicate the look, feel, and functionality of the real Sig 226 handgun widely used by law enforcement agencies around the world. The RAP226 functions like a real handgun with strong blowback action. It is powered by a refillable, internal, built-in CO2 reservoir inside the handgrip which can shoot 30 rounds of .43 caliber paintballs per each fill.

January 31, 2006

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Laser Shot Livefire Simulation System

Laser Shot

A new realistic training system from Laser Shot goes beyond normal simulators, allowing officers to draw actual guns and fire at a simulator screen. Laser Shot’s new Live-fire Simulation Trainer is a combination of hardware and software that allows the operator to project simulator scenarios onto a special rubber screen. The screen is self sealing and can absorb thousands of rounds of live fire.

November 30, 2005

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Meister Bullets Law Enforcement Cartridge

Meister Bullets, Inc.

Cast bullet manufacturer Meister Bullets, best known for its Cowboy Action Shooting bullets and ammunition, has a new cartridge specifically for law enforcement training. The Meister LE .45 training round consists of a 230-grain RN hard-cast lead bullet and uses Vihtavuori powder for a clean powder burn and consistent powder drop which results in a very low “extreme spread.”

September 30, 2005