33825 Plymouth Rd. / Livonia MI / Fax: / Web:

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1 33825 Plymouth Rd. / Livonia MI / Fax: Centermass@comcast.net / Web: POLICE SNIPER INSTRUCTOR SCHOOL DESCRIPTION: This school teaches the instructor candidate how to train the snipers in their organizations. The focus of this school is on instructor development, training organization and execution, liability reduction, operational tactics, and advanced sniper topics such as, moving targets, intermediate barriers, angle shooting, night vision and urban tactics using academic and practical teaching methods. Instructors should already be proficient snipers and must have attended a Basic Sniper School prior to attending this school. AUDIENCE: Current or past police snipers being assigned now or in the future to oversee sniper units and or conduct their training. LEARNING GOAL & OBJECTIVE: The graduate will possess the knowledge and skills required to effectively Instruct police officers in basic scoped rifle marksmanship and officer survival tactics for the special operations environment. At the completion of training the graduate will have demonstrated proficiency in, and be able to: 1. Describe the snipers primary and secondary missions. 2. List the roles of the police sniper. 3. List and instruct the circumstances in which deadly force may be applied. 4. Describe and instruct students on the landmark court cases of Graham v. Conner and Tennessee v. Garner. 5. Recommend the selection of a rifle that is best suited for that agencies application, as well as, ammunition and ancillary equipment. 6. Recommend policy suggestions in every aspect of police sniping operations. 7. Conduct a detailed inspection and instruct the end user on how to maintain the sniper rifle and ancillary gear. Page 1 of 7 Copyright Center Mass, Inc. 2011

2 8. Instruct officers how to safely handle, deploy, and employ the sniper rifle in the training and operational environments. 9. Understand, describe and instruct internal, external, and terminal ballistics to the police officer. 10. Instruct Officers how to correct for environmental factors (winds, temperature, range, etc.) 11. Instruct and demonstrate basic and advanced rifle marksmanship skills. 12. Construct detailed lesson plans and design relevant, safe and realistic courses of fire. 13. Coordinate and organize range operations to ensure training time is not wasted and that training is conducted in the safest manner possible. 14. Command and control the training environment and firing line/range to ensure safety and training objectives are met. 15. Instruct students on carry methods and how to load and unload the weapon. 16. Conduct zeroing procedures for scoped weapons. 17. Instruct static, dynamic and interactive courses of fire and training evolutions. 18. Analyze and diagnose shot dispersion. 19. Teach students how to use supported and unsupported shooting positions. 20. Instruct students how to effectively fire the weapon in off hand positions and the use of a hasty sling. 21. Safely conduct and control special drills to refine marksmanship, induce stress, and develop tactical shooting capability applicable to high risk incidents. 22. Conduct urban sniping evolutions of fire. 23. Conduct judgment and target identification exercises. 24. Teach officers engagement techniques for reduced light conditions. 25. Teach officers how to estimate range. 26. Understand and teach the dynamics of engagements through intermediate barriers. 27. Instruct students how to engage selected moving targets. 28. Teach officers tactical movement techniques. Page 2 of 7 Copyright Center Mass, Inc. 2011

3 29. Instruct students in a manner that allows them understand their individual and equipment capabilities and limitations. 30. Document training. 31. Understand the absolute need and requirement to conduct frequent, relevant and realistic training emphasizing positive target identification, basic/advanced rifle marksmanship and judgment evolutions of training. Finally, the instructor will understand and encourage administration and officers alike to continuously self educate and seek additional rifle training opportunities. 32. Instruct students how to place accurate fire on selected target(s) from 5 to 200 yards under various conditions, circumstances and positions. EQUIPMENT: Sniper rifle (recommend.308) with quality scope, sling, binoculars and carrying case (pelican type case and drag bag). 600rnds of match grade ammunition, cleaning equipment to include a one piece rod, jags, solvent, and oil. Data book, 2 sets of BDU s w/boonie cap, camouflage gear and paint, cold/wet weather gear, flashlight w/red lens, duty belt, communications gear, hearing & eye protection, sun screen, insect repellant, gloves, lunch and plenty of water for each day, and duty pistol with of ammunition. STANDARDS: Since this is an instructor course, it is performance based. This ensures your agency receives the best possible product. The standards for this course require that studnets pass the following phases: 1) Cold bore exams: On days 2 thru 4 cold bore shots are fired for a score. These three cold bore shots must average 70%. 2) Assigned project: Each student will give an in depth presentation on a subject assigned to them by the instructor. (approx minutes in length) 3) Written Examination: 70% or better 4) Qualification courses of fire: Students receive 3 attempts to pass each phase our qualification courses of fire. Page 3 of 7 Copyright Center Mass, Inc. 2011

4 COURSE OUTLINE: 48 hours / 532 match rounds / 5 barrier rounds / 20 pistol rounds Day 1: Registration/administrative 1) Sniper Instructor 2) Rifle Scopes 3) Safety Pre operational inspection or weapon Cold bore and group on Range 4) Fundamentals 5) Slings + Support 6) Target Analysis 7) Data Book 8) Flash Recognition Zeroing, followed by 5 round groups Scope Parallax Check and Run out/variable Power Check Set scope at 3 settings, from high to low, firing a 3 rd group at each Box Drill Assign positional shooting and fundamentals for demonstrations Day 2: Detailed Maintenance Recommended cleaning and standard maintenance Rifle marksmanship fundamentals Zeroing and grouping at 100 yards, prone supported Recommended Zeroing Distance, Procedure, and Set up Page 4 of 7 Copyright Center Mass, Inc Day 1 total 6

5 9) Range Estimation 10) Weather Effects 11) Moving Targets 12) Camouflage 13) Flash Recognition Cold bore stress run unknown distance Positional shooting Short/Intermediate range Incremental distance Long range incremental distance Follow up drills Steel Drill Day 3: ) Deadly Force/Instructor 15) Ballistics and Barrier Ammo 16) Shot Cold bore stress run unknown distance Positional shooting (Hawkins, squat, roll over prone added) Shooting Off Pack Range Estimation Target ID Diagnosing shooter errors Steel Drill DINNER 17) Dim/Low Light Day 2 total 161 rounds 4 rounds Page 5 of 7 Copyright Center Mass, Inc. 2011

6 Moving targets (close and intermediate range) CAPS 5 rounds Dim/low light firing Day 3 total 165 rounds Day 4: ) Spotter Training 19) Target Intelligence 20) Urban Sniping Cold bore stress run unknown distance Barrier shooting 10 rounds (barrier and regular) Cold bore short range mover 1 round Shooting off pack Moving targets (close and intermediate range) 10 rounds Emergency Contact Drill 20 Pistol rounds Target ID 3 rounds Positional Shooting using partner CAPS 5 rounds Diagnosing shooter errors Student choice review Day 4 total 5 barrier rounds 140 match rounds 20 pistol rounds Day 5: Written exam Presentations Evaluations Qualification Page 6 of 7 Copyright Center Mass, Inc. 2011

7 FACILITIES: 1. Class room TV / VCR / LCD Projector /Grease board or chalk board 2. Range facilities: At least a 200 yard range. All target stands, backers, staples & staplers. Must be able to night fire on at least one night / Moving target system is desired. Assorted glass to shoot w/ tarps and trash cans for clean up. Area for field craft & scenario / Area for urban hides & scenario Page 7 of 7 Copyright Center Mass, Inc. 2011