Carabine Fundamentals L1 introduces the AR-15 / M4 platform to civilian and law enforcement shooters. In one day you will cover safe handling, zeroing, positional shooting and basic malfunction clearance. The course uses a semi-automatic rifle in 5.56 or .223.
No prior rifle experience is required — the course starts from zero and builds systematically. If you are a pistol shooter looking to add a long gun to your skillset, this is the logical next step.
Course description
In this seminar the participant learns the tactical shooting with the self loading rifle - assault rifle.
We illustrate the important differences between the sport shooting (IPSC) and the combat shooting, defense shooting or combat shooting.
These include the 4 basic skills of shooting, as well as the safe handling of the SL carbine in a 360 ° environment. Furthermore, there is the control over the withdrawal of the weapon and the tactical correction of any possible weapons interference. In the seminar, readiness and safety positions as well as the achievement of control positions are taught.
These tactics make it difficult for a criminal / an assassin / a terrorist to complete an attack.
Requirement
This course is recommended for beginners and shooters without previous Modern Isosceles training.
Preparations
Theory:
- The 4 safety rules for the safe handling of firearms
- The Seven Principles of Self-Defense (after Jeff Cooper)
- Mindset (mental readiness to fight)
Practice:
- Positioning the magazine pouches, the knee pads, the elbow pads, the sling
Practical shooting education
The 4 basic skills of shooting - The modified Modern Isosceles - basic positions, weapons attitude and movement sequences.
- Determination of the dominant eye - a test
- Natural Point of Aim / NPOA - (the natural target point)
- The 2 Eyes on Target Shooting Principle (shooting with both eyes open)
- Practice-oriented shooting and outdoor ballistics
- Mechanical offset at close range - up to approx. 10 meters
- Correct bending and trigger control
- Carbine, dot drill without time limit
- OODA Loop - (Col. John Boyd's - Cycle)
- Standby and safety positions with the carbine
- Application - handling of the carbine in a 360 ° environment
- Robust and stress-resistant weapon handling, loading and reloading, charge level control (AR-15 according to the US Army / USMC / Delta Force)
- Shooting from the standard, free and supportive position
- Use of the weapon carrying belt as a shooting belt
- Shooting rhythm and the development of fast range-related shot sequences
- Breathing technique during targeted shooting at further distances
- Target identification (detection) and firing of various targets at different distances of 3 - 100 meters
- Fast and precise elimination of the threat from 3 to 50 meters
- Change from standard shooting position standing to kneeling, crouching, lying, covering positions
- Shoot out of the cover and screen
- Shooting on strongly uneven ground
- Shooting from the movement
- One-handed carbine shooting with the strong arm
- One-handed carbine shooting with the weak arm
- Triple threat carbine drill
- Recognizing and eliminating weapons disruptions
Evaluation
- Shot image evaluation and error analysis
- Carbine cleaning: disassembling, cleaning, assembling the weapon
- Equipment: a holster, magazine pouches, shooting glasses, hearing protection, a lamp, ammunition, a sling, a bipod, optics
- an evening grill/ dinner together/cool down
Equipment
The equipment must be provided by the participant himself.
Weapons and technology:
- Carbine caliber from (5.45x39) - (.223 Rem / 5.56 x 45 NATO) to (.308 Win / 7.62 x 51 NATO)
- normal metal sight or red dot sight
- The following weapon systems and clones are admitted to the seminar: System AR 15 - System Kalashnikov - System H & K G3 and G36 - System SIG 55X
- 800 rounds of ammunition
Equipment:
- Minimum 4 magazines, magazine pouches, magazine holster
- Sling weapon strap (best would be a 2 point or 3 point sling)
- knee pads
- Chest rig if available
- Range bag, backpack, bipod, or similar as a weapon pad
- Attention! Your clothing can get wet and dirty.