8 Hour End User Pistol Mounted Optics

Meets IL Mandates: De-escalation Techniques (3 hrs.), Officer Safety Techniques, including cover, concealment, and time (4 hrs.)

In this 8-hour course, students will receive instruction and information necessary to the understanding of how to install and implement a pistol-mounted optic. Students will be put through functional drills to develop proficiency with a pistol mounted optic after receiving clear instruction and demonstration from instructors.

COURSE GOALS:

• Review the types of red dots and mounting options
• Training considerations
• Proper optic zero
• Equipment inspection and maintenance
• Advantages and limitations of a pistol mounted optic
• Application of marksmanship
• Holdover understanding/drills
• Downed optic drills
• Alternative positions
• Single hand application
• Multiple shot considerations
• Single hand manipulation
• Shooting on the move
• Multiple target engagement techniques