Posted: 12/15/2012 8:10:03 AM EDT
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how much firearm training does the average police officer receive and then do? |
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Quoted: In my old agency we qualified quarterly. We also had the ability to shoot once a month on the department range if we wanted to. Very few officers took advantage of the free ammo though. can you explain this for me please? What constitutes 'qualifying'? Thanks. |
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Quoted: I do but I don't know the password to the secret LEO forum I've heard about so.......Quoted: Quoted:  most of them barely know which end of the firearm the bullet comes out of. This thread is not a bash LEO thread. I'm looking for feedback from actual LEO. You do know this is GD right?  |
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In my old agency we qualified quarterly. We also had the ability to shoot once a month on the department range if we wanted to. Very few officers took advantage of the free ammo though. can you explain this for me please? What constitutes 'qualifying'? Thanks. We shot a predefined course of fire. The course involved shooting 50 rounds at various distances; we would alternate night qual and day qual. |
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I do but I don't know the password to the secret LEO forum I've heard about so.......Quoted:
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most of them barely know which end of the firearm the bullet comes out of. This thread is not a bash LEO thread. I'm looking for feedback from actual LEO. You do know this is GD right?
There's also Brothers of the Shield, which is public access and polite discussion is allowed. |
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I do but I don't know the password to the secret LEO forum I've heard about so.......Quoted:
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most of them barely know which end of the firearm the bullet comes out of. This thread is not a bash LEO thread. I'm looking for feedback from actual LEO. You do know this is GD right?
BOTS forum would be a good place to pose a question to LEOs and avoid the GD background noise. |
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A qualification course can be as few rounds as 36 rounds of pistol and 10 rounds of shotgun with a minimum score of 80%. Qualification distances vary. Qualification courses of fire can include some reactive shooting, some aimed fire, some support hand shooting, tactical and speed reloads, and some time limits. Instructors qualify at 90%.
Eta: The rising cost of ammo has severely hampered the quantity and quality of training in the past few years. |
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Had a week and a half of training in the academy. (One of the best programs in the state, if not the region).
Agency wise? I qualify twice a year on handguns and shotguns, 3 times a year on the rifle. With one mandatory 'training session' on the rife as well, but it doesn't have to be quals. Each session lasts 2-3 hours, so we get some training done then as well. Beyond that? Nothing. I shoot on my own time, generally once or twice a month. There is no money for training anymore, and we are probably one of the best trained in the county. Some PDs just go, qual and leave. |