Hot Range Concepts?
- Saftey is everyone’s responsibility
- the range master has overall command of the range
- do not anticipate range commands
- The muzzle of the firearms must be pointed in a safe direction at all times
- The pistol must be holstered before leaving the firing line
- do not leave the firing line or pick up anything off the ground unless it is safe to do so, or needed.
- Ammunition management is your responsibility
Cease Fire Methods?
- Voice command
- Whistle
- Edged targets
what do you do when a cease-fire is called?
Keep your finger off the trigger, outside the trigger guard and along the receiver, and have your muzzle pointed in a safe direction.
- keep calling a ceasefire, and await further commands.
what are the 3 Glock safety’s?
- Trigger safety
- Firing pin Safety
- Drop safety
what are the 4 fundamentals?
- Grip
- Stance
- sight allignment-Sight Picture
- Trigger control
4 safety rules?
- Treat all firearms as if they are loaded.
- Never permit the muzzle of a firearm to cover anything that you are unwilling to Destroy.
- Keep your finger off the trigger, outside the trigger guard and along the receiver until you are committed to a shot.
- Be sure of your target and beyond.
T or F: the slide of a Glock pistol must be allowed to go forward?
True
T or F: When covering a stoppage, the first action should always be a lockback reload?
False
what are 2 advantages of a barricade?
- Mobility
- See a target without exposing yourself
What is cover?
cover can be a physical cover or another officer providing lethal overwatch while the reload is performed.
Ready position of a muzzle up or down? (2 indexes)
- Holster index
- Temple index
What is the definition of a stoppage?
Any unintentional interruption of fire.
Reasons for a Push, Pull, Sweep?
- No obstruction between your pistol and yourself
- Ensures your magazine is properly seated
What is Concealment?
something that will hide you but does not protect you from rounds being fired.
3 main carry/ moving positions?
- Holster index
- Temple index
- Threat ready
What are the ready positions?
- Low ready
- High ready
- Threat ready
6 factors affecting the situation?
- environment
- # of subjects
- perceived abilities of the subject
- knowledge of the subject
- time and distance
- potential attack signs
Trigger finger rule?
- startle response
- loss of balance
- sympathetic grip response
What are the 4 cycling functions of a pistol?
- Feeds
- Fire
- Extract
- Eject
Where is your finger on a police challenge?
The Receiver
When do you need to clean your gun?
Monthly, after use, as needed.
T or F: never put oil in the firing pin?
True
2 types of reloads?
Emergency and Tactical
3 conditions when storing a pistol?
- must have a trigger lock.
- stored in a secure, locked container.
-unloaded and cleared
