This course is the introductory training of the future police or military sniper. The basic techniques and factors that make a sniper successful are covered in extreme detail in a format that is readily understood and physically applied by course attendees.  This is a pass or fail course.

Prerequisites:

Restricted to full time local, state, and federal law enforcement officers assigned to a SWAT/SRT team and active duty military personnel.

Subjects include:

• Over view of sniper operations
• Understanding ballistics
• Marksmanship principles
• Sniper support equipment
• Data book keeping/Reporting information 
• Range cards and documentation
• Camouflage/Concealment
• Shooting positions
• Shooting through a glass medium
• Cold barrel determination
• Stress Shooting
• Ranging targets
• Scouting, stalking and hides
• Supporting tactical team employment
• Range and wind determination
• Weapons system maintenance
• Sniper SOP and selection
• Legal concerns & liability

• Items carried on vest or utility gear
• Scoped rifle and (350 rounds) ammunition
• Service pistol and (50 rounds) ammunition
• Spare pistol magazines
• Hand held radio w/two spare batteries (only if attending as a team)
• Knife (fixed blade)
• Mini binoculars
• Range finder (only if you already have one, if not, don’t buy one)
• Compass
• Whistle
• Mini thermometer
• Ear protection
• Pen light w/red filter
• Ghillie suit/D2 stalker type camouflage system
• Camouflage paste (multiple colors)
• Pencil / Notebook / Sniper data book
• Voice activated tape recorder w/spare batteries, and tape
• Digital camera
• Glass cutter
• Hydration system (CamelBak)
• Alcohol wipes
• Insect repellent
• Beef jerky

Note:  A suggested “operational equipment list” will be provided during the course.