RDS Handgun Instructor - Maryland LE Only Sykesville, MD

 **Maryland Law Enforcement Only **

 July 20-22, 2022

***  This is the COMAR compliant course approved by the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission and it will be assigned a Program Approval Number from MPCTC. ***

 Training venue:

Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions
7320 Slacks Road
Sykesville, MD 21784

The MPCTC requests that only current Firearms Instructors register and 2 students per agency register for this course so agencies can have access the required training. 
If your agency wishes to host an a COMAR approved RDS course, email Matt@Victory-First.com

Learning Objectives:

Develop, present, maintain and qualify department personnel in the use of duty handgun mounted RDS. (red dot sights)

Students will be able to develop a proper lesson plan.

Students will able to Instruct the proper setup, deployment maintenance of various pistol mounted RDS.

Students will be able to properly diagnose common issues with new or intermediate shooters using the pistol mounted RDS.

Students will be able to implement a viable Pistol RDS syllabus.

Students will be able to pass and conduct pistol mounted RDS qualification course of fire. 

Topics:

• Safety
• RDS Handgun History
• Equipment selection and considerations
• Mounting solutions / capabilities
• Choosing your agencies Red Dot 
• Building your program
• Fundamentals
• Presentation of the RDS equipped Handgun
• Sight occlusion
• Reloads
• Clearing malfunctions
• Multiple threats / threat selection
• Movement while shooting
• Disabled / one handed techniques
• Lesson Plans
• Evaluations - Record keeping
• Qualifications - Developing, maintaining
• Certifications

Required Kit:

• Wrap around Eye Protection
• Ear protection (electronic preferred)
• Baseball style hat
• Duty belt / patrol pistol belt
• Range food / WATER
• Seasonal weather gear / rain gear
• RDS Duty handgun, preferably 12 round capacity or higher
• Single stack .45’s are fine, just need to increase magazine count to 8 minimum
• 1000 rounds of factory ammunition
• Cleaning kit / lubrication
• NOTE TAKING MATERIALS

*** If you don not have an RDS, but have a duty handgun that will accept one, contact us for a possible loaner for the course @  info@Victory-First.com

** Holsters MUST be capable of holstering without use of the support hand. Old leather pancake style or inside the waistband holsters that do not retain their opening when the handgun is removed are NOT permitted.
** Shoulder rigs ARE NOT permitted **