Basic Patrol Rifle – (April 22, 2025 8:00 am – 5:00 pm)
April 22, 2025 @ 8:00 am - April 24, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
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The Patrol Rifle course is designed for officers who have taken interest in the safe and proper procedures for deploying patrol rifles. Course design and safety issues are taught as well as principles of marksmanship, rifle nomenclature and operation. The course emphasizes teaching weapons manipulation and training personnel to fight with a rifle at what are traditionally considered handgun ranges and stand-off distances up to 150 yards. The course is based on the AR-15/M-4/M-16 weapons platform. However, other systems will be discussed.
This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements #3322
Schedule
Day 1 – 8am to 5pmDay 2 – 1pm to 9pm (Depending on Daylight Saving Time)
Day 3 – 8am to 5pm
Topics
- Patrol Rifle Fundamentals
- Medical Emergencies
- Shooting on the move
Audience
- Currently commissioned Texas peace officers
Requirements
Hearing protection, wrap around eye protection that are safety glasses, billed cap, (knee and elbow pads in you need them),
Magazine fed semi-automatic rifle that uses and was manufactured for the use of detachable magazines with sling, 3 magazines, magazine pouches and a weapon mounted light. No Folding Stocks. No Select Fire Control systems to allow full auto or Burst capability. No Binary Trigger systems allowed. Trigger pull weight must be no less than 3.5 lbs. Short Barrel Rifles (SBR’s) are allowed but must have a barrel length of no less than 10″ and accompanied by your NFA Short Barrel Rifle Tax Stamp. No AR style pistols allowed.
Appropriate cleaning gear and 1000 rounds of ammunition. No M855 green tip or armor piercing ammo will be allowed.
Detachable optics are acceptable but rifle must have iron sights that co-witness through the optic or are hard mounted 45 degree angled flip-up sights.
Duty handgun with 3 magazines and 200 rounds of ammunition, duty belt with non-collapsible belt holster for handgun, magazine pouch and cleaning gear.