COMBAT SHOOTING
High Threat
Concealed Pistol
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course has been developed to provide the student with a high level of proficiency when carrying a concealed firearm as the primary weapon. Students will acquire the knowledge, skills and mindset necessary to be deemed competent to deploy the handgun using low signature techniques in a high threat environment.
Students will be trained to respond to threat stimulus and deploy offensive countermeasures by way of kinetic or non-kinetic methods in order to neutralize threats. This course will address limited close quarters fighting techniques and transitioning to auxiliary weapons including fixed blades in order to mitigate threats at extreme close quarters.
Open Eonrollment course for all law abiding Citizens.
PRE-REQUISITES:
Must have attended a Redback One Combat Pistol Course or equivalent tactical handgun course of instruction.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Types of concealed carry holsters and carriage options.
- Employ Marksmanship Fundamentals
- Operate the pistol from concealment
- Understand and apply propper trigger manipulation
- Understand and apply propper sight management
- Identify and Clear Stoppages
- Conduct combat and tactical reloads from concealment
- Employ various fighting positions
- Employ barricaded shooting techniques
- Engage multiple targets using target priority
- Engage targets while moving
- Understand and apply Use of Force Continuum
- Employ principles and techniques of close quarters fighting
- Operate the pistol using dominant hand only
- Operate the pistol using the non-dominant hand only
- Apply princinples of TCCC
- Apply the CAT tourniquet & hemostatic agents
- Successfully complete live fire validation (IAW RB1-L2 -LVP requirements)
SUBJECTS COVERED:
- Holster selection and placement
- Magazine carrier selection and placement
- Flashlight options & considerations
- Safety while carrying a concealed pistol
- Deploying the pistol from concealment
- Combat marksmanship fundamentals
- Loading and unloading procedures
- High & Low Ready
- Drawing techniques
- Barricaded shooting techniques
- Multiple targets and target priority
- Recoil Management
- Engage targets while moving
- Development of combat behaviors
- Trigger management
- Sight Management
- Use of Force Continuum
- Close Quarters Fighting Techniques
- Transitioning to edged weapons
- Extreme close quarters shooting
- Combat & Tactical Reloads from concealment
- Identify & clear stoppages
- Shooting positions
- Introduction to tactical combat casualty care
- Hemorrhage control & tourniquet application
- Dominant hand only
- Non-dominant hand only
- Concealed Carry Validation Assessment
EQUIPMENT:
The following equipment list is considered to be the minimum standard for students to arrive with. Students may augment this list with other personal equipment as required.
- Civilian clothing to include range pants, cover garments and footwear
- Electronic ear protection
- Eye protection
- Concealment holster (Inside or outside the waistband)
- Concealment magazine holder for up to two spare magazines
- Fixed blade concealed knife
- Servicable Pistol
- Minimum of (3) magazines
- Concealment body armor (optional)
- Flashlight (either weapon mounted or hand held)
- Tourniquet
- Note book and pen
- Cleaning kit
- Water source
AMMUNITION:
Pistol - 1000 rounds
