Schedule:

Monday 10/12/26: 0800-1700*

Report prior to 0800 to Mansfield University Public Safety Training Institute, Doane Center, 65 Hamilton Street, Mansfield, PA 16933

Tuesday, 10/13/26: 0800-1700*

Wednesday, 10/14/26: 1200-2100*

Thursday, 10/15/26: 1200-2100*

Friday, 10/16/26: 0800-1700* 

*Each day includes 8-9 hrs. of training, plus a 1-hr meal break. All times are approximate. Hours may be adjusted based on weather or other factors.

Course Description: This 5-day, 42-hour course will certify the police firearms instructor to train law enforcement officers in use of the semi-automatic patrol rifle. Course time is divided evenly between classroom and range. There will be two dim-light range sessions, tentatively planned for Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Topics will include firearms safety, equipment selection, sighting systems, agency policies, ballistics, marksmanship and gun-handling skills, training reflexive skills, loading, firing, reloading, stoppage clearance, transition to handgun, engaging multiple targets, firing while moving, turning/moving targets, use of cover and other basic tactics, dim light firing with and without flashlights and weapon-mounted lights, legal liability overview, lesson plan development, documentation of training, and teaching techniques for classroom and range. Student coaching and student teaching are required, plus a small amount of written homework. Students must fire instructor-level scores on daylight and dim-light qualification courses, and pass a written test. Prior certification as a police firearms instructor is recommended, but not required.

Equipment & Materials Required: The student will need a semi-automatic patrol rifle (AR-15/M4, Mini-14 or equivalent) with at least 3 magazines. The rifle must be equipped with a sling.  A pouch or other means of carrying at least one spare rifle magazine on the student’s person is recommended.  Rifles may have aperture (“iron”) sights, red dot optics (in which case backup iron sights – “BUIS” - are recommended), or low-power variable optics (“LVPO”). Use of fixed-power magnifying telescopic sights is questionable, and fixed magnification over 2.0 power is not advised. Also required: duty handgun with at least 3 magazines; holster, belt, and magazine pouch; handcuffs and cuff case; cleaning materials for rifle and handgun; flashlight capable of illuminating targets to at least 25 yards, ear protection, eye protection of wraparound or side-panel design (protection level ANSI Z87.1 or higher is recommended - sunglasses will not work at night, and are of questionable eye protection value in the daytime), baseball cap or other hat with brim, or sport visor); at least 650 rounds of factory-loaded, training-type rifle ammunition (generic fmj training ammunition is fine, but reloads, handloads, and commercially “remanufactured” ammunition are not acceptable); 10 dummy rounds of appropriate caliber for your rifle; 100 rounds of factory-loaded training-type handgun ammunition; note taking materials; Sharpie or other felt-tip marker for marking targets. Recommended but not required: body armor, sunscreen, insect repellent, water bottle, energy snacks, raingear and warm clothes/gloves (we shoot in the rain and cold). Knee pads/elbow pads optional. Students should arrive with rifles zeroed at 50 or 100 yards, or not over 3” high at 100 yds.  Also recommended but not required:  laptop or other computer for writing lesson plans and other homework assignments, and for reviewing thumb drive of resource materials distributed in class. However, homework assignments that are neatly handwritten are also acceptable.

Course Fee is $850.00

Online Registration will include a 2.9% Credit Card Processing Fee and Service Fee.

Questions? Call instructor Manny Kapelsohn at 610-360-7053, or email to: peregrine@ptd.net