CA POST RIFLE INSTRUCTOR
LAW ENFORCEMENT FIREARMS / TACTICAL RIFLE INSTRUCTOR
CA POST COURSE CONTROL NUMBER 1403-32112
4 Days / 40 Hours
This course meets the legislative mandate to possess long/short barreled rifles PC 33210 and the POST Commission Regulation 1081.
This course also complies with the legislative content and mandates of AB 392, SB 230 and PC 835a.
This Tactical Rifle Instructor course equips officers to effectively run a modern tactical rifle program, with approximately 30 of the 40 course hours focused on conducting live-fire range operations. This emphasis on practical application ensures officers move beyond legacy qualification models and learn to implement legally defensible firearms training programs designed to neutralize "failure to train" and "deliberate indifference" claims, protecting both the individual officer and the agency from civil liability. Because this is an instructor-level certification emphasizing coaching and improving shooting performance, officers must arrive with an above-average ability to safely and proficiently manipulate their assigned weapons.
Topics to be covered include:
Firing Range Risk Management
Fundamentals of Marksmanship
Target Analysis and Diagnostics
Patrol Ready Deployments and Handgun Transitions
Low-Light / Night Range Operations
Tactical Rifle Instructor Development
Tactical Rifle Accessories and Ammo
Effective Coaching Techniques
Adult Learning Concepts
Designing Courses of Fire
Officer-Led Presentations
Evaluation of Range Equipment
Documenting Firearms Training
Range Training Aids
Proper Care and Cleaning of Weapons
Failure to meet the following standards may be cause for dismissal on the first day:
Possess all required equipment.
Demonstrate safe weapon handling under all conditions, at all times.
Demonstrate above-average knowledge of their weapons systems.
Demonstrate above-average weapon-handling skills and marksmanship.
To achieve certification as a Tactical Rifle Instructor, each officer must:
Turn in all required assignments.
Demonstrate effective coaching and shooter remediation techniques.
Pass the shooting proficiency course of fire (maximum of three attempts).
Receive average or better evaluations on presentation and communication skills.
Pass the final written exam with 80% or better.
Advance Payment is required.
Each student is required to bring the following equipment to the course:
Range safety equipment
Eye protection, including clear eye protection for the night shoot
Electronic ear protection
Sun protection (e.g. sunscreen, hat, etc.)
Foul weather gear (e.g. rain jacket, warming layers, etc.)
Tactical Rifle
Rifle optic
Rifle mounted weapon light
Sling
3 magazines
1000 rounds of rifle ammunition
Duty pistol
Pistol mounted weapon light
Duty holster
Magazine carrier
4 magazines
250 rounds of pistol ammunition
Weapon cleaning equipment
Spare batteries for all weapon optics and lights, hearing protection, etc.
Handheld duty flashlight and spare batteries
Note-taking materials
Sharpies
Timing device (e.g. electronic shot timer or stopwatch)
Training aids for their class presentation (e.g. red or blue guns, dummy rounds, TrainingSights, etc.)
Tactical vest (only if required by the agency)
Body armor (only if required by the agency)
*We recommend students bring the following:
A rifle suppressor
A spare rifle in the event that their primary rifle or optic fails
A spare duty pistol in the event that their primary pistol fails
That the students train with the weapons and the gear their future students will be using