PRACTICAL RIFLE
Basic Rifle Operation
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
“A Place to Shoot”
33951 San Francisquito Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91390
Objective: Students will gain proficiency with and learn to properly set-up, manage and operate various types of sporting rifles in common civilian use, including target, hunting, tactical, and general purpose rifles.
Instructors: Police Sergeant Brian Fitzpatrick (Ret.) — California P.O.S.T. certified patrol rifle instructor — wrote the formal proposal resulting in his agency’s adoption of the AR-15 platform as their department’s patrol rifle. Brian subsequently served as an instructor during an agency wide transition to the Colt Commando M-4 carbine/patrol rifle. We guarantee low student/instructor ratios (4-to-1) to insure safety, quality training and individual attention.
Topics Covered Include:
- Firearms Safety Rules — on and off the range
- Overview of various action types and fire-control systems
- California legal issues, safe and lawful storage and transportation
- Rifle set-up, zeroing and ballistics (optical and iron sighting systems)
- Sling installation, adjustment and techniques
- Fundamentals of marksmanship
- Rifle nomenclature, cycles of operation and manipulation
- Loading and unloading, making safe, cleaning and maintenance
- Shooting positions
Prerequisite Training: None
Required Equipment: Any center-fire sporting rifle (scope/optic preferred but not required), two point adjustable sling, personal eye & ear protection, cleaning kit, lunch/snacks/drinks
Ammunition: 200 rounds
Tuition: $295.00. “A Place to Shoot” also charges a $15.00 daily fee per shooter at check-in station (cash or check only).