Counter Ambush Response - Colorado Springs, Colorado

COUNTER AMBUSH RESPONSE - LEVEL 5

Our most popular course for the law enforcement community teaches best practices for defending yourself in and around a vehicle with a firearm. Shoot-move-shoot-move
 
This is a dynamic course that combines vehicles and handguns. Our Cadre will review basic firearms handling, safety, and vehicle considerations prior to scenario-based training. All scenarios revolve around shooting from inside, outside, or around vehicles. Driver/passenger reaction drills, fighting from inside/outside the vehicle, and countering street-side threats (carjacking) are a few of the scenario-based drills you will perform during this course. You will engage multiple threats and manipulate your weapon while effectively getting shots on target.
 
All GORUCK Firearms Courses and Events utilize scenario based training which is incorporated into dry practice prior to any live fire. All participants will practice target identification and discrimination, movement, weapons manipulation, and other dynamic drills with the cadre and others. These drills will be facilitated with inert weapons enabling a safe and realistic training environment. Both pistols and rifles will be rendered inert with barrel/chamber blocking plugs. Further, each student must fully participate in dry practice prior to commencing live fire.  

MINIMUM ENTRY FIREARM REQUIREMENTS

Must have completed Counter Active Shooter (Pistol-Day) – L2. This course requires moving and shooting, use of cover, team communication under fire and movement in and around vehicles. Equivalent entry requirements training would be received by an LEO or military combat arms.
 
This course is not recommended for beginners.
Participants should already be proficient in the following skills:

• Safety skills
• Flat range static shooting
• Shoot 80% on a 30 round course of fire from 12 meters

 
PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

In an effort to put participants in the right mindset we perform short duration physical stressors throughout the training day. All courses develop skill sets that would be utilized in a high stress, worst case scenario. This is simulated in training by elevating the heart rate through movements such as sprints, burpees, pushups and other exercises.    

WHAT WE’LL COVER/WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• Firing from points of cover around a vehicle
• Engagement and egress from the driver/passenger seat
• Weapons manipulation while egressing to cover
• Cover fire/bounding overwatch
• Team communications
• Final live fire culminating exercise

WHAT TO BRING

• Full size (Glock 17 or equivalent) or compact pistol (Glock 19 or equivalent, no back up guns or revolvers). Must be 9mm or larger due to use of barrel plugs and qualification consistency.
• Eye Protection (sunglasses are acceptable)
• Electronic Hearing Protection
• Sturdy Belt (non-cloth, must be able to hold up the weight of a pistol and magazine holder)
• Magazine Holster
• Holster (duty or concealed)
• 350 Rounds
• 9mm Barrel Safety Plug
• Gloves
• Long Pants
• Closed-toed shoes (MACV-1 Boots recommended)
• Photo ID
• Water, food, snacks (for duration of course)

RECOMMENDED ITEMS

• Sunscreen
• Magazine Speed Loader
• Gun Oil
• Tac Hat
• Additional range/firearms gear is good, there is always a GRT in need

FINAL STRESS TEST/PATCHING REQUIREMENT

• Target: Tactical Law Enforcement Target (anatomical side) or Steel
• Scoring: Binary 0/10.
• Minimum score 70%.
• Distance: 10 - 20 meters.
• Rounds: 5/15 in two magazines.
• Note: Sitting in the car with the belt on, door closed and windows down. draw fire with one hand out the passenger window 5 rounds, exit the car maintaining cover and change magazines. Fire from cover of engine block with 15 round magazine. Maintaining cover moves laterally to the rear of the vehicle to 3rd target. Finally move back to the point of cover that is overall 20 meters from target 3.  

WHAT ELSE YOU’LL EARN

Florida weapons permit qualification

• ONLY if you pass the course
• Weapons permit qualification may be available from your cadre. Communicate with them directly at the time of the event.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Firearms Training utilizes semiautomatic pistols, however, we offer custom classes on any and all small arms. Full-Frame pistols are recommended. Sub-Compact pistols are not recommended.
• SERPA-style holsters not authorized. Due to the nature of the training offered and the repetitive drawing and holstering of firearms, SERPA style holsters are not authorized for GORUCK Firearms training courses. If you do not have an alternative holster available, one may be provided with advanced notice.
• Keep firearms in vehicles. Please take care that when arriving at training sites, participants are not to remove from their vehicles or otherwise handle firearms until instructed to do so by the event cadre. In an effort to enforce good firearms safety and best practices, we would ask that firearms remain in vehicles until specifically told to bring them out.
• Shooters who display weapons proficiency will be challenged by the Cadre to increase their skill level by various methods. This will not have an impact on the overall conduct of the class.