FIREARMS

PROFICIENCY

SPO1 Romeo Dioquino OS, NROI, IDPA

Range/Safety Officer

Topics :

Basic Gun Safety Procedures

Firing Range Rules and Regulations

Basic and Advance Shooting Techniques

Care and Maintenance of Firearms

Immediate Action Drills

Weapons Assembly

Actual Record Firing

BASIC GUN SAFETY PROCEDURES

Four Major Rules

Consider every gun as loaded.

Never point your gun to anybody
except to the target.
Always trigger finger out of the
trigger unless you have an intention to
squeeze the trigger.
Be sure of your target and what is
beyond or around it.

Firing Range Rules and Regulations

Shooter/s under the influence of liquor, wine and drugs or similar

intoxicating
substance
is strictly
prohibited in the
range.
The
shooter himself
will be
held liable/responsible
forfiring
any accident
caused by firing resulting to loss of lives or damage to properties

Clear gun at the designated clearing area upon arrival at the

firing range.

Holster gun without magazine and never intent to draw it if youre

not in the designated firing line.

Coordinate and inform the Range Officer before you commence

firing.
Use protective shooting paraphernalia when firing.

After firing, remove magazine, clear gun and hammer down.

Never bring the muzzle of the gun up range, to the left or right
beyond 180 degrees.
Holster your gun.

Advance Shooting
Techniques
Stance
Proper

Holding of Firearm (70%-30%)

Correct Sight Alignment
Sight Picture
Trigger Pull
Breathing Control
Follow Through

Advance Shooting
Techniques
Stance
Proper

30%)

Holding of Firearm (70%-

Correct Sight Alignment

Equal height, equal light. Front sight is aligned to the
rear sight.

Sight Picture
Target and rear sight are blared, front sight is clear.

Trigger Pull
Pull the trigger of the gun by removing first the
slacks/clearance and continue squeezing in a slowly
manner until it fires. Never squeeze the trigger if
front sight is not clear.

Breathing Control
Suspend breathing temporarily.

Follow Through
Take a look always to the front sight of the gun every
after firing to eliminate flinching/anticipating.

Advance Shooting Techniques

Dominant Eye

Stance
Body forwarded a little, gun is placed at the center of
the body at eye level at the same time pointing to
the center of the target, front sight is a little bit
lower but still aligned to the rear sight.

Proper Holding of Firearm (70%-30%)

Extreme high grip, weak hand is stronger than the
strong hand. In holding the grip of the gun, weak
hand is viewed 45 degrees to have a stable
grip/holding of a gun.

Correct Sight Alignment

Sight Picture

Six Oclock

Dead Center

Sight Picture

 Chapma

Isosceles

Weaver

Point
Shooting

Hip
Shooting

Aim
Shooting

Maintenance of Firearms
Use a dry clean cloth

Remove dirt and residue from the surface

Apply a little amount of oil only

Immediate Action Drills

Drills on immediate action on stoppages

causes and remedies

Problems :
Pistol does not fire and no
feed.

Possible Cause :

Let a gunsmith
handle

Faulty firing pin

Dirty slide face/chamber

Dud cartridge

eject cartridge
Faulty/dirty/overloaded magazine

Faulty recoil spring

Broken extractor

Insufficient cocking

Faulty ammunition

dismantle pistol and

clean

remove magazine.

Muchisimas Gracias!
Maraming Salamat!
Thank You!