Course Description
Most first-arriving units must both gain rapid entry and immediately engage threats with speed and accuracy. Traditional training often separates breaching skills from realistic, performance pistol fundamentals on demand. This integrated, practical course merges Manual, mechanical, and ballistic skills: students learn to rapidly and safely breach residential and commercial doors (ram, halligan, shotgun and mechanical tools), secure points of entry, and immediately apply performance pistol fundamentals — delivering accurate, high-speed fire on demand once the decision to shoot has been made.
Training emphasizes decision-making, standard operating procedures (SOPs) for door security and team entry, coordination between breachers and shooters. Breaching drills, and repetitive live-fire practice that translates training into usable tactical performance.
20 scholarships available at https://www.fortifiedschoolsfoundation.com/training-application
The scholarship will pay for tuition but students will still need to provide their own ammo for the course.
Course Outline
By the end of the course students will be able to:
Demonstrate safe, deliberate breaching of push and pull residential and commercial doors
using ram, halligan, shotgun, pry tools and mechanical tools.
Apply SOPs for securing a door, clearing immediate threats, and coordinating entry with
teammates and support units.
Transition from breaching to immediate, accurate pistol engagement under time pressure.
Apply marksmanship fundamentals at speed: sight presentation, trigger control, recoil
management, and accurate follow-up shots at close to intermediate engagement distances.
Maintain weapons discipline and safety while working in and around confined spaces and
during dynamic entries.
Curriculum / Course topics
Safety brief, rules of engagement, and course SOPs
Tool familiarization and selection (ram, halligan, sledge, shotgun for ballistic breaching,
bolt cutters, lock cutters)
Manual/Mechanical breaching: locks, chains, fencing, and frame manipulation
Door recognition and breaching options (push vs. pull, metal vs. wood, commercial vs.
residential)
Door securing techniques and immediate entry considerations
Team roles during entry (breacher, point shooter, rear security, medic/communications)
Fundamentals of performance pistol: draw, presentation, target acquisition, trigger
mechanics
Shooting under pressure: Timed drills, sight picture and trigger confirmations,
malfunctions, immediate reloads, multiple target engagements
Transition drills: from breaching action to primary engagement; shooting from confined
spaces and while moving through doorways and halls
Scenario-based evolutions: live-fire room entries, hostage/complex environments (scaled
to safety), immediate action drills
After-action critique, equipment maintenance, and legal/administrative considerations
Equipment List
Participants are required to bring:
Duty pistol and duty holster (strong-side) or concealment holster
Minimum 800 rounds of pistol ammunition (adjustable per agency; high round count
needed for speed/accuracy drills)
Minimum 3-5 magazines + magazine pouches
Duty belt and any issued plate/soft armor normally worn on patrol
ANSI Z87 (or equivalent) safety/shooting glasses
Hearing protection (electronic preferred)
Tactical or work gloves
Hard or soft body armor (as issued)
Weather-appropriate clothing and closed-toe footwear (no open-toe footwear)
Baseball cap or low-profile headgear
Snacks and personal water (hydration is essential)
Agency / course-provided items (or student bring if practical):
Breaching ram, halligan tool, sledge, pry bars, bolt cutters, lock cutters
Shotgun for ballistic breaching (if agency policy permits) and
20 shotgun breaching rounds (instructor supplied or agency supplied)
Dummy/blue guns for initial dry-practice and mechanical breaching tools for non-
destructive options
Prerequisites
Students should be in good health. Students who cannot meet or maintain safety requirements or who cannot immediately demonstrate minimum weapons handling and safety standards may be removed from live-fire portions or the course.
Class Length: 2 Days
Required Ammo: Minimum 800 rounds of pistol ammunition (adjustable peer agency; high round count needed for speed/accuracy drills.
Upcoming Events
| Ticket Type | 500 | Cart |
|---|---|---|
| Breaching/Performance Pistol for Active Shooters July 14-15 | $500 |