Three Gun Event
The three gun course is designed to demonstrate the officer’s ability to transition between multiple weapon systems with both speed and accuracy. Weapon manipulation is stressed during the course, so the shooter will need to reload the weapons in a stress environment. In this exercise the competitor will move from multiple shooting locations using different positions and three separate weapon systems. Each shooter will use a patrol rifle, a shotgun, and his/her sidearm. Scoring will be time based with penalties assessed for misses, and safety violations. Targets will vary in size and distance.
Equipment: Each member of the 3 officer team will need
Personal Body Armor or Tactical Body Armor
Ballistic Helmet
Eye and ear protection.
Pistol
Sidearm with holster that has a retention system.
Each competitor will need two pistol magazine pouches and three magazines.
Patrol Rifle or entry shoulder mounted weapon.
This can be any caliber 5.56/.223 or below. A 5.56/.223 AR type rifle is recommended, but subgun (MP5 or UMP type weapons) will work and are acceptable.
Each operator will need one magazine for this weapon.
Shotgun.
It must be a 12 gauge.
Ammunition
Rifle Ammo – You will need 1 magazine with 3 rounds NO Armor Piercing ammunition. Regular ball or ballistic tip ammo is acceptable.
Shotgun Ammo – 5 rounds of birdshot. Buckshot and Slugs are not acceptable.
Pistol Ammo – Each operator will need 2 magazines with 2 rounds and 1 magazine with 6 rounds. 10 rounds total.
Scoring
The course is scored based on time to complete.
Steel shotgun targets must fall to be scored.
Time Penalties will be added to paper targets that have not been shot correctly.
Misses at any station = 10 seconds added.
If the dummy touches the ground during the shotgun portion 3 minutes will be added
Failure to holster a pistol or activate safety on rifle or shotgun before moving to next shooting position = 30 second added.
A safety violation (muzzle control, shooting outside the course of fire, hazardous movement, loading weapon outside of designated areas, or weapon touching the ground) will be dealt with by immediate Cease Fire command and disqualification for the course.
All 3 team members will be shooting all 3 weapons. Each member must have all 3 weapons for the course, no sharing of weapons will be allowed. The 3 Gun complete course of fire will be posted the day of the event, and a walk through prior to running the course.
Team Obstacle Course Event
This event is designed to test a team’s ability to utilize team work, communication, and leadership while executing a physically demanding course of multiple obstacles. The course will integrate physical agility, strength, and stamina while also placing emphasis on critical thinking and problem solving within the team environment.
Five (5) designated personnel will participate in this event.
Equipment: each officer will need
Scoring:
A “walk through” orientation will be conducted for each team leader prior to the start of the clock. In the event of a tie, two team members will be selected by their respective teams to participate in a pre-determined “sudden death” tie breaker event.
Sniper Event
Only two (2) members of each team may compete in this event. This is an individual event; however the scores of the two individual competitors will be combined and count towards the Overall SWAT Competition Team Score.
This course consists of 5 stages fired from multiple positions, with varying sized paper targets. There will be a set time to complete the course. Failure to complete the course in the requisite time will result in points being deducted from the competitor’s score.
Competitors will be required to low crawl, crawl on hands and knees, and run/jog. No walking during the course of fire.
Each station will have multiple sized target areas, the smallest of which will be of higher value. It will be up to the shooter to determine which target they have the ability to hit.
By design, this course will have no advantage to a shooter using a semi-automatic rifle.
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
SCORING
Rifle shots will be scored 5,3,1 points. Pistol shots will be scored 1 point for a hit. Once again, it will be up to the shooter to determine their ability to make hits.
On paper targets, in order for a hit to count, it must cut the line of the scoring ring. Safety officer will have the final say. The course is designed to be ran with minimal procedural violations. If a competitor does not follow directions, 1 point will be deducted from their score for each violation.
106 points possible.
Competitors may witness their targets being scored if desired. In the event of a tie, the smallest 5 shot group will determine the winner. A set of calipers will be on hand and the competitor will be able to witness the measurement.
Conditions of the range may be wet. Since operators will be crawling and shooting from the prone position, a change of clothes may be advisable.
The complete course of fire will be posted the day of the event, and a walk through prior to running the course.
Pistol Event
Only three (3) members of each team may compete in this event. This is an individual event; however the scores of the three individual competitors will be combined and count towards the Overall SWAT Competition Team Score.
The pistol course is designed to demonstrate the officer’s ability to hit multiple targets with both speed and accuracy. Weapon manipulation is stressed during the course, so the shooter will need to reload the weapon in a stress environment. In this exercise the competitor will fire from multiple shooting locations using various barricades. Each shooter will use his/her sidearm. Scoring will be time based with penalties assessed for misses on some targets. Targets will be both reactionary (steel) and IPSC targets. This event is an individual timed event and the best score from each team will count toward the calculation of the “Overall Champion”.
Equipment: each officer will need
Scoring
A safety violation (muzzle control, shooting outside the course of fire or hazardous movement) will be dealt with by immediate Cease Fire command and disqualification for the course.
The complete course of fire will be posted the day of the event.
Carbine Event
Only three (3) members of each team may compete in this event. This is an individual event; however the scores of the three individual competitors will be combined and count towards the Overall SWAT Competition Team Score.
The carbine course is designed to demonstrate the officer’s ability to hit multiple targets with both speed and accuracy. In this exercise the competitor will fire from multiple shooting locations while engaging targets up to 115 yards from multiple positions. There are no restrictions on sight system. Each shooter will use his/her rifle. Scoring will be time based with penalties assessed. Targets will be steel targets and cardboard targets with scoring zones. This event is an individual timed event and the team’s best score will count towards the determination of the “Overall Champion”.
Equipment: each officer will need
Scoring
A safety violation (muzzle control, shooting outside the course of fire or hazardous movement) will be dealt with by immediate Cease Fire command and disqualification for the course.
The complete course of fire will be posted the day of the event, and a walk through prior to running the course.
HRT Event
Five (5) designated personnel will participate in this event.
This event is designed to test a team’s ability to utilize team work, communication, and leadership while executing a physically demanding tactical movement. The course will integrate the use of a Ram and FSDD while also placing emphasis on critical thinking and problem solving within the team event.
Equipment Needed:
Equipment Provided:
Course Description:
This event will consist of a 5 person team. Each team member will be required to wear a ballistic vest, ballistic helmet, duty belt, ear protection, and eye protection. The team will need to provide a total of 8 rifle magazines loaded with 2 rounds each, and 8 pistol magazines loaded with 1 round each. During the brief the team will be given a last possible known location for the suspect and hostage. The team leader will be given the opportunity to ask questions before starting.
Additional Information:
Scoring
** All event descriptions are subject to revision prior to the date of the event. Teams will be briefed on any changes prior to the start of the competition. If relevant, courses will be updated on the web site.
Thank you for your participation and we look forward to a competitive event and the networking opportunities that a forum of this nature facilitates. Additionally, if you are aware of vendors who would like to participate in this year’s event, please pass along my contact information to them. The vendor interest and participation continues to grow and we have gotten outstanding support thus far, we have a more than adequate amount of vendor space and would welcome additional participation. Please feel free to contact me at anytime if you have questions or require clarification on anything.
See you there!
Captain Mike Eckert
Tulsa Police Department
Special Operations Division
meckert@cityoftulsa.org
(918) 586-6063
Description of Events
Overall Scoring
The scoring for the Overall Champion will be structured in the following manner:
Prizes and Awards
The winner of each event (individual or team) will receive an award.
The overall Team Champion will receive an award.
Additional awards will be given as they are made available. Ideally, all competitors will receive some award for their participation.
Lunch, Snacks and Drinks
We hope to have all of this donated. We will post information on the web site to keep you updated as to what you will need to bring with you.