P.O.S.T. Certifications

POST Red Dot

This is a Missouri P.O.S.T. recognized 7-hour qualification for Continuing Education Skills: Firearms, and 1-hour qualification for Continuing Education Skills: Technical Studies for Missouri Law Enforcement Officers.

The concepts taught in this full 8-hour course are a deep dive into the foundation of shooting. You will be using the red dot to fine tune technique to gain an abundance of skill and self-diagnose using the red dot as a tool of refinement.

This course is ideal for the shooter that wants to take it up a notch and really understand the intricacies of shooting and balancing speed and accuracy. Starting with a solid foundation of fundamentals, including zeroing concepts, moving into biomechanics, fine tuning the draw, shot calling, recoil management, balancing speed and accuracy, distance shooting and more.

  • Firearms safety
  • Red dot considerations
  • Advanced fundamentals
  • Zeroing
  • Biomechanics
  • Trigger control
  • Presentation
  • Fine tuning the draw
  • Speed/accuracy dynamics
  • Shot calling
  • Distance shooting
  • Recoil management
  • Applicable drills
  • Handgun with Red Dot properly INSTALLED
  • Holster (outside waist band, strong side only, good condition, properly fits gun, maintains shape when firearm is removed, ability to re-holster with strong hand only, mounted to a proper belt)
  • Ability to keep at least 40 rounds on your person
  • 3 magazines
  • 500 rounds
  • Eye and Ear Protection
  • Close toed shoes
Course Length:
8 Hours
Ammo Needed:
500 rounds
Two men wearing ear protection stand side by side at an indoor shooting range during an advanced red dot pistol course in St. Louis, aiming at paper targets downrange. The man on the left wears a blue shirt; the other sports a gray shirt with suspenders.

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