Course Name
Rifle Level 0 – Rifle Stoppages
Every rifle stops eventually.
A click where a bang should be.
Know what happened by feel.
Fix it without thinking.
Course Time
2 Hours
Roadmap Step
Class 07 of 10
Progression
Earth 地 · The Foundation
Course Overview
THE EARTH STAGE
Earth is the ground everything else is built on. Part of that ground is knowing your rifle will fail one day, and already knowing what you'll do about it.
A stoppage on the range is an annoyance. A stoppage when you need the rifle is an emergency. The fix is the same, and it has to be automatic.
In two hours of live fire you'll learn why rifles stop, how to tell the types apart by what you feel and see, and the immediate and remedial actions that get the rifle running again.
This is class 07 on the Rifle Level 0 roadmap. It builds directly on Rifle Reloads.
Training Focus
Primary Course Outcomes
Know Why Rifles Stop
The cycle of operations and the common causes of stoppages, so a malfunction stops being a mystery.
Immediate Action
Tap, rack and reassess: the first response that clears most stoppages, drilled until it happens without a decision.
Clear the Hard Ones
Remedial action for the double feed, the bolt override and the other stoppages immediate action will not fix.
Class Time
The Class and Upcoming Dates
The Class
2 Hours
IMMEDIATE & REMEDIAL ACTION
Safety Brief & Gear Check
The Cycle of Operations and why rifles stop
Types of Stoppages and how to diagnose them by feel
Immediate Action: tap, rack, reassess
Remedial Action: double feeds and bolt overrides
Live-Fire Drills with set-up stoppages
Debrief and your dry-fire homework
Before This Class
Recommended first: Rifle Set Up, Basic Marksmanship and Rifle Reloads
JM Training members and active students: complete the Stoppages online module first
*Or have equal capabilities to perform
Upcoming Dates
To Be Announced
DATES COMING SOON
Dates to be announced
Watch the calendar for the next class
Where This Fits
Class 07 of 10 on the Rifle Level 0 roadmap.
Next up: Speed Shooting
Class Format
What to Expect in Class
Course Session
2 Hours
Focused Skill Development
You'll leave no longer afraid of the click.
- A working understanding of how your rifle cycles
- The ability to identify a stoppage by feel, without staring at the rifle
- Immediate action as a reflex
- A reliable clearance for a double feed
- Safe handling when something unexpected happens on the line
- Credit for Rifle Stoppages on your Rifle Level 0 roadmap
Pricing
Rifle Stoppages: One Class, One Skill
Register for the date that works for you. Bring your gear and your ammo. We bring the range, the targets and the coaching.
- Non-members $50.00 · Pro Performance Members $0.00 · DSU Members $0.00
- Pro Performance and DSU members: enter your member code in the registration form.
Not a member yet? See membership options and train at member pricing.
Student Readiness
Before You Register
Rifle Stoppages Registration
Your rifle will stop one day. Make the fix automatic.
Dates and location to be announced. Watch the calendar for the next class.
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