This 2 day course teaches operators and armorers how to properly care for and maintain Mk46/48 & M249 type weapons. This course culminates in an instructor-led live fire training exercise.

Subjects

Topics covered include:

• Safe and proper weapons handling procedures
• General data and nomenclature for Mk46/48 & M249 type weapons
• Design fundamentals
• Unloading and clearing
• General and detailed disassembly of weapons

Armorer-level disassembly topics include:

• Component analysis & inspection procedures
• Field stripping & reassembly
• Detail disassembly
• Repair parts & specialty tools
• Special maintenance requirements
• Assembly & function checks

Instruction on weapon specifications and diagnostics include:

• Options / alternate parts
• Model variations
• Maintenance and inspection of weapon components
• Identification and replacement of worn or broken parts
• Care, cleaning and lubrication
• Field maintenance
• Cycle of operation
• Malfunctions and troubleshooting, including immediate and remedial actions

During the course, you participate in range drills to reinforce classroom instruction. Instructors focus on field-expedient maintenance methods to assist you in the field and on the range. These intense drills teach you how to troubleshoot and fix a firearm on the spot when necessary to keep it functioning.

Range Drills

• Proper loading and unloading procedures
• Zeroing procedures
• Malfunction drills
• Field-expedient maintenance
• Reloads
• Performance under stress

Please contact Kathy Miller for enrollment or additional information: kathym@centrefirearms.com

We also offer courses on the following: UZI, MP5, G3, FAL, Dillon M134D Mini Gun, M14, Galil. For further information or to schedule a class please contact: kathym@centrefirearms.com or 702-564-0948