LEW 062 - Intro Modern Sporting Rifles

Institution:

Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

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Description:

Introduces students to the Modern Sporting Rifle with a focus on the AR15 platform. This course discusses the four basic safety rules for handling firearms, disassembly cleaning and reassembly a Modern Sporting Rifle. In addition, students are taught how to safely and properly load and unload the weapon, identify malfunctions and perform immediate actions to overcome those malfunctions. The range portion of this course allows students to be taught how to zero the sights on the rifle while stressing and developing basic marksmanship skills. Students must have proper hearing and eye protection (can be provided) and a baseball-style hat. Students who bring their own rifle and ammunition must possess an AR15 based rifle, with 40 rounds of commercially manufactured ammunition NO RELOADED ammunition is permitted and a basic cleaning kit for their rifle. NOTE: Instructors make a safety examination of the student???s rifle (and other items), and have the sole discretion to deny any of its use. HACC rifle & ammunition rental: Students may be provided of our .223 range rifles and sufficient ammunition to complete the course successfully (up to 40 rounds) A basic cleaning kit is also provided for student use. HACC Ammunition Rental: Students may be provided with sufficient .223 caliber ammunition to complete the course successfully (up to 40 rounds)

Credits:

0.40

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Instructional Type:

Lecture/Lab

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Institution Website:

www.hacc.edu

Phone Number:

(717) 780-2300

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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