NRA Tactical Police Competitions are adrenaline fueled training and skill filled scenarios that will break your heart and fill you with pride all in the turn of a corner. Most of what we share from our matches are the shooters in action — nailing the paper, worming your way around the non-shoot targets, clanging the steel. But what you rarely see, if you're not at the match, is the build up and tear down of the courses. Until now.
After all has come to a close, and before the awards are handed out, competitors return to their first stage and begin the disassembling process. Below you see Range Safety Officer Jerry pointing out assignments on his stage at the San Antonio Tactical Police Competition. And it's not a simple 1-2-3.
Tearing up stakes, hauling slabs of wood or shoot-houses, drilling this, chopping that ... it can get intense. But that's all part of the competition.
"Our guys and our competitors are great about this," said Law Enforcement Competitions Manager Marc Lipp. "At the end of the day, everyone pitches in so we can leave the range in the same shape we found it. After making sure everyone has a safe, enjoyable day of training, that's job one."