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UWone77
10 January 2015, 00:40
We offer one of the most complete AR15 Armorer Courses available to law enforcement, military and civilians. Our course is prepared and given by William Larson and is recognized by AZ POST for law enforcement officers to receive continuing education credit. The duration of the course is two days and can be hosted at your facility.

I have been working with the M16 family of weapons for 27 years, starting with the M16A1 up to the M4 carbine and I am a veteran of both the U.S Army (Infantry) and U.S Coast Guard (Gunners’ Mate) with almost 10 years of total active duty service. Having completed a deployment to the Middle East in support of operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom in 2005, I entered into the private sector working in Iraq and Afghanistan as an armorer/instructor for a variety of large private military companies on various Department of Defense and the Department of State contracts. I have worked for Triple Canopy, Blackwater USA, Olive Group (UK) and SOC-SMG. I have attended and completed numerous factory armorer courses from such companies as Beretta, Barrett, Colt, Dillon Aero, FN-USA, Glock, Knights’ Armament, Remington, and SigSauer. In addition I have attended shooting courses from Magpul Dynamics, Surefire, Patrol Rifle, Special Purpose Rifle (SPR) as well as CQB training.

I have extensive experience working on and maintaining weapons in hostile environments with almost 6 years of time in Iraq and Afghanistan. I have worked extensively with the M16 family of weapons, AK47’s, PKM machine guns, M240/M249 machine guns, Glock pistols and numerous other small arms.

http://www.semperparatusarms.com/

UWone77
10 January 2015, 00:41
Semper Paratus Arms (http://www.semperparatusarms.com/) will be in Bellevue, WA at West Coast Armory to teach the 2 Day AR15 Armorer Course. This comprehensive course will provide in depth knowledge on proper maintenance, assembly/disassembly, troubleshooting/diagnosing malfunctions, component selection and more.

March 14-15

SwissyJim
10 January 2015, 11:57
I took his class a couple of years ago here in AK... being rather new to AR's, I leaned a TON. He's coming back this Feb, and thinking I may take it again just to pick up a few more things I probably missed.

Iraqgunz
10 January 2015, 22:01
Allow me to provide some additional background on the course itself. The reason I set this course up was to allow civilians to receive training that is generally not afforded to them. The Colt course and several others are restricted to LE, military and gov't personnel most of the time with certain exceptions. Civilians which have been the driving force behind most all gun sales since 2008, and especially sales of AR15's and similar rifles are the ones who may in fact benefit the most. This is particularly true of those who are taking advantage of building AR's. If all standards across the board were the same, then this would probably not be a big deal, unfortunately that is not the case. There are differences in component quality, gas ports, gas systems, etc..

Students in my course in some cases elect to build a weapon and others will bring an existing weapon. Students will have the benefit of seeing weapons that have been assembled incorrectly in some cases and to make comparisons of a variety of companies and components.

DutyUse
10 January 2015, 22:29
Damn you PNW guys get all the cool stuff … best we ever get in Kentucky is a Garth Brooks comeback tour -sigh-

FortTom
10 January 2015, 23:04
Damn you PNW guys get all the cool stuff … best we ever get in Kentucky is a Garth Brooks comeback tour -sigh-

Yep.....

UWone77
14 January 2015, 00:42
January 24/25 2015.
SK ARMS
Hours: 0900-530 PM
Location: 4400 N Midland Dr Suite 640
Midland, TX 79707


February 7/8 2015. Richmond, TX
Hours: 0900-530 PM
Location: Lone Star Karate
222 Farm to Market 359
Richmond, TX


February 21/22 2015. Sons of Liberty Gun Works (San Antonio, TX)
(Registration ends 11/30/2014)

Hours- 0900-530 PM
Location: Sons of Liberty Gun Works
3822 Pleasanton Road
San Antonio, TX


February 28/ March 1 2015. Anchorage, AK
Hours: 0900-530 PM
Location: Inlet Tower Hotel and Suites (conference room)
1200 L Street
Anchorage, AK


March 14/15 2015. Bellevue, WA
West Coast Armory (www.westcoastarmory.com)
Hours: 0900-530 PM
Location: West Coast Armory
13216 SE 32nd. Street
Bellevue, WA


March 18/19 2015. El Paso County Sheriff’s Dept. (Hosting agency)
This course is open to law enforcement, military, gov’t and firearms industry professionals only. Please contact for further information or requirements.
Hours: 0900-530 PM
Location: “Major H.D. Bradley” Firearms Training Facility
Cheyenne Mountain Shooting Complex
7796 Route 1, Ft. Carson, CO 80913

https://www.facebook.com/CheyenneMountainShootingComplex

Jerry R
14 January 2015, 14:43
Sure wish you were doing one in Florida (or close) - an old dog would certainly love to learn some new tricks.

cjd3
16 January 2015, 21:53
Now I am super interested in the Anchirage course. Gotta scrounge to get all my parts together.

Iraqgunz
19 January 2015, 01:43
Jerry,

I am working on a reschedule for the one in Tampa and there will be one in south Georgia just north of Jacksonville. Waiting for the final confirmation from the PD for the dates.


Sure wish you were doing one in Florida (or close) - an old dog would certainly love to learn some new tricks.

UWone77
2 May 2015, 16:03
15. May 2/3 2015. Bentonville, AR
Hours: 0900-530 PM
Location: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lonesome-Oak-Guns-Range/1087762814583023
Bentonville, AR



16. July 14/15 2015. Buckeye Police Department (Arizona)
The course is an open enrollment.
This course is the SIONICS Weapon Systems LE AR15 Armorer Course and is recognized by AZ POST for (16) hours of continuing education.
Hours: 0830-500 PM
Location: 100 North Apache Road #D
Buckeye, AZ



17. September 5/6 2015. The Site Training Center
Lodging is available at the Black Bear Lodge- http://blackbearlodgenorth.com/
Time: 0900-530 PM
Location: The Site Training Center- http://thesitetraining.com/
11311 S Skunk Hollow Rd
Mount Carroll, IL



18. June 27/28 2015. Oceanside, CA
Hours: 0900-530 PM
Location: High Performance Training Center
1832 Ord Way
Oceanside, CA

UWone77
4 October 2015, 06:38
23. November 7/8 2015
This course is the SIONICS Weapon Systems LE AR15 Armorer Course and is recognized by AZ POST for (16) hours of continuing education.
Time: 0930-600 PM
Location: Scottsdale Gun Club
http://www.scottsdalegunclub.com/
Scottsdale, AZ



24. November 21/22 2015
Hours: 0900-530 PM
Location: Sons of Liberty Gun Works
3822 Pleasanton Road
San Antonio, TX
http://sonsoflibertygunworks.com/
https://www.facebook.com/sonsoflibertygw



25. December 5/6 2015 (Co-Sponsored by Sierra Element Training)
Hours: 0830-500 PM
Location: Angeles Crest Shooting Range
http://www.angelesranges.com/
12651 N. Little Tujunga Canyon Road
Lake View Terrace, CA 91342

UWone77
22 February 2016, 21:53
March 12/13 2016 Anchorage, AK
April 2/3 2016 Waterford, MI
April 9/10 2016 Fredericksburg, VA
April 14/15 2016 Sandy Springs, GA (Limited seats available)
April 16/17 McDonough, GA
May 9/10 2016 Doylestown, PA (LE, Gov't, MIL only)
May 16/17 Jacksonville, NC

cjd3
22 February 2016, 22:20
March 12/13 2016 Anchorage, AK
Already enrolled. Looking forward to the class.

Sak007
23 February 2016, 02:41
Damn you PNW guys get all the cool stuff … best we ever get in Kentucky is a Garth Brooks comeback tour -sigh-I agreed with your statement until i looked at the weather on my way out to get the paper that informed me my city was banning fireworks in city limits due them disturbing livestock , might I add livestock are not permitted in city limits . I will agree that I do appreciate the guns laws since leaving from Kommiefornia even though a bunch of them followed me and are trying to ruin this state also ...........sorry rant over .
Wish I could afford the course but I'm saving for the Direct Action Response course in Nov .

mtdawg169
24 February 2016, 05:37
March 12/13 2016 Anchorage, AK
April 2/3 2016 Waterford, MI
April 9/10 2016 Fredericksburg, VA
April 14/15 2016 Sandy Springs, GA (Limited seats available)
April 16/17 McDonough, GA
May 9/10 2016 Doylestown, PA (LE, Gov't, MIL only)
May 16/17 Jacksonville, NC
Hey guys, just wanted to jump in here and give a heads up to anyone near GA who is interested in attending one of these classes.

I am assisting with coordination of the McDonough class in April. If you have any questions about the class, location, lodging, etc. Shoot me a PM.

Dates: April 16/17 2016
Time: 0900-1730
Location: Henry County Police Dept.
108 S. Zack Hinton Parkway
McDonough, GA

Also, if a weekend class doesn't work for you, there will be a class at Sandy Springs PD, the same week.

cjd3
16 March 2016, 14:49
I came out of this class learning a lot more about the rifle and the system. Thanks to you guys, I think was ahead of th curve, but boy is there some good info in this class. Be prepared to replace and rework your set up. My new cheat sheet of notes and specs is worth the price of admission. However, there are some better tools I'll need to get to bring the rest of my rifles up beyond spec. The hands on and looking and learning from the rest of the attendees rifles is what really makes this class shine. Save up for thto class, make sure you have more saved up afterward.

Tyrannosaur
16 March 2016, 15:56
Damn you PNW guys get all the cool stuff … best we ever get in Kentucky is a Garth Brooks comeback tour -sigh-

Try living in NY...

Iraqgunz
24 March 2016, 13:24
It was great to meet you at the course and I appreciate the good words.


I came out of this class learning a lot more about the rifle and the system. Thanks to you guys, I think was ahead of th curve, but boy is there some good info in this class. Be prepared to replace and rework your set up. My new cheat sheet of notes and specs is worth the price of admission. However, there are some better tools I'll need to get to bring the rest of my rifles up beyond spec. The hands on and looking and learning from the rest of the attendees rifles is what really makes this class shine. Save up for thto class, make sure you have more saved up afterward.

Iraqgunz
26 March 2016, 03:56
Update to the Georgia courses. The GA POST council has approved both courses for 16 hours of credit for law enforcement officers.

Iraqgunz
21 May 2016, 02:06
For those that want to learn more than the basics, I have several new course dates and locations set up. All courses are open enrollment unless otherwise indicated.

http://www.semperparatusarms.com/course-schedule-registration/

1. Fountain PD- Fountain, CO

2. The Site Training Center, Mt. Carroll, IL

3. The Alamo Range- Naples, FL

4. Flagstaff PD, Flagstaff, AZ

5. Colonial Shooting Academy- Richmond, VA

6. Scottsdale Gun Club- Scottsdale, AZ