CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER
Brian Fengel, Director
Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu
Diane Schrementi: ds018b@icc.edu
Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu
One With The Gun© Designated Marksman Rifle Course For Law Enforcement
Instructor: Al Bello
April 27-29, 2026
8am – 4pm
Class will meet at: Chillicothe Sportsmen’s Club, 21228 N. Yankee, Chillicothe
Enrollment Deadline: April 20, 2026
Course Size: Minimum –7 Maximum – 14
Course Objective
The One With The Gun® – Designated Marksman Rifle Course provides comprehensive instruction on the deployment of a Designated Marksman Rifle for law enforcement applications.
Course Content
Officers will gain in-depth knowledge on rifle nomenclature, maintenance, optics selection, and installation of low-powered variable optics (LPVOs). Zeroing techniques will be covered in detail, ensuring officers understand environmental factors and ballistic considerations that impact accuracy. The live-fire portion of the course focuses on precision shooting fundamentals, including proper shooting positions, target identification, and discrimination, as well as engaging moving targets and shooting from unconventional positions. Officers will also train in stress-induced shooting environments to enhance decision-making under pressure.
What to bring:
*Student MUST have an M4 platform rifle. No AK/SCAR or other variants will be allowed.
*Students MUST have a rifle with iron sights (either fixed or offset) and MUST have a Low-
Power Variable Optic that ranges between 6x and 10x.
*Students MUST have an appropriate sling for their weapon. No sling-less weapons will be
allowed.
*Students must have a weapon-mounted light on their rifle with fresh batteries.
*Students must have a headlamp with fresh batteries.
*Students must bring 800 rds of Match-Grade DUTY ammunition for the rifle they will shoot.
No Practice/Range Ammo.
*Students must bring their duty belts with their duty gun.
*Students must bring 100 rds of ammunition for their duty handgun
*Students must have rifle magazine pouches mounted on their vests, duty belt, or thigh rig.
*Students must bring their daily-use or tactical team body armor
*Students must bring eye and ear protection.
*Students must bring 15 “dummy” training rounds for their rifle.
*Students must bring at least 3 training magazines for their rifle and 3 training magazines for
their handgun.
*Students should bring a knee pad and a cheap yoga mat or shooting pad.
*Students should bring any shooting bags or shooting platforms they have (tri-pod/bi-pod),
Mobile In-Service Training Team#7 Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
MTU 7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Meets the following mandatory training criteria: De-Escalation Techniques 12 hours with 7 hours Scenario Based and Officer Safety Techniques 5 hours with 4 hours Scenario Based.
