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Instructor
Larry Bartek

I am a native Texan, currently employed as a Peace Officer with a large municipal police agency outside of Dallas, Texas.  I originally worked in the construction industry for about 16 years and became a Peace Officer in 1989.  I have been member of the Special Weapons and Tactics Unit (SWAT) since 1991 specializing as a sniper.  I have been assigned to Patrol Services, Neighborhood Patrol Unit, Juvenile Investigations, Burglary Investigations, and currently the Family Violence/Child Abuse Unit of Collin County.  I implemented introduction of rifles into the Patrol Division and continue to train our officers in both rifle and pistol skills. 

My shooting background is centered on rifles and I have competed in various competitions ranging from NRA sanctioned events to the Police/Military competitions in Europe and the United States.  I have always enjoyed pistol shooting and I know the difficulties in learning because I am still a student of the pistol myself.  My rifle training took most of my devotion and time, but as a result, I myself am still learning to improve.   

Safety is my number one priority and dominates the shooting portion of the class.  I always instruct at a pace consistent with the students abilities in mind.  This is usually at a slow effective pace with lots of repetition.

 

 

Training:

Year Trained:
United States Marine Corps (USMC)    1980
Basic Peace Officer 1989
Combat Pistol Richardson Police Dept. 1990
Basic SWAT 1992
Basic Sniper 1992
American Small Arms Academy (Chuck Taylor) Distinguished Pistol III  1993
USMC Sniper (basic & advanced) 2x’s 1993 & 1994
NRA Rifle Instructor 1994
Colt Armorer School 1996,2000,2003
NRA Long Rifle Instructor 1997
NRA Hi-Power School 1997
Close Quarter Combat Garland Police Department 1998
Tactical Explosive Entry School (TEES) (Alan Brosnan)  
Hostage Rescue/High Risk Warrant School 1999
NRA Patrol Rifle Instructor School  2001
Texas Concealed Handgun Instructor 2001
Glock Armorer 2002
Eagle Defense (Paul Reyes) Hostage Rescue 2003
Graduate Mid-South Shooting Institute 2006
   
Competitions: Place:
1997 NRA Rifle Instructor School  1st
1997 NRA Long Rang Rifle Instructor School 1st
1997 NRA Hi-Power School  1st
1998 Texas SWAT Olympics Precision Rifle 2nd
1998 Texas SWAT Olympic Counter Sniper Scramble 2nd
1999 Autauga Arms Super Sniper Shootout (SSS)  5th
1999 Autauga Arms European SSS (Austria)  2nd
2000 Autauga Arms SSS 1st
2000 Autauga Arms European SSS (Austria) 5th
2001 North American Sniper Competition 7th
2002 European Police / Military Sniper Competition 7th
2004 North American Sniper Shootout 4th
2005 Texas SWAT Championship 1st
2006 World SWAT Challenge (Arkansas) 6th

  

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