Mission Statement: The Stillwater Police Department Firearms Training Unit will provide equipment and training and prepare officers tactically both physically and mentally to win an armed encounter.
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Equipment:Our officers are issued the Glock 31 .357 Sig. caliber semi-automatic pistol. Each pistol is equipped with factory night sights. Duty ammunition is the Speer 125 gr. Gold-Dot hollow point
Each patrol car is also outfitted with Remington 870 shotguns which are equipped with 6 shot, extended tube magazines, rifle sights, Davis speed-feed stocks, Laser Products forearm flashlights, nylon slings and are held in place by roll-bar mounted shotgun racks.
The Colt AR-15A3 Tactical Carbine is the newest addition to the Stillwater Police Department arsenal. This weapon is a 5.56 mm (.223 Remington) caliber gas operated semi-automatic rifle, and it features a removable carry handle. All officers are individually issued a Colt AR-15.
Firearms Training
Members of the Stillwater Police Department who are recruit officers undergo an intense five day firearms training program. The purpose of the program is to familiarize the recruit with the SPD firearms program and prepare them for the CLEET Basic Police Academy. Recruits learn firearms safety, policies, procedures, law and use of force as well as gun handling and marksmanship skills. At the CLEET Basic Academy, Recruit Officers are required to shoot qualifying scores with their duty sidearm as well as the police shotgun. When the Recruit Officers return from the CLEET Academy, they enter the Field Training Officer Program.
Firearms training is a continuing process for the officers of the Stillwater Police Department. Officers are required to shoot a qualifying score semi-annually with the handgun, and annually with the shotgun and rifle. Firearms training is also conducted throughout the year. The training consists of basic shooting and marksmanship fundamentals, as well as practical and realistic training. Courses of fire include stationary and moving targets, as well as reactive targets.
Firearms Training Unit Staff
The Firearms Training Unit is led by Captain Kirk Mittelstet, who joined the Stillwater Police Department in 1972. Capt. Mittelstet has been a firearms instructor since 1978.
Master Patrol Officer II Randy Hiner is the Coordinator for the Firearms Training Unit. Officer Hiner has been a firearms instructor since 1990 and has served as a firearms instructor and sniper for the Special Operations Team.
Capt. Ryan McCaghren, has been a firearms instructor since 1993 and is the current Special Operations Team commander.
Sgt. David Duncan has been a firearms instructor since 1993 and has served as firearms instructor and team member for the Special Operations Team.
Sgt. Jeff Watts and Master Patrol Officer Shannon Jordan are the newest addition to the training staff.
Sgt. Jeff Watts has served as the team commander and firearms instructor for the Special Operations Team.
Master Patrol Officer II Jordan is an internationally recognized competition shooter who has served as firearms instructor and sniper for the Special Operations Team.
Firearms Training Unit Staff Certifications
The Firearms Training Unit Staff hold instructor ratings in the areas of Basic Firearms, i.e. revolver, semi-auto pistol and shotgun, Tactical Shooting, Rifle and Submachine Gun. In addition instructors are certified factory armorers for Smith & Wesson, Sig-Sauer, Colt, Heckler & Koch, Glock and Remington.
For more information about the Stillwater Police Department Firearms
Training Unit please contact:
Officer Randy Hiner
Firearms Training Coordinator
Stillwater Police Department
P.O Box 1725, 701 S. Lewis
Stillwater, OK 74076
Ph. 405-372-4171
Fax 405-742-8284
email: RHiner@Stillwater.org
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