Special Situations Unit
Police Sniper/Marksman
Hosting Police Sniper Training
Gastonia Police Department's six-member Sniper Team formed in 1988 with the assistance of military special forces. Today, Gastonia Police firearms instructors offer basic police sniper school to local officers, as well as agencies across the country and members of the U.S. military upon request.
Topics in basic police sniper school include: marksman fundamentals, the role of the police sniper, ballistics, use and care of a scope, use of a data book, range estimations and tactical diagramming.
Gastonia Sniper Team:
Steve Duncan (commander)
Mike Smith
Eric Wiggins
Mike Watts
Mac Campbell
Eric Howard
Matt Willis
Steven Gregory
Michael Lloyd (Mount Holly PD)
Bradley Pickert (Belmont PD)
Josh Colvard (Gaston County Sheriff's Office)
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