President Ken Gingras Chief Joshua J. Potvin US ARMY SPECIAL FORCES ASSOCIATION FRYEBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT CHAPTER54 16 Lovewell Pond Road Boston, Massachusetts Fryeburg, ME 04037
5th Annual Special Forces Foreign Weapons Familiarization Course Saturday, September 7, 2019 & Sunday, September 8, 2019
Facilitated by:
Vincent A. Pestilli & Associates, Inc. and 11 Bravo Training Company
This is to certify SPECIAL FORCES ASSOCIATION This is to certify that M/Sgt Vincent A. Pestilli Vincent Pestilli & Associates, Inc. VINCENT A. PESTILLI is declared to be in good standing is an ACTIVE mem,ber of the during the year International Association of Law LIFE ·Enforcement Firearms ln, structors, Inc. Member Since: 1992 • ,,. -.,• · f . ,• .:. . A-4305 Expiration Date: 10/3112019 Membership No._ _ Safely Check: No Miclual 0 !1nlap . President CLASS INSTRUCTORS
MSG. Vincent Pestilli, US Army Ret. NCOIC 11B50HR-A5
AK 47 Weapon Systems and the RPG 2, RPG7 & HK MP5 Machine Guns & the HK SOCOM MK23 w/silencer .45 cal. New Russian ABN.RPK. 74 545x39 .c a l. with Folding Wood Jump Stock s
Capt. Robert Knight, US Army Ret. S.F. 7th Group - PKM Belt Fed 7.62 x 54R Machine Gun on Tripod, RPD Belt Fed Machine Gun 7.62 x 39
John Andrewski - SYD, FPK & 91/30 Sniper Rifles 7.62 x 54R, HK LRP, Sniper Rifle 7.62 Nato Cal. New Galil Ace Sniper Rifle 7.62 x 51 Nato Cal.
Sgt. Ian F_. Tait, US Army Ret. - HK Pistol s. New US Army Sig. Ml 7 Service Pistol 9mm
Shawn Butland, Matthew Coen and Matthew Day - Weapon Disassembly & Assembly AK47 Weapon Systems.
Toby Veno - New IWI. Israeli TAVOR.X 95 Rifle 5.56 Nato Cal. UZI-9MM SMG. British Sterling 9MM SMG.
NCOIC ISG Vincent A. Pestilli (Ret.) Ken Gingras, Range Operations & Logistics
RSO's - FIRING RANGE
Pist1'l Range - Ian Tait- HK Pistols
Shotgun Range - Stephen Stubbs - Benelli Tactical Shotguns
Rifle Range - John Andrewski, Shawn Butland, Matthew Coen, Matthew Day Charles Schubert, John Wiesemann, Bob Knight and Toby Veno
RANGE SAFETY OFFICERS
Whit Lucy, Shawn Butland, Matthew Coen, Matthew Day, John Andrewski, John Wiesemann, Stephen Stubbs, Ian Tait, Charles Schubert, Bob Knight and Toby Veno
SUPPORT STAFF
Whit Lucy, Bob & Linda Perchard, Linda Pestilli, Deborah Tait and Keith Dubriel SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2019
The Foreign Weapons Familiarization Course will be held at the Fryeburg Fire Department Classroom located at 520 Main Street, Fryeburg, Maine.
Registration starts 0730 hrs. Class begins at 0830 hrs.
Morning class will be on Russian Foreign Weapons, the AK 47, AK 74, AKIOO Krinkov Systems, the SKS Carbine, Mosin Nagant 1944 Carbine, the Russian 91/30 Sniper & Dragunov SVD Sniper, the Romanian FPK/PSL Sniper Rifle, Russian RPK & RPD Light Machine Guns, Russian PKM Machine Gun Belt Fed 7.62 x 54 R Cal., Russian RPG.2 & RPG.7 Rocket Launchers, the Makarov 9mm Pistol, Soviet PPSH 41 Submachine Gun 7.62 x 25 Cal Russian AK47 Combat Shotgun, 12 ga. New Russian ABN RPK 74. 5.45x39 Cal. with folding Wood Jump Stock's.
Lunch at 1200 hrs. - Pizza, subs, chips, soda, ice tea, and water
Afternoon class begins at 1300 hrs. and class will be on German & Nato Foreign Weapons Systems, to include, the H&K MPS Navy, H&K PDW, H&K Briefcase, H&K 9MM MP5SD2, H&K G36 5.56 Cal Rifle, H&K G3 Rifle 7.62 Nato Cal. H&K USP .45 Pistol, H&K Socom 45 MK 23 w/suppressor, H&K VP9, VP 40, P30 Pistol 9MM cal. The new H&K LRP Sniper Rifle 7.26 Nato Cal., Israeli Galil SMG. 556 cal. Galil ARM., 5.56 cal Machine Gun w/bi-pod's, UZI 9MM SMG. US 45 Thompson MIAI, SMG. Benelli Tactical 12 ga. Shotguns. Assorted WWII German S niper Rifles & US Sniper Rifles. NewIWI Israeli TAYOR X96·BuH ·Pup Rifle 5.56 Cal. New US Army Sig Ml 7 Service Pistol 9MM Cal. New Israeli Galil Ace Sniper .308 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2019
The Foreign Weapon' s. Live Fire will be at the Fryeburg Range on Fish & Game Road, Fryeburg, Route 5 & 113 (near the airport) at 0800 hrs.
Lunch at 1200 hrs. - Pizza, subs, chips, soda, ice tea, and water
We have l Q,000 rounds of ammunition to shoot through 44 _different weaponsft After the live fire and completion of the course, you will receive a US Army Special Forces Training Certificate.
Enclosed is the list of 44 weapons to be fired on Sunday, September 8, 2019:
2ea Russian Airboume ABN RPK . l ea H&K MPS Navy 9MM 74 545X39 CAL W/Folding Wood Jump Stock
2ea Russian SVD Sniper Rifles, cal. l ea H&K MPS PDW 9MM 7.62 x 54R
l ea Russian 91/30 Sniper Rifle, cal. l ea H&K MPS 9MM Briefcase 7.62 x 54R Demo by Vin
3ea Russian AK47 7.62 x 39 1ea Russian Makrov Pistol 9MM Russian cal.
2ea Russian AK47 5.45 x 39 l ea German Sniper Rifle 308 cal. LRP
2ea Russian AKI 00 New Series 5.56 4ea Benelli Tactical Shotguns Nato 12 ga.
3ea Russian Krinkov SMG 7.26 x 39 lea UZI 9MMSMG 5.45 X 39
lea Russian PKM Belt Fed 7.62 x l ea Thompson MlAl SMG 54R 45 cal.
lea Russian AK47 Shotgun 12 ga. l ea H&K VP 9MM Pistol
2ea New SIG Ml 7 Service Pistol 1 ea H&K SOCOM MK23 45 9MM cal.
lea Russian PPSH41 SMG 7.62 x 25 5ea Assorted WWII Sniper Rifles 2 ea Israeli Galil AK 5.56 233 cal. lea New Israeli Galil Ace Sniper .308 1 ea H&K MPS 9MM w/silencer SD lea New FN FAL Sniper Rifle 9MM .308 cal. lea New IWI Israeli TAYOR X95 Bull Pup Rifle 5.46 cal.
Please bring eye and ear protection, a hat, their Chapter 54 shirts, insect spray, and a jacket.
I suggest that you bring a camera. There will be over 75 guns you can examine and fondle.
I would like everyone to drive up Friday night, stay at our guest house and leave either Sunday afternoon or, if you prefer, Monday morning. Please contact Ken Gingras on the availability of the Guest House accommodations.
Our guest house sleeps 9 people. We also have a camping area available. There are several hotels close by (Conway, NH). See next page for List of Hotels.
1700 hrs. Saturday evening, a cookout will be held at Vin & Linda Pestilli's Guest House Beach, 249 Sam Brown Hill Road, Brownfield, Maine. The cost for the weekend is $145.00 per person, which includes breakfast and lunch (Saturday and Sunday) and cook out Saturday night. We will have 10,000 rounds of ammo to shoot.
Remaining monies from the course event will go towards the Special Forces College Scholarship Fund.
Please complete the registration form and make your check for the amount of $145.00 payable to SFA- Chapter 54 and mail on or before August 16, 2019:
SFA- Chapter 54 c/o Ken Gingras P.O. Box 817 West Barnstable, MA 02668
Ken Gingras email: [email protected]
**Law Enforcement. Please submit acquisition to your supervisors and be sure payment and registration is submitted to Mr. Gingras prior to attending the course.
List of Hotels
North Conway Grand Hotel 1-800-648-4397 Hampton Inn & Suites 1-603-356-7736 Holiday Inn Express & Suites 1-603-356-2551 Green Granite Inn 1-603-356-6901 Quality inn 1-603-356-5486 Comfort Inn & Suites 1-603-356-8811 Residence Inn Marriott 1-603-356-3024 FOREIGN WEAPONS COURSE
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Date of Course: September 7 & 8, 2019 - Fryeburg, Maine
U.S. ARMY SPECIAL FORCES ASSOCIATION CHAPTER 54 CERTIFICATE OF TRAINING This is to certify that
has successfully completed FOREIGN WEAPONS FAMILIARIZATION
AK-47 Rifles, AK-74 Rifles, SKS Carbine, Soviet 1944 Carbine1 Dragunov (SVD) Sniper Rifle, Russian 91/30 Sniper Rifle, RPK Light Machine Gun, Russian RPG.7, Russian AKS-74U Krinkov, Russian PM Makarov Pistol 9MM, Russian RPD-7.62 x 39 Belt Fed, Russi n T.T.30/33 Tokarev, Russian Nagant Revolver, Yugoslav M.76 Sniper Rifle, Russian PKM. Machine Gun Belt Fed, Czech 52/57 Carbine, AK-100 Series Rifles, Saiga AK-47 Shc;,tgun 12 gauge, Romanian FPK/PSL Sniper Rifle, Hungarian AMO. 63,65,69 AK-47, H&K MP5 Navy, H&K POW, H&K MP5 Brief Case, H&K MP-5, H&K MP5SO, H&K lJSP 45 Pistol, H&K SOCOM MK23 45 Cal Pistol with Sound Suppressor, H&K VP9, VP40, P30 Pistols, H&K 45 Compact Tactical, FAL 308 Cal Snipe Rine. Russian ABN. RPK-74 5.45 X 39 w/Wood Folding Jump Stock, Galil ACE Sniper Rifle 7.62 Nato Cal. IWI lsra li TAVOR X95 Bull Pup Rifle 5.56 Nato SIG. M17 New Service Pistol 9MM
Kenneth R. Gingras- President Chapter 54- U.S. Army Master Sergeant Vincent A. Pestilli, U.S. Army Retired Infantry Special Forces Association, Boston, Massachusetts Senior Instructor - 11 Bravo Training Co., Brownfield, Maine Life Member Special Forces Association Chapter 54 # A-4305
Given at Fryeburg, Maine on September 7 & 8, 2019