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Basic Range Drills... requesting info/opinions...

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Been shooting all my adult life, mostly just Army then Law Enforcement shooting. Now that I'm retired, I've gotten into competition shooting and just wondering if there are any basic drills a shooter should be doing to improve in all aspects, aim, speed, and accuracy. Both for comp shooting and of course CCW drills.


Any suggestions? I've seen a few online will be trying next range day, (which is always Tuesday for me, lol.)

Thanks
 
There are several low round count drills that we use through Ramngemaster

The 5 yard roundup and Double 1 by Justin Dyal on B8’s below
The Baseline assessment on a B8
And the Bakersfield Qual on a IDPA

Also the5x5x5 5 rounds 5 seconds 5 yards on a 3x5 card

www.americanrifleman.org

An Official Journal Of The NRA | The Double & 1 Drill: 10 Rounds Is All You Need

One key skill to good shooting is to be able to control the trigger and sight alignment to different degrees based on the distance to a target. Here’s a drill that will sharpen your abilities.
www.americanrifleman.org www.americanrifleman.org

www.primerpeak.com

Rangemaster Baseline Assessment Drill [2023] ⋆ Primer Peak

The Rangemaster Baseline Assessment Drill is a 20 round shooting drill that aims to cover a lot of skills in a small round count.
www.primerpeak.com www.primerpeak.com
 

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Ahh thanks...

Not really an AI guy but my daughter told me to ask ChatGPT and I was kinda impressed.

BASIC PISTOL RANGE DRILLS (PRINT VERSION)​


1. Slow Fire Accuracy​


  • Distance: 5–10 yards
  • Rounds: 10
  • Focus: sights, trigger control, follow-through


2. Dot Torture​


  • Distance: 3–5 yards
  • Rounds: 50
  • Focus: fundamentals, strong/support hand


3. One-Shot Presentation​


  • Distance: 5–7 yards
  • Rounds: 10–20
  • From low ready or holster (if allowed)
  • Focus: first-shot accuracy


4. Ball & Dummy​


  • Distance: 5–7 yards
  • Rounds: 10–20
  • Mix snap caps with live ammo
  • Focus: eliminate flinch


5. Controlled Pair​


  • Distance: 5–7 yards
  • Rounds: 20
  • Two deliberate shots per string
  • Focus: recoil control


6. Strong / Support Hand Only​


  • Distance: 3–5 yards
  • Rounds: 10 each hand
  • Focus: grip & trigger discipline


7. Failure to Stop​


  • Distance: 5–7 yards
  • Rounds: 15
  • 2 to body, 1 to head
  • Focus: target transition


8. 5x5 Drill​


  • Distance: 5 yards
  • Rounds: 25
  • 5 shots • 5 seconds • 5-inch circle
 
On the ball and sunny what I picked up from Lew Weems is load 2 live rounds and 10 dummy’s. And if you dip the muzzle as the trigger breaks you owe 10 penance so set the slide up and so it 10 times without and then move on.

On the Failure to stop (I call it a failure drill) drill use 3 targets start with the middle as the 2 to the thoracic and go to the target left or right for the head. And alternate. Rwason nobody stands still in the same place so you will have to chase down the head.

And the Hardwired Tactical HIT Super test on a B8 I got from Darryle Bolke pic below

Also you can get the B8’s off targets for free all uiu need is a printer and 8 1/2 x 11 paper link below

targets4free.com

NRA Targets (Printable for FREE) - Targets4Free

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