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

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Magnum50

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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

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Also if you are in Facebook a buddy I train with who is an Indianapolis PD (and been in 4 shootings) has a trainjng company called Flatfoot Solutions LLC

Like me he has been heavily influenced by guys like Darrel Bolke and has several courses of fire taken from LAPD SWAT and added some things to it

Here is one (his page has a folder with several others and his reduced reduced scoring ring targets )
 

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Practice HEAD Shots. IF your range wont allow head shots, you can use paper plates as cheap practice and when you get good switch to the smaller desert plates. Try seeing how fast and how far you can make the shots.

At the risk of upsetting folks, I encourage head shots for self defense as it by passes any body armor (or bomb) issues. Head shots also tend to end anger management problems
 
Get yourself a pack of cards.

drillindex.net

The Original Drill Index

This compilation of flat range drills and standards represents a thoughtfully curated resource designed to elevate your training sessions, ensuring that you focus on the essential fundamentals of firearm manipulation. Range Drills for Tactical Precision Designed to elevate your shooting...
drillindex.net
 
Belt Fed said:
Wow, do they really not allow head shots on a paper target? that's nuts. why would it matter where you shoot the paper at.
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I have seen civilian ranges in Maryland that do NOT allow silhouettes. If you come with silhouette targets they make you fold the head over behind the target. AND at least one PD stopped using the black B-27 targets because they were afraid black targets were racist (they switched to green, cuz I guess they werent afraid to upset Martians)

One of my last PD quals I did all head shots. I scored 100; but I got called into the Sargent's office. He told me there was a problem with my qual; because it didnt look good. He wanted me to explain. I said they were all good hits and the suspect could have been wearing body armor OR a bomb AND that head shots tended to end a confrontation. He kept saying it didnt look good. Finally I asked him which one of his stripes was for being an art critic....I thought he was going to explode
 
PieterCoetzee said:
Practice HEAD Shots. IF your range wont allow head shots, you can use paper plates as cheap practice and when you get good switch to the smaller desert plates. Try seeing how fast and how far you can make the shots.

At the risk of upsetting folks, I encourage head shots for self defense as it by passes any body armor (or bomb) issues. Head shots also tend to end anger management problems
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Respectfully outside of a sanctioned Cartel hit or that one outlier Bank or America shootout (which was a LE thing) not much of an issue on thugs inside the US

In several years of my LE career spent outside Memphis and a good friend with Indy OD as well as all my Rangemaster instructor friends that are cops from LA to NYC they have yet to see body armor involved in normal robberies. Only if they do a home invasion of fellow drug/gang dealers is the denominator

A 3x5 card where the aortic arch is is the best practice you can do!

As far as any humanoid target restrictions that’s where the 3x5 cards come in or use NRA B8’s
The B8 while larger tha a 3x5 is still a great representation of realistic cm vital areas around the heart compared to B27 type that have super wide way to generous scoring rings
 
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