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Three Self-Defense Pistol Drills for Public Shooting Ranges

Good points.

I wish more ranges would allow patrons the option of being able to draw. Perhaps do a class and make your RDOs have some valid vetted instructor knowledge instead of just being a safety and rule monitor wouldn’t be too much to ask.
 
I've been lucky, the one range I ever really went to I was working nights so I went during the day and I was the only person on the Range most of the time. Nobody ever told me I couldn't draw from the holster, no one told me that I couldn't shoot at multiple targets. No one ever told me I couldn't go forward of the firing line or practice shooting while moving.

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Now, within the bounds of common sense, it's my range, my rules.
 
My club has an Action Pistol range that's used mostly for USPSA and IDPA competition. Here you can draw from the holster, use barricades and run and gun or whatever. On weekdays its mostly open to whoever wants to use it. However, you do have to qualify to be allowed to use it. Usually shooting a couple of sanctioned matches and taking a written test is enough to qualify you. Its not hard at all.
Although I gave up competition some years ago, I am still qualified and do use the action range from time to time to keep my CCW skills sharp.
On all the other ranges, the usual safety rules do apply.
 
Every range has holes in the ceiling and elsewhere.
Why?
Because folks cannot listen or are unsafe. Rapid fire or holster restrictions are required.
A range should, to a point made above, allow training in rapid fire and holster with a cert trainers.
Sign off on an indvidual and allow them to train properly.

My range allows holster and rapid fire to those signed off on
 
I don't remember where I learned this, I may have read it somewhere. When I go to the range I don't top off my magazine between courses of fire.

If I'm in the middle of shooting a drill and my magazine comes empty I reload.

If you put one round in your gun and practice to reload after the first shot, number one you know it's coming and number two it's highly likely that if you ever have to shoot for real you're going to shoot one round and drop the magazine because that's what you practiced
 
Hi,

OK, handy drills. Yes, don't over-train with the "1-Reload-1" drill. My range allows drawing from holster and rapid fire if you've completed the required courses. I always have my timer in my range bag but it's not used unless it's a slow day. Normally I do the FTS and 10-10-10 drills when conditions are right. I try to have a plan when I'm at the range. I need to practice more single hand and off hand. For grins and giggles, I'll attach the dot torture drill to his post, just in case you don't have it. ;) Don't forget to print an extra one, one to shoot at and one to read the instructions. :LOL:


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 

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KillerFord1977 said:
Every range has holes in the ceiling and elsewhere.
Why?
Because folks cannot listen or are unsafe. Rapid fire or holster restrictions are required.
A range should, to a point made above, allow training in rapid fire and holster with a cert trainers.
Sign off on an indvidual and allow them to train properly.

My range allows holster and rapid fire to those signed off on
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I worked at an indoor range and we had marks on the walls within a couple days.

Ruger had it it’s always preceded by guys that quip “I’ve been shootjng my whole life, or I was in the Military” then there’s a mark on the walls within not even down range more like 5 feet past the stall!

So there ish that . We did a quick evaluation on shooters and if they passed (or If they had been to our defensive carry class that sufficiently qualified them) them they were marked in the system as allowed Others not so much!
 
ECS686 said:
Good points.

I wish more ranges would allow patrons the option of being able to draw. Perhaps do a class and make your RDOs have some valid vetted instructor knowledge instead of just being a safety and rule monitor wouldn’t be too much to ask.
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My department didn’t have draw from the holster. This was 30 years ago, things change. You always had your sidearm at your side.
 
3L120 said:
My department didn’t have draw from the holster. This was 30 years ago, things change. You always had your sidearm at your side.
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Wow, I am old enough that I remember a stage of “point shooting” without sights and uiu got screamed at is uiu even tried to use your front sight never the no draw thing. I started in the USAF with Model 15 revolvers and Jordan style holsters and we always started a stage holstered. Some went to low ready etc after the first 2 or however but we did get our draw strokes in.
 
Ranges around me have plenty of signs posted......NO QUICK DRAWS........NO RAPID SHOOTING..........NO MULTIPLE TAGET SHOOTING...........

The only one missing is ...........NO FUN ALLOWED!
 
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