Handgun Drills, Part Six
BY PGF
1 year, 11 months ago
Here’s another helpful handgun drill as provided by handgun law us.
Three Target Test, Ken Hackathorn
I have a simple test I run when checking new trainees or operators. I place three NRA five-yard bullseye centers up at 10 yards. I ask the student to fire six rounds at the first target slow fire, about 2.5 minutes normally). Next I ask them to fire six rounds at the second bullseye in 10 seconds, and finally six rounds at the third in five seconds.
Each string starts with the handgun in hand, at the ready. This is done with both hands on the gun in whatever grip or stance the student prefers. If the student cannot shoot a good slow fire group on the first target, with plenty of time for using good sight alignment and precise trigger control– guess what? The second and third targets are pretty sad.
My key point is that if you cannot fire an accurate group at 10 yards taking your time, you will be in big trouble if you ever expect to do anything well using marksmanship as a goal. Simply put, you had better learn the basics before you plan on being anything serious with a handgun.
This is excellent. I always point out that starting slow and attaining the objective is the first goal. Once rounds are on target to a satisfactory degree, then, and only then, do we increase the rapidity of the training. Don’t drill faster than you can productively hit the target because it’s a waste of time and ammo, teaching inadequate skills. This is especially important in practicing smoothly drawing your weapon to put rounds on target.
On December 23, 2022 at 8:21 pm, jb said:
These drills are beneficial. But they are never permitted in typical indoor or outdoor ranges. Long gone are the open lands where I could shoot all day without seeing another soul. Unless one lives on a farm, outside city limits, or lives near public lands where firearm use is permitted they are out of luck. I have watched the shrinking lanscape as cities have gobbled up every scrap up land and imposed restrictive zoning codes. So its square range rules of slow fire, no human depicted targets, and pickey range officers if you pop off more than a shot every 2 seconds.