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Thu May 04, 2023 4:31 pm
Shooting Drills: Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns
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Paladin »
Thu Apr 06, 2023 12:16 pm
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I haven't tried all these drills, but thought I would pass this on:
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I agree with PTR. That site got bookmarked immediately. I only glanced around some--and used the filtering criteria a bit--but a lot of what I saw...
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Fri Apr 07, 2023 1:08 pm
Gabe White Technical Skills Tests
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Paladin »
Fri Feb 17, 2023 5:27 pm
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Gabe White developed a fairly challenging set of . These are designed to test your skills in self-defense to a high level:
All at 7 yards. In my...
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Yeah, I'm reading Gabe's instructions more carefully and he indicates the times he provides are for open carry holsters with no retention.
Silly me,...
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Fri Feb 17, 2023 9:44 pm
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Tue Oct 25, 2022 3:48 pm
Modified Navy Qualification Drill
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Paladin »
Fri Sep 16, 2022 3:28 pm
I ran the which was developed by former Navy SEAL Jeff Gonzales. He indicates it's origin is the Navy, but I've read that Delta Force calls it a...
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Fri Sep 16, 2022 3:28 pm
Rangemaster Master Instructor Qualification
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Paladin »
Sat Sep 10, 2022 4:05 pm
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Thank the lord for the fine weather we are having this weekend! Made it out to a mostly dried out TDSA today and tried the Rangemaster Master...
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Thanks! Karl is a first class instructor. That's really cool you're working with KR Training now.
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Last post by Paladin
Sun Sep 11, 2022 7:48 pm
3 Drills for Concealed Carry
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Paladin »
Fri Jul 22, 2022 4:45 pm
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Some solid low round count drills for Concealed Carry:
Well executed fundamentals win. I don't use high ready, but some people do.
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Thank you for that post, you said it well. That's a very apt description of what happens in the real world right there. There is so much crap...
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Thu Sep 01, 2022 3:25 pm
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Wed Aug 24, 2022 1:13 pm
Mindset Training
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Paladin »
Tue Jun 28, 2022 9:54 am
Their is a lot of discussion about mindset and how important it is, but less about how to develop a winning mindset. As a Silver Olympic Medalist,...
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Tue Jun 28, 2022 9:54 am
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Tue Nov 02, 2021 3:31 pm
Shoot the DHS Qualification Test
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Paladin »
Thu Oct 14, 2021 10:22 am
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Haven't tried this yet, so I don't know how it compares to the FBI qual. It looks like a respectable skills test.
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Me too.
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Sat Oct 30, 2021 9:19 pm
Five Rounds, Five Seconds, Five Yards, Five Inches
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Paladin »
Mon Feb 22, 2021 4:07 pm
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This is also called the 5x5 drill (). Good for beginner and intermediate shooters.
For advanced shooters I'd half the time or double the round count
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All shooting steel challenge with a J frame taught me is that I should stop carrying a J frame. :biggrinjester:
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Last post by 74novaman
Sat Feb 27, 2021 12:01 am
Firearms Training with Airsoft
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Paladin »
Wed Dec 02, 2020 11:06 am
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With the ammo shortage, airsoft is a great alternative to live fire practice.
This video demostrates an impressive home setup for training with...
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Airsoft training drills:
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Sat Dec 05, 2020 7:45 pm
My Instruction was Defeated by Sight Picture
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Acronym Esq »
Wed Nov 25, 2020 12:15 pm
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On my way out of the range yesterday, I took 10 minutes to help a girl in her early 20's with her rented VP9. Her target was evenly covered with...
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Sights set for a 6 o'clock hold will not shoot a whole 4 low at 3 yards - it's her, not the sights or your instruction.
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Thu Nov 26, 2020 9:43 pm
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Mon Nov 23, 2020 11:51 am
CSAT Standards
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Paladin »
Wed Nov 11, 2020 2:53 pm
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Paul Howe's for Pistol, Rifle, and Sniper are listed here.
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I've trained on the Pistol and Rifle standards. They are good standards and widely used for Special Operations. The Sniper standards are new to me,...
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Thu Nov 12, 2020 8:32 pm
MantisX Elite Marksmanship Patch
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Paladin »
Thu Sep 03, 2020 3:32 pm
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I ran the Mantis X Elite Marksmanship Course. It's certainly more difficult than the Advanced Course. Still 10 levels. It repeatedly tests the Mantis...
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Patch arrived today. Like this patch the best. Looking forward to Mantis's next challenge.
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Mon Sep 14, 2020 5:43 pm
MantisX Basic Marksmanship patch
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Paladin »
Sun Apr 19, 2020 11:32 am
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Anybody earn one of these patches with their MantisX?
I've used my MantisX quite a bit and with COVID shutting down the ranges recently decided to...
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MantisX just released an updated APP with their new Elite Marksmanship Course
You have to complete the Basic and Advanced Marksmanship courses...
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Wed Sep 02, 2020 11:38 am
Magnolia Misfits CLOSED
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TreyHouston »
Sun Jul 12, 2020 8:16 pm
If anyone here is part of this range, the last day to shoot is July 20th. This was a great range I have been a part of for a few years. Land was sold...
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Sun Jul 12, 2020 8:16 pm
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Sun May 24, 2020 11:51 am
Pat Mac: Set It Off Drill
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Paladin »
Thu May 21, 2020 1:31 pm
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Haven't tried it yet, but this looks like a solid drill:
Pat says he quote: built this one for an ODA currently 'Gettin Some' in AFG. Shouldn't...
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Pat has way more hustle than I had even 40 years ago. :lol:
The guy is a machine.
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Last post by The Annoyed Man
Thu May 21, 2020 10:40 pm
Woud be nice to be able to do drills
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jmorris »
Thu May 07, 2020 8:25 pm
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All these drills that have been posted are great, but you all must have some exceptional ranges in your area if you can actually do them. Of the six...
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Two and half hour drive is a little much for a couple hours shooting but thanks for the tip.
Hour and half to Best of the West was my limit.
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Thu May 14, 2020 3:51 pm
Tactical Rifleman: Dryfire Drills
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Paladin »
Wed May 13, 2020 3:44 pm
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Some interesting new pistol and rifle dryfire tools I haven't seen before:
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I’ve been watching his videos lately. He’s got some good straightforward content. He seems pretty common sense.
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Wed May 13, 2020 10:01 pm
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Thu May 07, 2020 4:37 pm
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Thu May 07, 2020 10:53 am
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Tue Apr 28, 2020 4:55 pm
GORUCK Shooting Drills
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Paladin »
Wed Apr 08, 2020 10:19 am
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GARRET MACHINE, from the IDF, is showing how he likes to run shooting drills for both pistol and rifle:
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I tried out the drill with airsoft. With a single shot fired there shouldn't be much time difference between live fire and airsoft on this drill....
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Sat Apr 18, 2020 2:54 pm
Practicing an old CQB point-shooting drill again
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Charles L. Cotton »
Sun Mar 22, 2020 9:20 pm
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I used to teach and practice a very simple but critically important CQB drill that I have ignored for a number of years. It is shot at 3 and 5 yards....
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I tried the drill at 3 yards and Chas I'm impressed!
Struggled to keep the shots on the silhouette at 3 yards and had to walk them into the target...
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Last post by Paladin
Tue Mar 24, 2020 8:29 pm
Why a new forum?
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Charles L. Cotton »
Sun Mar 22, 2020 8:50 pm
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We have a lot of very good information dealing with training and practice drills that don't really have a home in any of the previously existing...
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Thanks Charles, great idea. Hope to see lots of posts like yours about the old 3 yard strong handed point shooting drill.
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Mon Mar 23, 2020 12:00 am
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