Favorite handgun (or rifle) drills

[Bear44]

Back pedaling and shooting at the same time scare me. Well, not me so much as when I watch others doing it.

Increasing space between you and the bad guy is a major benefit during a SD encounter. Practice with an empty weapon until you're comfortable with it.

I even take it a step further and will drop down onto my back while firing. Learn to control the fall.

 

[cmshoot]

Thanks for that suggestion. This is the one I assume? http://pistol-training.com/drills/triple-nickel

555 is a tough one. After over 10 years, there are currently 273 of us Nickel holders; I’m #58.

 

[Justin87]

Draw from the holster and get a shot on target (usually 8 inch steel plate from around ten to twelve yards) as fast as possible.

Strong hand and weak hand only shooting with malfunction clearing. I load dummy rounds into mags at random intervals to simulate misfires.

Shooting while moving forward backwards and side to side.

I don't have any cool names for them though

 

[sheep dog]

Another tough drill I came across recently is called the "Dot Torture Drill."
https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/blog/dot-torture-drill/
http://personaldefensetraining.com/dot-torture-marksmanship-drill/
https://pistol-training.com/drills/dot-torture (has a nice downloadable target, and an alternate target for DA/SA)
My last results from 10 yds ... eeeew
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Dang! 10 yards is impressive for dot torture man.

 

[Deleted member 79987]

Dang! 10 yards is impressive for dot torture man.

Honestly I'm no operator or anything. Do you know what's made the biggest difference for me recently? It's been using a red dot on my pistol. It allows me to focus solely on the target using both eyes -- no switching back and forth between target & front sight. It's very simple... whatever the dot is covering when you move that trigger back -- as long as you don't disturb the sights -- that's where the bullet will go.

 

[sheep dog]

Honestly I'm no operator or anything. Do you know what's made the biggest difference for me recently? It's been using a red dot on my pistol. It allows me to focus solely on the target using both eyes -- no switching back and forth between target & front sight. It's very simple... whatever the dot is covering when you move that trigger back -- as long as you don't disturb the sights -- that's where the bullet will go.
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Oh so you cheated!!!
I stick to simple drills like this below,but hard to find volunteers

 

[Deleted member 79987]

Oh so you cheated!!!
I stick to simple drills like this below,but hard to find volunteers

Lol... hey there's no such thing as cheating in a SD encounter. I'll take any little advantage I can get. And I know some advise against using a red dot on your EDC (reliability) but it works for me.

 

[Deleted member 79987]

Three Sevens drill: https://www.tier1concealed.com/pages/three-sevens-drill

Drill is completed at a distance of 7 yards, drawing from concealment, totaling 7 shots, within 7 seconds.

 

[BigMike]

All these look like a lot of fun. My favorite one to shoot is the draw and point shoot at an index card starting at 5 yards. I usually use 4 to 6 rounds, making sure to do one mag change. Sometimes I even setup the gun to malfunction on the first round. After watching the videos on the triple nickel and the air martial drill, I need to invest in a timer to really see how Im doing.