My son recently turned 21, and I gave him a LES Bear Thunder Ranch Special, holsters, Wilson magazines and a few other accessories to go with it. He is also taking a John Farnham pistol courses in April. He has access to ammo for training. He also has his concealed pistol license. He has been shooting for a long time and is pretty accomplished. You can read about his 21st birthday present here.
I have a membership at a local indoor range, and extended my membership to include him. The net/net is that he has all he needs to shoot regularly on his own. He is not going to carry until his class in April, but he wants to get in some training on a regular basis. Before and after his April class.
Most of the people at the range are turning money into noise, and may not be gaining or increasing their skill level. As long as they are being safe and having fun. No harm, no foul... More power to them. That is not us. We have fun, but are more interested in skill development. My thinking is that at an indoor range, we should focus on the fundamentals, with a low round count. Hang one target and get in and one without spending too much time in the process.
My question for all of you is this. If you could shoot 50 rounds 3 times a week, how would you use those rounds on a square, 25 yard range. You can't draw from concealment but you can shoot rapid fire, and reload any way you want.
Here is what I was thinking:
1 - 10 Rounds with one magazine change
1" dot 10 feet
Slow fire from low ready. Manipulate the safety, acquire a sight picture and slowly get a perfect hit at the same point of aim, shooting a ragged hole with all rounds touching. The goal of this Exercise is drilling fundimantals. Trigger control, sight alignment and manual of arms.
2 - 10 Rounds with one magazine change (vary round count in each magazine. 5/5, 4/6, 3/7)
4" dot at 10 feet
Increase the speed from low ready. Manipulate the safety, acquire a sight picture and fire two rounds as fast as possible while maintaining accuracy. All 10'rounds are inside the 4" circle. The magazine change will come at at random intervals. Reload and carry on as needed. Again this drill will focus on fundamentals.
3 - 10 Rounds with magazines change (Vary round count in each magazine. 5/5, 4/6, 3/7)
5 - 5" dots on the back of a target. Number each dot 1-5, but not in order. Change number patters session to session.
From low ready shoot one round at each target, transitioning as fast as possible while maintaining accuracy, two times through. Reload and carry on as needed. This drill is fundementals, plus target transition and increases distance.
4 - 10 Rounds with one magazine change (vary round count in each magazine. 5/5, 4/6, 3/7)
6" dot at 21 feet
From low ready. Manipulate the safety, acquire a sight picture and fire two rounds as fast as possible while maintaining accuracy. All 10'rounds are inside the 6" circle. The magazine change will come at at random intervals. Reload and carry on as needed. Focus on fundamentals, same as in drill 2' but at greater distance.
5 - 10 Rounds with one magazine change
6" dot 25 yards
Slow fire from low ready. Manipulate the safety, acquire a sight picture and slowly get a hit, with the smallest group possible. The goal is to shoot all 10 Rounds inside the 6" circle. Trigger control, sight alignment and manual of arms. At this distance issues with the fundementals are amplified. Grip, sight alignment, trigger control... Can be used as a diagnostic tool.
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