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Use (1) PT-007 small format target. 7″ dot

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Drill Instructions by Stage

ACCURACY is a HandgunDrills.com standardized difficulty rating to describe the accuracy required to make any shot. The rating is calculated as the “distance in yards” divided by the “diameter in inches of the target zone”. Example: A 7″ target from 7 yards is a 1.0 rating and is used by many as an accuracy level for concealed carry competency drill tests. So for example, a 15″ target zone at 15 yards and a 5″ target zone at 5 yards also have an accuracy rating of 1.0. The higher the accuracy rating the harder the shot and the lower the rating the easier the shot. With this system you can easily estimate the accuracy required for any shot. (Note: All non-circular target zones are normalized to their equivalent circular target with a diameter of the same area.)

Scoring the Drill

A MISS is a shot out of the scoring zone (7″ Dot). Touching the edge is a HIT.

Drill Performance Standard

To perform clearing malfunction safely. Record time for reference.

Shooting the Drill

Type 1 malfunction is failure to feed or failure to fire. Type 2 malfunction is failure to eject (stovepipe). Use Type 1/2 dummy load.

Notes

Clearing a Type 1 or 2 Malfunction
(1) Bring your shooting arm’s elbow back to your ribcage; (2) while keeping the muzzle target-oriented, rotate the ejection port clockwise toward the ground; (3) using the palm of your off-hand, with your fingers pointing up, sharply smack the base of the magazine to ensure it is fully seated; (4) using an overhand grip, rip-rack the slide like you are trying to rip it off of the frame; and (5) reestablish your grip and drive your sights back on target. This drill is often simply referred to as a tap-rack. By Ben Cook, Personal Defense World 12NOV15

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