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Concealed Carry Skills and Drills
A Guide for Average People

Concealed Carry Skills and Drills
A Guide for Average People
By Claude Werner, The Tactical Professor
© 2018 Claude Werner and Firearms Safety Training LLC

Table of Contents
Introduction
Background and methodology
Skills
The Armed Citizen Analysis
Gun safety
How to use Skills and Drills
Drills
Live Fire Drills
Skill Builders
Evaluation Courses
Decision and Thinking Drills
Standards
Dry Practice Drills
Targets
Appendices
I. Making a TAP-RACK Magazine
II. Proper grip for an autoloading pistol
III. Negative Outcomes
Introduction
This book was designed to fill a need. For many gun owners, training is a resource intensive activity that they have
difficulty affording in terms of time, money, distance, etc. Introductory Concealed Carry licensing classes generally focus
mostly on legal aspects and non-shooting tasks such as situational de-escalation. The only shooting task, if any, involved
in a licensing course will usually be a ‘qualification’ or evaluation of the shooter’s ability to perform to an established
standard. In most cases, that standard is quite low but it is still intimidating to many.
The gunowner is thereby placed in an unenviable situation. First, having to learn to shoot prior to attending a licensing
course. Even with some instruction, which will often be informal by a friend or relative, this can be a difficult task.
Second, assuming the person passes the licensing ‘qualification,’ they often ask the question “What do I do next?” The
standard response is “Get more training.” Since spending a day or a weekend at a remote location ‘getting more
training’ doesn’t fit into most people’s resource constraints, they simply choose not to unless it’s required at license
renewal time.
Gun ranges are not ideal learning environments. Trying to get even informal instruction from someone else when people
are shooting on either side of you is rarely productive. The question of what are appropriate tasks to learn and how do
we practice them comes next. How do we make the best use of our limited resources at the range is another question.
The horrible visualization on TV and in movies of what shooting looks like is non-helpful at best and destructive of
proper conceptualization and skill development at worst.
Self-Study is an activity most of us are used to. It is how we often learn to drive a car and perform many other physical
and athletic tasks. Not many people who play sports have ever been to a sports training camp. They just go out and
practice the activity, play the game, figure out their weaknesses, and then practice some more.
The difficulty of Self-Study with firearms is the question of how to do it safely and properly. Guns are esoteric tools that
are not intuitive to use. We have no instincts that prepare us for having explosions repeatedly go off two feet in front of
our faces. Few other tools we use have the capability to cause instant death during a moment of ignorance or
carelessness.
What this book provides is a guide through the process of improving your shooting skills on your own in the context of
Personal Protection. Guided training with a competent instructor is still the best way to improve your skills and will yield
the best results. However, an intelligent person who can follow directions can still learn a great deal on his or her own,
given a suitable program.
This book is not a guide to becoming a Champion shooter or being able to shoot like a member of an elite military unit.
What it can do is help you to become a safer, more competent shooter who can focus your cognitive abilities on the
situation, instead of the gun, during a criminal encounter. It is also an excellent reference for more experienced shooters
providing informal training to new shooters.
There are 30 different drills in the eBook. They focus on building Concealed Carry skills from the ground up and then
refining them. The drills are structured in a stair step approach starting at a level that a new shooter can achieve and
then work to a greater degree of difficulty and achievement. Different types of drills are coordinated to build a variety of
skills at the same time.
The vast majority of Personal Protection incidents are simple, if rather frightening, events, and are quickly solved by
untrained inexperienced persons. The issue is that if an incident goes wrong, it tends to go horribly wrong, a NEGATIVE
OUTCOME. The odds are low but the stakes are very high. Helping the Armed Private Citizen stack the deck in their favor
is the object of this book.
Section I –
Training, Practice, Incidents, and
Prioritization for Armed Citizens®
Background and methodology
There are many books available about the technical aspects of shooting well. There are far fewer written in the context
of the physical skills required, based on an analysis of evidence, for a Private Citizen who carries a concealed firearm.
Most skills analyses presented to the public have several flaws:
1. They approach the issue from the perspective of either a Law Enforcement Officer or a soldier. The issue with
this approach is that the missions of both Law Enforcement Officers and soldiers are radically different than the
mission of the Private Citizen. Law Enforcement Officers are duty bound to take criminals into custody. Soldiers
seek out and destroy the enemy. Both of those missions are aggressive in nature.
2. On the other hand, Private citizens require the criminal to cease doing the criminal act, nothing more. It is a
purely defensive concept. This requirement is almost a polar opposite of the missions of LEOs and soldiers.
Aggressive action, in excess of what is allowed by law, is often illegal and almost always inadvisable. Our lawful
actions are to set and enforce legally reasonable boundaries in order to prevent Death or Serious Bodily Injury to
ourselves or our loved ones. We exceed those actions at our legal and moral peril.
3. Law Enforcement training and military training are usually based in one of two paradigms; worst case anecdotes
or agency liability. Worst case thinking can be problematic in that it shifts attention and resources away from
Most Likely Case training before the skills necessary for the Most Likely Case are ingrained at a subconscious
level. For the person with limited resources (time, money, endurance, etc.), this is a major mistake.
4. The liability issue is frequently misunderstood even by trained Law Enforcement Officers. Most Agency training
has the object of shifting liability from the Agency onto the individual officer at the lowest cost to the Agency.
That is unfortunate, but it is reality. As Private Citizens, our goal should be to shift legal and moral liability away
from ourselves, not onto ourselves. In the case of a Private Citizen, liability should properly be shifted onto the
criminal and the State.
5. Although ‘Training’ is almost always thought of as an event, it is actually a process. Training is simply the
preparation for practice. Usually, when people; be they soldiers, Law Enforcement Officers, or Private Citizens,
leave a training event, they have the impression they are ‘trained.’ In fact, they are merely less dangerous to
their fellows and the public than they were before. Physical skills will dissipate quickly with the passage of time
unless reinforced by proper practice. Thirty days is the half-life of an initial physical skill that has not been
practiced. Ninety days is its shelf life.
Performance Oriented Process Driven (POPD) Training™ is a method for practicing and improving the skills we have
identified as important. POPD means that we have a specific performance goal in mind and we use a specific process in
pursuit of that goal. Our goal is to be able to perform the tasks necessary for Personal Protection with a firearm. The
process is to practice those skills in a series of progressively more challenging repetitions to increase our ability and to
ingrain them in our subconscious.
The pragmatic underpinning of this eBook relies heavily on the CAN/MAY/SHOULD/MUST paradigm of Personal
Protection developed by Steven Harris, Esq. on the Modern Service Weapons website. CAN refers to the ability of a
person to perform a Personal Protection task or physical skill. MAY refers to the legal justification to do so. SHOULD
refers to the advisability of taking action, regardless of ability or justification. MUST implies that inaction in a situation
will almost certainly result in Death or Serious Bodily Injury to an innocent party.
This eBook largely focuses on the CAN component of that paradigm. This is paradoxical given that most NEGATIVE
OUTCOMES (Appendix III) resulting from firearms usage by Private Citizens are MAY or SHOULD issues. The reason for
the CAN focus is that when a firearm is in or at hand, the firearm easily becomes the focal point of the user’s thinking.
The tactical and legal aspects of the situation can become overshadowed by focusing on the mechanical aspects of
weapons manipulation. This is subconsciously putting the cart before the horse. By focusing on CAN in practice, a degree
of Unconscious Competence with the pistol develops. Unconscious Competence makes a larger portion of the user’s
cognitive abilities available to deal with the situation, instead of mechanical operation issues.
Rather than espousing the commonly accepted 70-80 percent hit standard, this eBook embraces a 100 percent hit
concept. In a populated area, accepting a less than a 100 percent standard means that if a defender fires six shots at a
Criminal, one or two shots miss and go into a neighbor’s home. This is irresponsible and unacceptable. Several felony
convictions have already resulted from such unfortunate occurrences. Even more examples of incidents that had no
legal ramifications but carried severe social and moral penalties can be found.
Marksmanship in Personal Protection does not imply being able to hit a bullseye target at 25 yards. However, it does
imply that the only safe backstop for a bullet is the criminal’s body. It also recognizes that, like it or not, there may be
non-threats, friendlies, or even family members downrange and in between the Defender and the Criminal while the
shooting is going on. Lacking at least basic marksmanship skills places these non-threats in danger of being shot by the
very person attempting to protect them. In addition, targets will not necessarily be a full size silhouette. Animal attacks
are common and very few animals are the size or shape of a human. A small target coupled with non-threats downrange
can present a difficult marksmanship problem, even at close range.
MAY/SHOULD/MUST all require Thinking while using a firearm for Personal Protection. The term using may or may not
include actually shooting the firearm. Therefore, introductory Decisional and Thinking while shooting Drills are also
included in this book.
Marksmanship concepts in the book

The most missed shot when shooting is the first shot. The number of hits in the legs on criminals in actual situations is
noticeable. It is less likely these result from the desire to wound than simply because of extremely poor marksmanship
in the forms of not seeing the sights and yanking the trigger. Accordingly, there is a great deal of emphasis placed on one
and two shot exercises. A series of one shot exercises teaches the shooter to place accurate hits on the target at the very
beginning of the engagement. A two shot exercise teaches the skill of being able to immediately and accurately
follow-up the first shot with a second shot, should it be necessary.
The second most missed shot is the shot immediately following a stoppage clearance, such as eliminating a malfunction
or reloading. While reloading is very uncommon in Private Citizen incidents, malfunctions are more common. The
inability to clear a malfunction has resulted in at least one death of a Private Citizen during a criminal attack. A simple
training aid, the Tap-Rack Magazine, is incorporated as part of numerous drills in the book. Construction details for the
Tap-Rack Magazine are included in Appendix 1.
The third most missed shot in shooting is the last shot of a string. This is due to lack of followthrough because the
shooter knows the string is finished. The shooter relaxes or lifts the head to see the target, both of which will cause a
shot to deviate from its intended target. Alternatively, the shooter drops the gun out of the line of vision to see where
the bullet hit. Either lifting the head or dropping the gun destroys the shooter’s followthrough and almost guarantees
that the shot will not hit the intended spot. There is a saying among trap and skeet shooters; “You don’t have to keep
your head down [on the stock] on all the birds, just the ones you want to break.” Keeping the head down is a reference
to followthrough. Followthrough is a key component of effective shooting and is emphasized in the book.
Other concepts
This book uses the term Personal Protection rather than Self-Defense. The analysis of The Armed Citizen later in the
book shows the person being protected is frequently not ourselves but an innocent third party, such as a family member
or friend. Once again, this reality reinforces the need to focus on CAN.
What the book DOESN’T address are the legal (MAY) aspects of Personal Protection. Legal aspects are a broad and
complicated topic far beyond the scope of a shooting text. There are a wide variety of educational materials, such as
books, DVDs, and streaming available by several legal experts such as Massad Ayoob, Andrew Branca aka Law Of Self
Defense, et al. The price of a book or DVD set is miniscule compared to the cost of defending a use of force in court, no
matter how justifiable. A number of organizations, such as the Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network and others, also
provide legal education materials to their members and interested parties. Anyone who owns a gun is well advised to
consider membership in such an organization.
Perusing various places on the Internet where people discuss Personal Protection discloses a shocking amount of
ignorance about the legalities of Personal Protection. Firearms are a very limited purpose tool in the spectrum of legally
allowable use of force for defense. Numerous people go to prison each year for shooting or threatening the use of
firearm under circumstances that are not legally defensible. Anyone who owns any firearm is highly advised to be
intimately aware of the laws regarding the permissible use of deadly force.
When traveling, it is also important to understand that laws vary widely from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. This applies not
only to the use of force but also to the carrying and even possession of firearms and other weapons. Licenses To Carry
weapons are not the same as a Driver’s License. While your Driver’s License will be reciprocally recognized almost
anywhere you go within the United States, the same is NOT true for Licenses To Carry Weapons. Know the law ahead of
time.
Skills
The Armed Citizen® Analysis
An excellent resource for Private Citizens who contemplate the possibility of having to use a firearm for Personal
Protection is the Armed Citizen column published in the Official Journals of the National Rifle Association. A periodic
synopsis of such incidents for non-NRA members is available on the website of the National Rifle Association – Institute
for Legislative Action. Analyzing such a resource over time can yield a great deal of insight into both the nature of
criminal attacks and the skills required to counter them.
A ‘Nature of encounters’ analysis over a five year (1997-2001) period, yielded the following results:
The Armed Citizen® – A Five Year Analysis 1997-2001

OVERVIEW OF SURVEY
For the period 1997 - 2001, reports from "The Armed Citizen" column of the NRA Journals were collected. There were
482 incidents available for inclusion in the analysis. All involved the use of firearms by private citizens in self defense or
defense of others. No law enforcement related incidents were included. The database is self-selecting in that no non-
positive outcomes were reported in the column.
DATA ANALYSIS
As might be expected [at that time given that less states authorized the carrying of concealed firearms], the majority of
incidents (52%) took place in the home. Next most common locale (32%) was in a business. Incidents took place in public
places in 9% of reports and 7% occurred in or around vehicles.
The most common initial crimes were armed robbery (32%), home invasion (30%), and burglary (18%).
Overall, shots were fired by the defender in 72% of incidents. The average and median number of shots fired was 2.
When more than 2 shots were fired, it generally appeared that the defender's initial response was to fire until empty. It
appears that revolver shooters are more likely to empty their guns than autoloader shooters. At least one assailant was
killed in 34% of all incidents. At least one assailant was wounded in an additional 29% of all incidents. Of the incidents
where shots are fired by a defender, at least one assailant is killed in 53% of those incidents.
Handguns were used in 78% of incidents while long guns were used in 13%; in the balance the type of firearm was not
reported. The most common size of handgun was the .35 caliber family (.38, .357, 9mm) at 61%, with most .38s
apparently being of the 5 shot variety. Mouseguns (.380s and below) were at 23%, and .40 caliber and up at 15%.
The range of most incidents appears to be short but in excess of touching distance. It appears that most defenders will
make the shoot decision shortly before the criminal comes within arm's length. Defenders frequently communicate with
their attackers before shooting.
The firearm was carried on the body of the defender in only 20% of incidents. In 80% of cases, the firearm was obtained
from a place of storage, frequently in another room.
Reloading was required in only 3 incidents. One of those involved killing an escaped lion with a .32 caliber revolver,
which was eventually successful after 13 shots.
Multiple conspirators were involved in 36% of the incidents. However, there were no apparent cases of getaway drivers
or lookouts acting as reinforcements for the criminal actor(s) once shooting starts. At the sound of gunfire, immediate
flight was the most common response for drivers and lookouts.
When multiple conspirators were involved, the first tier was a two man action team. If another member was available,
he was usually the driver of the getaway car and remained in the car. If a fourth conspirator was involved, he was
stationed immediately outside the target location as a lookout for the police or other possible intervening parties. The
outside conspirators do not generally appear to be armed. It does appear that the trend over the period has increased
from one weapon in the action team to two weapons.
The largest group of violent criminal actors was 7, a group that committed serial home invasions in Rochester NY. An
alert and prepared homeowner, who saw them invade an adjacent home, accessed his shotgun, and dispatched them (2
killed and 1 seriously wounded) when they broke in his door.
Incidents rarely occurred in reaction time (i.e., ¼ second increments). Most commonly, criminals acted in a shark-like
fashion, slowly circling and alerting their intended victims. The defender(s) then had time to access even weapons that
were stored in other rooms and bring them to bear.
The most common responses of criminals upon being shot were to flee immediately or expire. With few exceptions,
criminals ceased their advances immediately upon being shot. Even small caliber handguns displayed a significant
degree of instant lethality (30 per cent immediate one shot kills) when employed at close range. Many criminal actors
vocally expressed their fear of being shot when the defender displayed a weapon. Upon the criminals' flight, the
"victims" frequently chased and captured or shot the criminals and held them for the authorities.
CONCLUSIONS
1) Even small caliber weapons are adequate to solve the vast majority of incidents requiring armed self-defense.
2) Mindset of the potential victim was far more important than the type of weapon used. All the victims were willing to
fight their opponents in order to survive. Although not common, in some cases bridge weapons, such as pens, were used
to gain time to access the firearm.
3) Frequently, the defenders were aware that something was amiss before the action started and then placed
themselves in position to access their weapons. Awareness of the surroundings appears to be a key element of
successful defense.
4) The defenders had some measure of familiarity with their firearms. Although perhaps not trained in the formal sense,
they appear to be able to access a firearm and immediately put it into action. At least one defender learned from a
previous experience and made the firearm more accessible for subsequent use.
5) Training or practice with a firearm should include a substantial amount of accessing the firearm from off body
locations, such as drawers, underneath counters, etc.
6) This analysis does not present a view of the totality of armed self-defense in that non-positive outcomes were not
available for inclusion in the database. The analysis may, however, be useful in helping to describe a methodology for
successful armed self-defense. This methodology might be described as:
1. Be aware,
2. Be willing to fight,
3. Have a weapon accessible,
4. Be familiar enough with the weapon to employ it without fumbling,
5. When ready, communicate, both verbally and non-verbally, to the attacker that resistance will be given, and
6. If the attacker does not withdraw, counterattack without hesitation.
The Armed Citizen® – A One Year Update - 2017
A one year (2017) update analysis of the physical skills involved in Personal Protection by those who carried a firearm
outside the home yielded the following results:
2017 Summary of skills from TAC

The Armed Citizen Carry task list 2017 Skill uses
Shoot with handgun 23

Draw to shoot 13
Intervene in another's situation 7
Engage multiple adversaries 7
Draw to challenge 6
Challenge from ready 5
Draw to ready 3
Challenge or present subtotal 14
Challenge with non-threats downrange 3
Shoot with non-threats downrange 3
Shoot in midst of others 3
Retrieve from car (handgun) 2
Move safely from place to place at ready 2
Draw pistol from purse 1
Shoot from retention with handgun 1
Engage from ready (handgun) 1
Multiple armed defenders 1
Shoot menacing animal 1
Struggle 1
Reload 0
Frequency of shot fired
• 23% - no shots fired
• 77% - shots fired
Note that Challenging a criminal is often effective as part of the defense. Verbalization prior to firing a weapon is a key
skill that Armed Citizens should practice frequently. However, once the shooting starts, the time for talking is over.
A number of tasks that appear in the Task Analysis are frequently overlooked in firearms training.
• Intervene in another's situation

• Challenge with non-threats downrange
• Shoot with non-threats downrange
• Shoot in midst of others
• Move safely from place to place at ready
• Engage from ready (handgun)
• Multiple armed defenders
• Shoot menacing animal
Intervention, Shoot with non-threats downrange, and Shoot menacing animals carry the implication that accurate
marksmanship, although perhaps at close range, will be required. Needing to shoot an attacker while a non-combatant
is in front of our muzzle raises ‘the only safe backstop for a bullet is the criminal’s body’ concept to the next level.
Shoot in the midst of others, Move safely from place to place at ready, and Multiple armed defenders establish yet
another requirement often overlooked during informal practice. There is a high requirement in those situations for
muzzle awareness and proper gun handling, irrespective of whether gunfire is actually required to solve the problem.
Gun Safety
No book about firearms can be complete without a discussion of gun safety. Ultimately, guns, just like any mechanical
device, can be dangerous and deadly. As humans, we use tools to increase our capabilities. Even without tools, our
bodies can be dangerous and deadly. The FBI refers to this capability as ‘personal weapons,’ i.e., hands, feet, etc. By
extension, any tool that increases our personal capability has the capacity for harm.
The discussion of what actually constitutes ‘gun safety’ is ongoing within the firearms community. There are also
numerous sets of rules published by firearms related organizations.
• National Rifle Association

• National Shooting Sports Foundation
• Competitive shooting organizations such as the International Defensive Pistol Association and
United State Practical Shooting Association
• Glock Inc.
• Et al
Focusing on the differences between the sets of rules is probably less important than finding a set of rules you are
comfortable with and can remember. The single most important thing is to keep the concept of gun safety in mind.
Accidents are rare; incidents where a NEGATIVE OUTCOME occurred due to ignorance, carelessness, or inattention are
much more common. This includes leaving firearms unattended where unauthorized persons can gain access to them.
When carrying firearms, keep in mind that any time the gun comes out of the holster or goes back into the holster, the
probability of having a Negligent Discharge goes up. Think about your daily activities in such a way that you minimize
administrative handling of a firearm. This includes visiting the rest room and going to places where you are not allowed
to bring your firearm, such as the Post Office, Courthouses, and other such places. Have a plan ahead of time for dealing
with such eventualities. A Negligent Discharge inside a vehicle inevitably results in property damage or personal injury or
both. Planning and rehearsing your safety protocols minimizes but does not eliminate the danger. Pay attention to what
you are doing when handling any firearm.
Bill Rogers, founder of the elite Rogers Shooting School makes the statement in his classes, “Muzzle direction is the
primary safety. Always has been and always will be.” If you remember nothing else about gun safety, remember that.
Regardless of whether the gun is loaded or unloaded, never allow the muzzle of a firearm to point at any part of your
own body or any part of anyone else’s body. Keep in mind that most interior, and many exterior, walls are no more
bullet resistant than a piece of toilet paper. If someone is on the other side of the wall and the gun discharges, they
could be killed.
It is especially important to keep the Non-dominant Hand close to the chest at the start of drawing a pistol from the
holster. DO NOT leave the Non-dominant hand floating out in front of your body when drawing the pistol. A floating
Non-dominant Hand is easily shot by yourself before the hands are joined. Practice this safety aspect consciously during
your sessions.
When re-holstering, consciously place your finger outside and above the trigger guard and then CAREFULLY re-holster.
Ensure any concealment garment you are wearing is well clear of the holster before putting the pistol in the holster
FIREARMS ARE REMORSELESSLY UNFORGIVING OF EVEN THE SLIGHTEST LAPSE IN ATTENTION.

How to use Skills and Drills
Drills
The drills section of the workbook is divided into several categories. Some of the drills are live fire and some are dry
practice. Live fire is broken into four categories. Skill builders, Evaluations, Decision/Thinking Drills, and Standards. Each
practice session should include at least one Skill builder and either an Evaluation, a Decision/Thinking Drill, or a
Standard. Practice should not continue past the point where you feel fatigued. While experienced shooters may be
comfortable shooting several hundred rounds at a time, newer shooters will often find that 100 rounds is their limit. A
Skill builder and Evaluation or Decision/Thinking Drill or Standard can be accomplished within 100 rounds.
The Evaluation drills are extremely important for learning to shoot well. If you don’t know where you are starting from,
reaching your destination becomes very difficult. The very first Live Fire exercise you should do is the Defensive Pistol I
Pro-Marksman Evaluation. This is a seemingly simple task that most people think they can easily do. The truth is that
only about 10 percent of shooters are able to pass it on their first attempt. It’s worthwhile to come back to it periodically
during your practice sessions over time to see how you have progressed.
The Skill Builder exercises provide a road map toward your destination of becoming a competent shooter. Although the
Skill Builder exercises may seem repetitive, they build foundational shooting and defensive skills. Repetition is the way
to develop Unconscious Competence at any physical task, shooting related or not. A mistake many new shooters make is
neglecting to put in enough repetitions to ingrain foundational skills. The Skill Builder exercises provide those
repetitions.
The Skill Builders work in a progression of difficulty; from Low Ready to the MidPoint of the drawstroke to the Draw. By
going through a progression of stages in practice, the shooter builds physical skills in an overlapping manner.
Low Ready starts with the pistol aimed below the subject’s feet, not at the subject. It is the fastest position to put rounds
on target in a defensive situation. There is no significant time difference between working from Low Ready and pointing
directly at the target. This is easily demonstrated using a shot timer. Thinking that gunpointing at a subject is somehow
‘faster,’ is an easily disproven misconception.
The MidPoint of the drawstroke means pistol close to the body, below with the sights in line with and below the
dominant eye, and barrel parallel to the ground. It is the point where the pistol turns horizontal to the ground after
coming vertically out of the holster. The pistol may be held in Two Hands or in the Dominant Hand Only, depending on
the focus of the Drill. The notion that the hardest part of the drawstroke is establishing grip is a misconception.
While establishing grip is the most time-consuming part of the drawstroke, it is not the hardest. This is easily seen by the
relationship between two categories of incidents. The first category is where a person has time to draw but is unable to
get the gun out of the holster or drops it. This is rare. The other category is where the person is able to draw the gun but
fails to hit the target. This is common. The hardest part is getting the sights on the target quickly and then pressing the
trigger smoothly. Working from the MidPoint instead of from the holster allows you to focus on getting the gun into the
eye-target line as soon as possible. This movement should be an up to the eye-target line and then out to extension
rather than straight to extension. Bringing the gun up into the eye-target line gives the shooter the opportunity to
visually guide the gun toward the target. On the other hand, when the gun is pushed straight to extension, there is no
opportunity to steer the gun toward the target until extension is reached. Combined with a lack of visual patience to
check the gun’s alignment with the target, lack of steering causes a great deal of missed first shots.
Remember your Non-dominant Hand should be close to your chest before the hands join during the drawstroke. DO
NOT allow your Non-dominant Hand to float out in front of your body while the pistol is being drawn from the holster by
the Dominant Hand. Having your Non-dominant Hand floating out in front of your chest both complicates the
drawstroke and increases your chances of shooting yourself.
Most of the Evaluation courses are adapted from Law Enforcement Qualification Courses. They were chosen because
they have a maximum range of approximately 15 yards. Different such courses are included because they evaluate
different useful skills or are structured in a way that allows a shooter to incorporate relevant skill development drills into
the qualification course. Although most include a time component, the shooter’s focus should be on making 100% hits.
As the shooter gains the ability to make 100% hits, timing the evaluations becomes more relevant. Initially, shoot the
Evaluation courses without being concerned about the times specified.
When the Evaluation courses specify a time, it is a Par time. Par time means a fixed amount of time is allotted to the task
or skill. Par times are typically measured in seconds or half-seconds. Using Par times means an expensive commercial
shot timer is unnecessary. There are several Par time apps, either free or low cost, available for SmartPhones. The Dry
Fire Par Time Tracker for Android, available on Google Play, was used in the development of this eBook. Similar apps are
available for iPhones. By using a pair of ear buds underneath hearing protection muffs, the Par time tones can easily be
heard. There will be a start beep and then a second beep to indicate the time has elapsed.
A silhouette target that can be printed on three sheets of paper is included in the Targets Section. Use this target when
shooting the Evaluation Courses. It provides a better representation of vital areas useful in Personal Protection shooting
than most silhouettes commercially available. Using one target for all the Evaluations also gives a single benchmark for
your performance.
The purpose of having Evaluation Courses is to give you a benchmark of your performance over time. Training and
Practice are a Process not an Event. Practicing different courses repeatedly over a period of time gives a shooter an
understanding of their personal strengths and areas requiring improvement. The shooter can use a Skill builder to work
on the areas they want to improve.
The Decisional and Thinking drills in this book are not designed to teach reaction to Life or Death situations such as
taught in a Shoot/No Shoot simulator. Rather, the object is to break the shooter’s attention from the gun itself in order
to look past the gun and quickly analyze a situation with a conscious mind. It is mental training. Having a conscious mind
about the situation will allow the gunowner to make better decisions should a criminal attack occur.
A series of Standards from the National Rifle Association’s Marksmanship Qualification Program is included. The
Marksmanship Qualification Program is a self-paced series of exercises that is done on the honor system. This series of
exercises gives you a nationally recognized benchmark of your performance. A link to the NRA website about the
Program is included on each Level. Awards from the NRA are available using the procedures on the NRA website. Many
shooters find that working through the exercises and obtaining the awards is a fulfilling and fun way of expanding their
shooting experiences.
An easy way to use Skills and Drills is to take it with you to the range on your Kindle or SmartPhone. You can send a PDF
document to your Kindle or Kindle app on your SmartPhone. PDFs can be converted to the Kindle format so you can take
advantage of functionality such as variable font size, annotations, and Whispersync. To have a document converted to
Kindle format (.azw), the subject line should be "convert" when e-mailing a personal document to your Send-to-Kindle
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Section II – Drills
Concealed Carry Drills
Skill Builders Evaluation Courses Thinking Drills Standards Dry Practice
1 Shoot a group Skill Pro-Marksman Playing Card Drill Pro-Marksman Dry Practice
Builder (MQP DP I) (single target) (MQP DP II) Session,
Untimed
2 One Shot Draw Skill Nevada Evaluation Playing Card Drill Marksman Dry Practice
Builder Course (Multiple target) (MQP DP II) Session, Timed
3 Short Sequence Ohio Evaluation 1-2-3 Drill Marksman 1st Class Partner Drill
Skill Builder Course (MQP DP II)
4 Draw and Texas Arkansas Punto Banco Sharpshooter Half Circle Drill
Challenge Skill Evaluation Course (MQP DP II)
Builder
5 12 shot Skill Builder Florida Evaluation Blackjack Expert Draw to
Course (MQP DP II) Challenge
6 50 round Illinois Evaluation Family Taken BOPS Student 12 shot Drill

Sustainment Drill Course Hostage Standard
Round Count
1 50 20 21 60
2 30 30 21 40
3 50 25 24 30
4 40 50 21 30
5 20 40 30 40
6 24 30 10 20
Total 214 195 117 220 0
746 for all
Shoot a Group Skill Builder
Skill development objectives
Although many consider it boring, learning to shoot reasonable groups is a foundational skill for pistol shooting. This drill
also incorporates the Tap-Rack Magazine, which allows you to see how smoothly you are pressing the trigger.
The drill requirements are as follows:

A. Target – Printable silhouette Center (Thoracic cavity) Sheet. Use the Center sheet only, not the entire silhouette,
until you progress to 10 yards. At 10 yards, both the Center and Bottom Sheet are used.
B. Distance – 5 yards, 7 yards, and 10 yards
C. Time Limit – None.
D. Shooting Position – Two handed standing.
E. Starting Position –Aimed at the target.
F. Number of Rounds – 40 rounds total per session.
Procedure
Sequence 1:
1. Place your target at 5 yards.
2. Load with a five round magazine.
3. Starting Condition:
a. Double Action pistols start with the hammer down and safety, if present, OFF.
b. Striker-fired pistols start with the striker cocked.
c. Single Action pistols start with the hammer cocked.
4. Shoot a 5 shot group on the Center sheet. There is no time limit and you may rest whenever you wish. This
group will establish the baseline of your shooting ability and the Point of Impact it shoots to in relation to your
Point of Aim.
5. Score your target and tape or mark your hits. Place the target at 5 yards again.
6. Repeat the drill three more times for a total of 20 rounds. Mark the target after each 5 shot group.
Sequence 2:
1. Place a new target at 5 yards.
2. Repeat Sequence 1 but using your Tap-Rack Magazine.
a. Load and chamber a round with a full magazine.
b. Exchange the Tap Rack Magazine for the full magazine.
c. The first shot of each string will be live. The next shot of a string will not fire and you will do the Tap
Rack procedure.
d. Attempt to fire the second round and observe the sights for excessive movement or dipping. This is
deliberate dry practice; the object is not to clear the stoppage as quickly as possible but rather to
observe what the sights do when the trigger is pressed and the pistol does not fire. If the front sight of
the pistol dips, concentrate on pressing the trigger more smoothly.
e. After observing what the sights did when the pistol did not fire, place your finger outside and above the
trigger guard. Maintaining the finger outside the trigger guard, Tap the base of the magazine, Rack the
slide while keeping the muzzle downrange and not allowing the muzzle to point at any part of your body
or anyone else. Then, Re-engage the target. The pistol will again not fire; observe the sights for
excessive movement or dipping. This is again deliberate dry practice. If the front sight of the pistol dips,
concentrate on pressing the trigger more smoothly.
f. After observing what the sights did when the pistol did not fire the second time, eject the Tap-Rack
Magazine, Reload with a full magazine, chamber a round, get a sight picture but do not fire.
g. After you have acquired a final sight picture, replace the full magazine with the Tap Rack Magazine,
leaving the live round in the chamber.
3. Repeat using the Tap-Rack Magazine four more times for a total of 5 live rounds. Each time will start with a live
round in the chamber and the Tap-Rack magazine in the gun.
4. Score your target and tape or mark your hits. Place the target at 5 yards again.
5. Repeat the above Sequence three more times for a total of 20 rounds. Mark the target after each 5 shot group.
Do not switch hands when performing magazine exchanges or reloads. Keep the pistol in the Dominant Hand. Keep the
trigger finger outside of and above the trigger guard anytime you manipulate magazines.
Perform this drill with standard magazines and the Tap-Rack Magazine only once per session.
Start the next session with the target at 7 yards. Use the same procedures for the standard magazines and the Tap-Rack
Magazine as at five yards.
After the first two Sessions, put up both the Center and Bottom Sheets with the Bottom Sheet directly below the Center
Sheet. Set the target at a distance of 10 yards. Use the same procedures for the standard magazines and the Tap-Rack
Magazine as at five and seven yards. Although hits on the Center Sheet are most desirable, hits on either Sheet are
acceptable at 10 yards. Keep track of your score.
The X area in the Center Sheet is the size of the target used by students in the NRA Basics Of Pistol Shooting Course.
Fifteen feet (5 yards) is the second (White) performance level for that Course. Twenty feet (7 yards) is the third (Blue)
level.
Success measurement:
Points are scored as indicated on the Center Sheet. Rounds that cut the edge of a scoring area count for the higher
value. Shots that do not hit the sheet of paper are misses and deduct 10 points from your score.
One Shot Draw Skill Builder
Skill development objectives
This drill is practice for the most important Live Fire skill of Concealed Carry, which is hitting the target with the first
shot. If shooting is required in response to a criminal attack, whomever makes the first hit on the vital organs in the
thoracic cavity of the opponent gains the upper hand in the encounter.
The concept that the hardest part of the drawstroke is establishing grip in the holster is a misconception. Establishing
grip is the most time-consuming part. The hardest part is getting the sights on the target quickly for the first shot and
then pressing the trigger smoothly. This is easily observed by comparing the number of people who are unable to get
their pistols out their holsters versus the number who miss with their first shot. The former is very rare; the latter is
quite common. Firing multiple shots in practice camouflages poor first shots with subsequent better shots that are
‘walked’ onto the target. Firing only one shot allows you to see how well you are firing the first shot.
This drill starts initially from the MidPoint of the Drawstroke to build the process of acquiring the sights. The surest
method of acquiring the sights is to raise the pistol into the line between the eye and the target (eye-target line) as soon
as possible in the presentation and then pushing the pistol out to full extension. The resulting presentation, when
viewed from the side, resembles an L, rather than a straight line, from the MidPoint to full extension.
Live fire Sequences in this drill are preceded by Dry practice Sequences. The Dry practice Sequences allow the shooter to
evaluate how smoothly the trigger is being pressed. If the pistol dips as the hammer or striker falls, concentrate on
pressing the trigger more smoothly the next time. The ability to press the trigger smoothly is the single most important
characteristic that distinguishes competent shooters from the incompetent.
After sight acquisition practice from the MidPoint, the drill progresses to working from the holster in order to integrate
the sight acquisition process into the full Drawstroke. For Single action pistols, the safety should not be disengaged
during the Drawstroke until the pistol has rotated to being parallel to the ground and the pistol is pointing in the general
direction of the target.
The drill requirements are as follows:

A. Target – Printable silhouette Center (Thoracic cavity) Sheet. Use the Center sheet only, not the entire silhouette.
B. Distance – 5 yards and 7 yards
E. Starting Position –MidPoint and Holstered.
F. Number of Rounds – 30 rounds total.
Procedure
Sequence 1:
2. Insert the Tap-Rack Magazine. No live ammunition is used for Sequence 1.
a. Double Action pistols start with the hammer down and safety, if present, OFF.
c. Single Action pistols start with the hammer cocked and safety ON.
4. Start at the MidPoint of the Drawstroke.
5. Raise your pistol into the eye-target line, extend it to arm’s length, and dry fire 1 time at the target.
Followthrough, place your finger above the trigger guard, Tap the magazine and Rack the slide. Reset your pistol
to the appropriate Starting Condition, and then return to the MidPoint.
6. Repeat 9 times for a total of 10 cycles, dry firing only once each time.
Sequence 2:
1. Leave your target at 5 yards.
2. Load with a magazine of five rounds. Chamber a round.
3. Start at the MidPoint of the Drawstroke.
4. Raise your pistol into the eye-target line, extend it to arm’s length, and fire 1 round at the target. Followthrough,
place your finger above the trigger guard. Reset your pistol to the appropriate Starting Condition, and then
return to the MidPoint.
5. Repeat 4 times for a total of 5 rounds, firing only 1 round each time.
6. Score your target and tape or mark your hits. Record your score.
7. Repeat the above the one-shot presentations five more times for a total of 10 shots fired in Sequence 2.
8. Replace the target.
Sequence 3:
1. Insert the Tap-Rack Magazine. No live ammunition is used for Sequence 3.
a. Double Action pistols start with the hammer down and safety off.
c. Single Action pistols start with the hammer cocked and safety ON.
3. CAREFULLY reholster.
4. Start with your pistol holstered.
5. Repeat Sequence 1 but starting from the holster instead of the MidPoint. CAREFULLY reholster between cycles.
Sequence 4:
2. Load with a magazine of five rounds. Chamber a round. CAREFULLY reholster.
3. Start with your pistol holstered.
4. Draw your pistol, raise it into the eye-target line, extend it to arm’s length, and fire 1 round at the target.
Followthrough, place your finger above the trigger guard, and then CAREFULLY reholster.
5. Repeat 4 times for a total of 5 rounds, firing only 1 round each time.
7. Repeat the above the one-shot presentations five more times for a total of 10 shots fired in Sequence 4.
8. Replace the target.
Sequence 5:
2. Repeat Sequence 1 at 7 yards.
Sequence 6:
2. Repeat Sequence 2 at 7 yards.
Success measurement:
Points are scored as indicated on the Center Sheet. Rounds that cut the edge of a scoring area count for the higher
value. Shots that do not hit the sheet of paper are misses and deduct 10 points from your score.
Short Sequence Skill Builder
Adapted from the Illinois Law Enforcement Firearm Qualification Course -of-Fire
Skills development
• Short Repetitions at close distances.
• Trigger press and Sight Picture examination by using the Tap-Rack Magazine.
• Malfunction clearance.
• Distance progression and fundamentals refinement as the distance increases.
The course requirements are as follows:

A. Target – Printable silhouette: Center (Thoracic cavity) and Bottom (Abdominal cavity) Sheets
B. Distance – 3 yards, 7 yards, and 15 Yards
E. Starting Position – Low Ready and MidPoint
F. Number of Rounds – 50 rounds total
G. Scoring – Points as indicated on the silhouette. Rounds that cut the edge of a scoring area count for the higher
value. Shots that do not hit either sheet of paper are misses and deduct 10 points from your score. Score each
Sequence individually to gain an understanding of your ability at each distance. Mark or tape your target after
scoring it each time.
Procedure
Sequence 1:
1. This Sequence consists of five repetitions of 2 rounds for each repetition.
2. Place the target at 3 yards.
3. Load with a full magazine and then replace the magazine with the Tap-Rack Magazine. Place the full magazine
where you are ready to reload with it.
4. Come to Low Ready.
5. Raise the pistol and attempt to fire 2 rounds. Because the Tap-Rack Magazine is in the pistol, it will only fire 1
round initially. Observe the sights on the click, Tap-Rack, observe the sights on the second click, reload, and Re-
engage with a second round. Followthrough. Replace the partially used magazine with the Tap-Rack Magazine.
CAREFULLY re-holster, if necessary.
6. Repeat 4 times for a total of ten rounds.
7. Followthrough, consciously place your finger outside and above the trigger guard and then CAREFULLY re-
holster.
8. Score and mark or tape your target. Record your score.
Sequence 2:
1. This Sequence consists of three repetitions of 3 rounds for each repetition.
2. Replace the Center sheet and place the target at 7 yards.
engage with two additional rounds. Followthrough. Replace the partially used magazine with the Tap-Rack
Magazine. CAREFULLY re-holster, if necessary, refill the partial magazine and place it where you are ready to
reload with it.
6. Repeat twice for a total of nine rounds.
holster.
Sequence 3:
1. This Sequence consists of two repetitions of 3 rounds for each repetition.
2. Replace the Center sheet and place the target at 15 yards.
engage with two additional rounds. Followthrough. Replace the partially used magazine with the Tap-Rack
Magazine. CAREFULLY re-holster, if necessary, refill the partial magazine and place it where you are ready to
reload with it.
6. Repeat once for a total of six rounds.
holster.
Sequence 4:
1. Replace the entire target.
2. Repeat Sequence 1 but start from the MidPoint of the drawstroke instead of Low Ready.
Sequence 5:
Sequence 6:
Success measurement
All of your rounds (100%) should have hit the Center (preferably) or Bottom sheets of the target. Shots that do not
hit either sheet of paper are misses.
Draw to Challenge Skill Builder
This drill is a Live Fire version of the Draw to Challenge Dry Practice drill. Do the Dry Practice version at home before
doing the Live Fire version at the range.
Skills development
• Verbalization
• Trigger press and Sight Picture feedback by using the Tap-Rack Magazine.
• Malfunction clearance.
• Variable responses to THREAT situations.
E. Starting Position – Low Ready and MidPoint
G. Firing sequence – Follow the sequence indicated in Procedure.
H. Scoring – Points as indicated on the silhouette. Rounds that cut the edge of a scoring area count for the higher
stage individually to gain an understanding of your ability at each distance. Mark or tape your target after
Procedure
Sequence 1:
2. You will start with your pistol holstered and loaded with a magazine of no more than 10 rounds. Have a spare
magazine available to reload with for each repetition.
3. Draw your pistol so that it is pointed where the attacker’s feet would be. If your range does not allow drawing
from the holster, start from Low Ready.
4. While looking at the target, verbalize a Challenge. “Stop” is sufficient.
a. After issuing the Challenge, pause for a second.
b. Then say to yourself one of two things; 'He's coming' or 'He's going.' You’re practicing to make the
SHOOT/NO SHOOT decision in the moment.
c. If you say He's coming, raise your pistol to the target and fire.
d. If you say He's going, place your finger above the trigger guard and pause a few seconds.
e. After each repetition, place your finger above the trigger guard and then CAREFULLY reholster.
5. You will perform four SHOOT repetitions scattered among a variable number of NO SHOOT repetitions.
6. The first time you make the SHOOT decision, fire 1 round.
7. The second SHOOT Decision will be 2 rounds.
8. The third SHOOT Decision will be 3 rounds.
9. The fourth SHOOT Decision will be 4 rounds.
10. Reload your pistol, place your finger above the trigger guard, and then CAREFULLY re-holster.
11. Score your target and tape or mark your hits. Shots that do not hit the Center sheet are scored as ZERO. Record
your score.
Sequence 2:
2. Repeat Sequence 1 using your Tap-Rack Magazine and a magazine of no more than 10 rounds.
a. Load and chamber a round with a full magazine.
b. Exchange the full magazine for the Tap Rack Magazine.
c. You will once again perform four SHOOT sequences interspersed among a variable number of NO
SHOOT sequences.
d. The first shot of most SHOOT Sequences will be live. The next shot of a Sequence will not fire and you
will do the Tap Rack procedure to fire subsequent shots.
e. You will repeat using the Tap-Rack Magazine for a total of 10 live rounds. Use the same repetitions of 1
shot, 2 shots, 3 shots, 4 shots as before. Note that on the 2 round sequence, your first shot will not fire
and you will have to do the Tap-Rack procedure before you are able to fire. This is intentional. Each
sequence will start with a live round in the chamber and the Tap-Rack magazine in the gun.
Sequences 3 and 4:
1. If all your hits were on the Center sheet, repeat the drill at 7 yards; once with standard magazines and once
using the Tap-Rack Magazine.
2. If all your hits were not on the Center sheet, repeat the drill at 5 yards.
Success measurement
All of your rounds (100%) should have hit the Center (preferably) or Bottom sheets of the target. Shots that do not
hit either sheet of paper are misses.
When you can keep all your hits on the Center sheet at 7 yards, repeat the drill at 10 yards. This may be at a later
session after you have done more Skill Builders. At 10 yards, put both the Center and Bottom sheets on the backer.
At 10 yards, hits on the Center sheet are preferable but hits on the Bottom sheet ae acceptable.
12 Shot Skill Builder
Skills development
• Trigger press and Sight Picture feedback by using the Tap-Rack Magazine.
• Malfunction clearance. Do not initially be concerned with Clearing Malfunctions and Reloading quickly, perform
the movement smoothly and correctly.
• Multiple shots on a single target
• Multiple targets
A. Target – 3 stacked sheets of double five inch circles. Write 1–6 on the circles left to right and bottom to top.
5
6
3
4
1
2
B. Distance – 3 yards or minimum allowable distance to target, whichever is more.

D. Shooting Position –Two Hands (TH) and Dominant Hand Only (DHO)
E. Starting Position – Low Ready and Holster or MidPoint
H. Scoring – Points as indicated on the silhouette.
Procedure
Sequence 1 Two Hands – (TH):
1. Load with a full magazine and then exchange the Tap-Rack Magazine for the full magazine.
a. Starting from Low Ready, fire one shot on Circle (1).
b. Return to Low Ready.
c. Attempt to fire a shot at Circle (1) again. You will do the Tap-Rack procedure for this shot.
d. Exchange the Tap-Rack Magazine for the full magazine and then Carefully holster your pistol.
e. Draw your pistol from the holster and fire one shot on Circle (2).
f. Carefully re-holster.
2. Draw and attempt to fire a shot at Circle (2) again.
a. You will do the Tap-Rack procedure for this shot.
b. Exchange the Tap-Rack Magazine for the full magazine and then come to Low Ready.
3. Starting from Low Ready, fire two shots on Circle (3).
a. You will do the Tap-Rack procedure for the second shot.
b. Exchange the Tap-Rack Magazine for the full magazine and then Carefully holster your pistol.
4. Draw your pistol from the holster and fire two shots on Circle (4).
b. Exchange the full magazine for the Tap-Rack Magazine and then come to Low Ready.
5. Starting from Low Ready, fire one shot on Circle (5), then transition to Circle (6) and fire one shot.
b. Exchange the Tap-Rack Magazine for the full magazine and then Carefully holster your pistol.
6. Draw pistol from the holster and fire one shot on Circle (6), then transition to Circle (5) and attempt to fire one
shot.
b. Carefully holster your pistol.
Sequence 2 – Dominant Hand Only – (DHO)

2. Repeat Sequence 1 using the Dominant Hand Only for shooting. Tap-Rack, reloading, and magazine exchanges
are done with Two Hands.
Success measurement
When you are able to make 100% hits, increase distance by two yards.
50 round Sustainment Drill
Skills development
• Shooting a group (Precision shooting).
• Shooting from Low Ready.
• Drawing from holster.
• Dominant Hand shooting.
• Multiple shots
• Multiple targets
A. Target – 3 stacked sheets of double five inch circles. Write 1–6 on the circles left to right and bottom to top.
5
6
3
4
1
2
B. Distance – 3 yards initially.

E. Starting Position – Low Ready, MidPoint, and Holster
G. Scoring – Any hit in the circle or cutting the line counts. All 50 (100%) of your rounds should be in the circles.
Procedure
1. Slow fire, 3 rounds on #1
2. From Low Ready, fire 1 round on #1 – (3 times)
3. Reload
4. From MidPoint, fire 1 round on #1 – (3 times)
5. Draw and fire 1 round on #1 – (3 times)
6. Reload
7. Starting aimed at #2, transition to #3, fire 1 round, transition back to #2, and fire 1 round – (3 times)
8. Reload
9. From Low Ready, fire 1 round on #3, then 1 round on #2 – (3 times)
10. Reload
11. From MidPoint, fire 1 round on #2, then 1 round on #3 – (3 times)
12. Reload
13. Draw and fire 1 round on #3, then 1 round on #2 – (3 times)
14. Reload
15. Slow fire, Dominant Hand Only, 3 rounds on #4
16. Draw and fire 1 round, Dominant Hand Only, – (3 times) on #4
17. Reload
18. Draw and fire 2 rounds on #5, then 2 rounds on #6
19. Proactive (Speed) Reload
20. From Low Ready, fire 2 rounds on #6, then 2 rounds on #5
NRA Defensive Pistol I – Pro-Marksman Evaluation
NOTE: This is not an NRA Course
Adapted from the NRA Marksmanship Qualification Program Defensive Pisto l I Course of Fire
Skills evaluated:
• Careful Trigger press and Sight Picture.
• Multiple shots.
• Time limits.
B. Distance – 7 yards
C. Time Limit – Fifteen seconds to shoot 5 shots.
E. Starting Position – Low Ready
H. Scoring – Rounds hitting within a 12 inch circle or that cut the edge count.
Procedure
Stage 1:
1. This stage consists of four repetitions of 5 rounds each.
3. Load with a magazine of five rounds only.
5. Raise your pistol and fire 5 rounds in fifteen seconds. Reload and return to Low Ready.
6. Repeat 3 more times for a total of twenty rounds. You may rest as desired.
7. Score your target. Record your score.
8. Safety note: When re-holstering, consciously place your finger outside and above the trigger guard and then
CAREFULLY re-holster. Ensure any concealment garment you are wearing is well clear of the holster before
putting the pistol in the holster.
Success measurement
– The standard is all 5 rounds for each repetition must hit within a 12 inch circle. If all your shots hit the Center Sheet
of the printable silhouette, you pass. Any 12 inch circle may be used as a gauge. Most pizza pans sold for home use
are 12 inches in diameter.
If any repetition does not have all five rounds in a 12 inch circle, you must repeat that repetition. You must have four
successful repetitions, not necessarily consecutively, to meet the standard.
More information about the NRA Marksmanship Qualification Program is available at: https://mqp.nra.org/
Nevada Evaluation Course
Adapted from Nevada Concealed Firearm Permit Qualification Course
Skills evaluated:
• Short Sequences at close distances.
• Head shots (Precision shooting) at close distance.
A. Target – Printable silhouette target

C. Time Limits – None
D. Shooting Position – Two Hands
E. Starting Position – Low Ready (Pointed below at the target).
Remember, there is no time limit so use the sights and press the trigger smoothly.
H. Scoring – Rounds must be within the head (Stage One) or on Center and Bottom sheets (Stages Two and Three)
of the silhouette to count. Rounds that cut the edge of a scoring area count for the higher value.
I. Procedure – You will shoot 6 rounds at 3 yards, 12 rounds at 5 yards, and 12 rounds at 7 yards.
Stage One (6 rounds)

1. Place the target at 3 yards. Load with a maximum of 6 rounds.
2. Starting from Low Ready, fire 2 shots at the Top sheet (head) using Two Hands.
3. Repeat twice for a total of 6 rounds.
4. Reload when finished and then Carefully re-holster.
5. Score your target and mark the hits with masking tape.
Stage Two (12 rounds)

2. Starting from Low Ready, fire 2 rounds at the Center sheet using Two Hands. Return to Low Ready.
3. Repeat five times for a total of 12 rounds.
Stage Three (12 rounds)

2. Starting from Low Ready, fire 2 rounds at the Center sheet using Two Hands. Return to Low Ready.
3. Repeat five times for a total of 12 rounds.
Success measurement
– Record the date, the firearm, and your score for each stage individually.
Ohio Evaluation Course
Adapted from the OHIO SEMI-AUTO PISTOL QUALIFICATION COURSE
Skills evaluated:
• Movement during the drawstroke (Move then Shoot).
• Head shots (Failure to Stop) at close distance.
• Reloading.
• Time limits.
A. Target – Printable silhouette

B. Distance – 4 feet, 9 feet, 12 feet, 20 feet, 30 feet, 50 feet
C. Time Limit – Initial Evaluation - None. After the initial evaluation, use a timer, if possible.
D. Shooting Position – Two handed standing unless otherwise specified.
E. Starting Position – Concealed Holster or pointed below at the target (Low Ready), as indicated.
H. Scoring – Points as indicated on the silhouette. Rounds that cut the edge of the scoring area do count. Score
Sequences as indicated to gain an understanding of your ability at each distance.
Procedure
Sequence 1:
1. Place the target at 4 feet [slightly past arm’s reach]. (1 yard)
2. Draw to a position close to your body and in front of your body, Dominant Hand Only, and fire 3 rounds in five
seconds. The Non-dominant Hand should be placed on and remain on the chest during the drawstroke and while
shooting.
Sequence 2:
1. Place the target at 9 feet. (3 yards)
2. Sidestep while drawing, stop, and then fire two rounds to the Center Sheet and 1 round to the head in six
seconds.
3. Score and mark your target.
Sequence 3:
2. Sidestep while drawing, stop, and then fire 4 rounds, Dominant Hand Only, to the Center Sheet in eight seconds.
When finished, transfer the pistol to the Non-dominant Hand and come to Low Ready.
Sequence 4:
1. Leave the target at 12 feet. (4 yards)
2. Sidestep while raising the pistol, stop, and then fire 4 rounds, Non-dominant Hand Only, to the Center Sheet in
seven seconds.
Sequence 5:
2. Load with 1 round in the chamber and 2 in the magazine; 3 rounds total. Reholster.
3. Sidestep while drawing, stop, and then fire 3 rounds to the Center Sheet.
4. When slide locks back, take a sidestep in the opposite direction, and reload.
5. Fire 3 additional rounds to the Center Sheet.
6. Total time allowed, including the reload, is twelve seconds.
Sequence 6:
2. Sidestep while drawing, stop, and then fire 3 rounds to the Center Sheet in eight seconds.
Sequence 7:
2. Sidestep while drawing, stop, and then fire 2 rounds to the Center Sheet in eight seconds.
Success measurement
Texas/Arkansas Evaluation Course
Adapted from the Texas/Arkansas Concealed Handgun License Test
Skills evaluated:
• Shooting from the Low Ready.
• Short Sequences.
• Varying Sequence length.
• Time limits.
• Shooting a group (Precision shooting) for five round strings.

B. Distance – 3 yards (20 rounds), 7 yards (20 rounds), and 15 Yards (10 rounds)
E. Starting Position – Pointed below at the target (Low Ready).
H. Scoring – Points as indicated on the silhouette. Rounds that cut the edge of the scoring area do count. Score
each stage individually to gain an understanding of your ability at each distance. Mark or tape your target after
Procedure
Stage 1:
3. Sequence 1 – Raise the pistol from Low Ready and fire 1 round in two seconds. Followthrough and then return
to Low Ready.
a. Repeat 4 times for a total of 5 rounds.
4. Sequence 2 – Raise the pistol from Low Ready and fire 2 rounds in three seconds. Followthrough and then
return to Low Ready.
5. Sequence 3 – Raise the pistol from Low Ready and fire 5 rounds in ten seconds.
holster.
Stage 2:
3. Sequence 1 – Raise the pistol from Low Ready and fire 5 rounds in ten seconds. Followthrough and then return
to Low Ready.
4. Sequence 2 – Raise the pistol from Low Ready and fire 2 rounds in four seconds. Followthrough and then return
to Low Ready.
5. Sequence 3 – Raise the pistol from Low Ready and fire 3 rounds in six seconds. Followthrough and then return to
Low Ready.
6. Sequence 4 – Raise the pistol from Low Ready and fire 1 round in three seconds. Followthrough and then return
to Low Ready.
7. Sequence 5 – Raise the pistol from Low Ready and fire 5 rounds in fifteen seconds.
holster.
Stage 3:
3. Sequence 1 – Raise the pistol from Low Ready and fire 2 rounds in six seconds. Followthrough and then return to
Low Ready.
4. Sequence 2 – Raise the pistol from Low Ready and fire 3 rounds in nine seconds. Followthrough and then return
to Low Ready.
5. Sequence 3 – Raise the pistol from Low Ready and fire 5 rounds in fifteen seconds.
holster.
Success measurement
Florida Evaluation Course
Adapted from the Florida Law Enforcement Officer Firearms Qualification Standard
Skills evaluated:
• Shooting from Retention Position.
• Movement during the drawstroke (Move then Shoot).
• Reloading.
• Time limits.
• Generous time limits on some stages allow using the Tap-Rack Magazine to evaluate your sight picture and
trigger press.

E. Starting Position – Low Ready and Concealed Holster
value. Score each stage individually to gain an understanding of your ability at each distance. Mark or tape your
target after scoring it each time.
Procedure
Stage 1:
2. Step to arm’s length distance from the target. Pistol starts in the holster.
3. While stepping back to 3 yards (two steps), draw and fire 2 rounds in four seconds with the Dominant Hand
Only.
4. Repeat 1 time for a total of four rounds.
Stage 2:
3. Raise the pistol and fire 2 rounds in one second. Return to Low Ready.
a. Repeat 2 times for a total of six rounds. Followthrough, reload, consciously place your finger outside and
above the trigger guard, and then CAREFULLY re-holster.
b. Score and mark or tape your target. Record your score.
Stage 3:
2. Draw and fire 2 rounds in four seconds.
4. Raise the pistol and fire 2 rounds in four seconds. Return to Low Ready.
5. Raise the pistol and fire 2 rounds in four seconds for a total of six rounds.
6. Followthrough, reload, consciously place your finger outside and above the trigger guard, and then CAREFULLY
re-holster.
Stage 4:
2. Draw and fire 3 rounds in five seconds.
3. Followthrough, consciously place your finger outside and above the trigger guard, and then CAREFULLY re-
holster.
4. Draw and fire 3 rounds in five seconds.
5. Followthrough, reload, consciously place your finger outside and above the trigger guard, and then CAREFULLY
re-holster.
Stage 5:
where you are ready to reload with it. Consciously place your finger outside and above the trigger guard, and
then CAREFULLY re-holster.
3. Draw and begin to fire. Because the Tap-Rack Magazine is in the pistol, it will only fire one round. Observe the
sights on the click, Tap-Rack, observe the sights on the second click, reload, and Re-engage with 11 additional
rounds. If necessary, reload a second time. The time allotted for the 12 rounds, including the reload, is forty-five
seconds.
4. Consciously place your finger outside and above the trigger guard, and then CAREFULLY re-holster.
5. Replace the partially used magazine with the Tap-Rack Magazine. Refill the partial magazine and place it where
you are ready to reload with it.
Stage 6:
2. Draw and begin to fire. Because the Tap-Rack Magazine is in the pistol, it will only fire one round. Observe the
sights on the click, Tap-Rack, observe the sights on the second click, reload, and Re-engage with 5 additional
rounds. The time allotted for the 6 rounds, including the reload is thirty seconds.
3. Consciously place your finger outside and above the trigger guard, and then CAREFULLY re-holster.
Success measurement
Illinois Evaluation Course
Adapted from the Illinois Law Enforcement Firearm Qualification Course -of-Fire
Skills evaluated:
• Drawing from holster (duty pistols).
• Shooting from the Low Ready (Back Up Guns, usually Pocket Pistols).
• Short Sequences.
• Careful Trigger press and Sight Picture because of generous time limits.

E. Starting Position – Concealed Holster or Low Ready
stage individually to gain an understanding of your ability at each distance. Mark or tape your target after
Procedure
Stage 1:
1. This stage consists of six Sequences of 2 rounds in six seconds for each sequence.
3. Load with a full magazine.
4. Standard size pistols start each Sequence in the holster; Pocket Pistols at Low Ready.
5. Holster a standard size pistol or come to Low Ready with a Pocket Pistol.
6. Draw or Raise the pistol, aim at the Center sheet, and fire 2 rounds in six seconds. Return to Low Ready or
CAREFULLY re-holster.
7. Repeat 5 times for a total of twelve rounds.
holster.
Stage 2:
1. This stage consists of four sequences of 3 rounds in seven seconds for each sequence.
6. Draw or Raise the pistol, aim at the Center sheet, and fire 3 rounds in seven seconds. Return to Low Ready or
7. Repeat 3 times for a total of twelve rounds. Refill magazines as necessary.
holster.
Stage 3:
1. This stage consists of two sequences of 3 rounds in ten seconds for each sequence.
6. Draw or Raise the pistol, aim at the Center sheet, and fire 3 rounds in ten seconds. Return to Low Ready or
7. Repeat once for a total of six rounds.
holster.
Success measurement
Single Target Playing Card Decisional Drill
The Single Target Playing Card Decisional Drill uses a deck of playing cards as the cue for decision-making in the drill. The
object of the drill is to teach the mental skill of responding to varying subject/THREAT stimuli in an appropriate manner.
It also exercises the physical skills of verbalizing, drawing the pistol, and reloading in the presence of a THREAT.
Skills development
• Draw to Challenge.
• Engage from Low Ready.
A. Target – Printable silhouette target
D. Shooting Position –Two Hands (TH)
E. Starting Position – Low Ready and Holster
Procedure
Remove all cards higher than 6 and face cards (Jack, Queen, King, Joker) from a standard deck of playing cards. Draw
one card from the pile of face and higher number cards. The suit of the drawn card becomes the 'THREAT' suit. Place
the drawn card where you can see it as a memory aid of your 'THREAT' suit. The other suits are ‘NON-THREAT’ suits.
Put the other face and high value cards aside; they are out of play for the drill. Shuffle the remaining cards and cut
the deck. Place the deck of cards, face down, on the bench or a table in front of you.
To shoot the drill:

2. Load with a maximum of 10 rounds and holster the pistol.
3. Turn over a card from the deck.
4. Draw your pistol to Low Ready and CHALLENGE the subject (target). After the CHALLENGE, if the card turned
over was a number card from the ‘THREAT’ suit, fire the number of shots indicated by the number of the card at
the target. I.e., a 5 card will require five shots at the THREAT target. The Ace is one shot.
5. Reload as necessary when responding to a THREAT. Do not reload the pistol in between card turns unless it ran
out of ammunition on the last designated shot.
6. If the card was from a NON-THREAT suit, do not shoot, and then CAREFULLY holster your pistol.
7. After each repetition, reholster the pistol and place the card turned over in a discard pile. Resume playing until
all six THREAT cards have been played.
CHALLENGE
The CHALLENGE must be loud enough for the subject to reasonably hear it. Any verbal CHALLENGE is acceptable. For
example:
• “Who’s there?”
• “Stop, don’t come any closer!”
• “I have a weapon, go away!”
• “The POLICE are on their way, leave now!”
Multiple Target Playing Card Decisional Drill
Skills development
A. Target – 3 stacked sheets of double five inch circles. Write 1–6 on the circles in any random order. E.g.,:
1
6
4
2
3
5

Procedure
1. Set up the cards the same way as in the Single Target version.
To shoot the drill:
2. Load with a maximum of 10 rounds and holster the pistol.
3. Turn over a card from the deck.
4. Draw your pistol to Low Ready and CHALLENGE the subject (target). After the CHALLENGE, if the card turned
over was a number card from the ‘THREAT’ suit, fire the number of shots indicated by the number of the card at
the target. I.e., a 5 card will require five shots at the THREAT target. The Ace is one shot.
5. Reload as necessary when responding to a THREAT. Do not reload the pistol in between card turns unless it ran
out of ammunition on the last designated shot.
6. If the card was from a NON-THREAT suit, do not shoot, and CAREFULLY holster your pistol.
7. After each repetition, reholster the pistol and place the card turned over in a discard pile. Resume playing until
all six THREAT cards have been played.
CHALLENGE
The CHALLENGE must be loud enough for the subject to reasonably hear it. Any verbal CHALLENGE is acceptable. For
example:
• “Who’s there?”
• “Stop, don’t come any closer!”
• “I have a weapon, go away!”
• “The POLICE are on their way, leave now!”
1-2-3 Drill
derived from Tom Givens’ Casino Drill
The object of 1-2-3 is to shoot each circle with the number of shots indicated in each circle, no more and no less.
Shooting the drill clean will result in twelve hits in all the circles combined. The drill requires you to assess how well you
shoot each circle in real time. 1-2-3 teaches you to place reasonably accurate shots, rapidly shift your focus from target
assessment to front sight, and to transition from target to target. It is an untimed drill.
Skills development
A. Target – 3 stacked sheets of double five inch circles. Write two sets of the numbers 1 to 3 in order on each circle.
Start at the outside for each set.
1 2
3
3
2
1

Procedure
To shoot the drill:
1. Place the target at no more than 5 yards, so you can see your hits. Three yards, if available, is probably best
when first shooting 1-2-3.
2. Load with a magazine of no more than 6 rounds. Have a spare magazine, preferably two, available to reload
with. Using your Tap-Tack Magazine as your first reload magazine will increase the challenge and the value of
the drill.
3. Draw your pistol and shoot the circles, with Two Hands, in numerical order with the number of shots indicated
by the number of the target. I.e., shoot (1) one time, (2) two times, and (3) three times.
4. Reload as necessary during the drill. You will have to reload at least once.
5. When you finish shooting the first set of (1), (2), (3), go to the second set, starting at (1), and shoot it in order
also.
6. If you miss any shot, before moving on to the next circle, you must make up the shots you missed. For example,
if when shooting (2), you miss 1 shot, you must shoot 1 more shot, that hits, into it before continuing on to
engage (3).
7. After reloading, you must continue to engage the same circle if you haven’t finished firing all shots required for
it.
8. Carefully re-holster when finished.
Scoring the Drill.

Your target should have 12 hits in the six circles. They will be distributed according to the numbers on the circles.
If you shoot the drill clean, move the target back one yard and shoot it again. If you don’t shoot the drill clean, re-shoot
it at the same distance and pay attention to your sights and trigger press. Alternately, you can shoot it Dominant Hand
Only if you clean it.
Your Tap Rack Magazine is a valuable training aid when shooting this drill. One of the most missed shots in shooting is
the first shot after fixing a stoppage, either reloading or clearing a malfunction.
Punto Banco
The object of Punto Banco is to shoot each circle with the number of shots indicated in each circle, no more and no less.
Shooting the drill clean will result in thirty-nine hits in all the circles combined. The drill requires you to assess how well
you shoot each circle in real time. Punto Banco teaches you to place reasonably accurate shots, rapidly shift your focus
from target assessment to front sight, and to transition from target to target. It is an untimed drill.
Skills development
A. Target – 3 stacked sheets of double five inch circles. Write 1–6 on the circles in any random order. E.g.,:
1
6
4
2
3
5

F. Number of Rounds – 39 rounds
Procedure
To shoot the drill:
Sequence 1: (12 rounds)
1. Place the target at no more than 5 yards, so you can see your hits. Three yards, if available, is probably best
when first shooting Punto Banco.
2. Load with a magazine of no more than 10 rounds.
3. Draw your pistol and shoot two shots, with Two Hands, on each circle in numerical order; (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6).
4. Reload as necessary during the Sequence but do not reload at the end of the Sequence.
if when shooting (2), you miss 1 shot, you must shoot 1 more shot, that hits, into it before continuing on to
engage (3).
6. After reloading, you must continue to engage the same circle if you haven’t finished firing all shots required for
it.
7. Carefully re-holster. Top off your reload magazines but not the magazine in your pistol.
8. Mark your hits, preferably with tape.
1. Draw your pistol and shoot one shot, with Two Hands, on each circle in numerical order; (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6).
if when shooting (2), you miss, you must shoot 1 more shot, that hits, into it before continuing on to engage (3).
3. Reload as necessary during the Sequence but do not reload at the end of the Sequence.
4. Carefully re-holster. Top off your reload magazines but not the magazine in your pistol.
1. Draw your pistol and shoot (1) one time, (2) two times, (3) three times, (4) four times, (5) five times, and (6) six
times.
if when shooting (4), you miss 2 shots, you must shoot 2 more shot, that hit, into it before continuing on to
engage (5).
3. Reload as necessary during the Sequence.
4. Carefully re-holster.
Scoring the Drill.
Your target should have 39 hits in the six circles.
• 4 in (1)
• 5 in (2)
• 6 in (3)
• 7 in (4)
• 8 in (5)
• 9 in (6)
An explanation of Punto Banco Baccarat, the card game, can be seen at: https://youtu.be/cJsSDAZ0rcg
Blackjack Drill
The object of Blackjack is to achieve a score of 21, just as in the card game. The drill requires you to assess how well you
shoot each half circle in real time. It also imposes penalties for misses, just as in the Olympic sport of Biathlon.
Blackjack requires you to place accurate shots and teaches you to rapidly shift your focus back and forth between target
assessment and your front sight. It also requires you to find and identify random alternate targets in real time. Blackjack
is an untimed drill.
Skills development
• Identifying your target.
• Assessing hits.
A. Target – Blackjack is shot on a six circle target you make. Trace around a template to make the circles. The
circles should be 6 to 8 inches in diameter. For reference, six inch circles have only 56% of the area of eight inch
circles, so choose according to your skill level. Split the circles in half in different directions, as illustrated below.
Using two different color markers, write the numbers 1 to 6 onto each half of each circle. Each circle should have
two different numbers and the two numbers in each circle should be in two colors. Write the numbers randomly
each time you make a target.

E. Starting Position – Holster
F. Number of Rounds – 21 rounds minimum
Procedure
To shoot the drill:
1. Place the target at no more than 5 yards, so you can see your hits. Three yards, if possible, is probably best when
first shooting Blackjack.
2. Load with a magazine of no more than 10 rounds. Have a spare magazine, preferably two, available to reload
with. Including your Tap-Tack Magazine as one of your reload magazines will increase the challenge of the drill.
3. Pick either color as your primary shoot color.
4. Draw and shoot the circles with your primary color in numerical order and with the number of shots indicated by
the number of the target. I.e., shoot (1) one time, (2) two times, (3) three times, (4) four times, (5) five times,
and (6) six times.
5. If you miss any shot, before moving on to the next half circle, you must shoot the number of missed shots into
the half circle with that same number of the other color. For example, if when shooting (5) Black, you miss 3
shots, you must find (5) Red and shoot 3 shots, that hit, into it before continuing on to engage (6) Black. If, while
shooting the 3 shots at (5) Red, you miss one of them, you must shoot another shot that hits (5) Red before
continuing on to (6) Black.
6. Reload as necessary during the drill. After reloading, you must continue to engage the same half circle if you
haven’t finished firing all shots required for it.
7. Carefully re-holster when finished.
Scoring the Drill.
1. The minimum possible score is 21 points. That would be achieved by making all the hits in your primary color
half circles.
2. Misses completely outside the circles add 2 points to your score for each.
3. Neglecting to fire the required number of shots into a half circle adds 2 points for each shot omitted. For
example, if you only take 4 shots at (5), that would add 2 points to your score. Only firing 4 shots at (6) would
add 4 points to your score.
4. Misses going into the other half of the circle add 1 point to your score for each. For instance, a shot intended for
Black (6) in the above picture that hit Red (3).
5. Makeup shots, i.e., a makeup shot into Red (1) because of a miss on Black (1), add 1 point to your score.
6. Therefore, any missed shot will incur at least a 2 point penalty, 1 for a miss to the opposite half of the circle and
1 for the makeup shot to the other color half circle. If the missed shot went outside the circle, then the penalty
would be 3 points, 2 points for the miss and 1 point for the makeup shot, assuming the makeup shot was
successful.
If you shoot the drill clean on one color, you can mark all the hits and re-shoot the drill on the other color. If you don’t
shoot the drill clean, it’s best to put up a new target to avoid visual confusion on the target.
Family Taken Hostage
Based on several actual incidents involving Armed Citizens
Skills evaluated:
• Drawing from Holster.
• Multiple Targets.
• Personal capability decisions.
A. Target – 3 Printable silhouettes for criminals.
Hostages: 2 stacked blank pieces of paper in landscape orientation with family member’s face pictures above the
blank paper.
B. Distance – 3-4 yards
D. Shooting Position – Two handed standing and Dominant Hand Only.
E. Starting Position – Holster and Low Ready
H. Scoring – Hit the criminals, don’t hit the Family.
Procedure
Sequence 1:
1. Draw and, using Two Hands, engage target behind Wife with 2 rounds to head.
Sequence 2:
1. From Low Ready, using Two Hands, engage target behind Wife with 2 rounds to head, then engage target on
right, holding Daughter, with 2 rounds to body.
2. CAREFULLY re-holster.
Sequence 3:
1. Draw and, using Two Hands, engage target behind Wife with 2 rounds to head,
2. Transfer pistol to Dominant Hand Only and, using Dominant Hand Only, engage target on left, holding Son, with
2 rounds to body.
3. CAREFULLY re-holster.
Notes:
putting the pistol in the holster
2. Hostage 1 has Wife face on head, Hostage 2 has Daughter face on head, and Hostage 3 has Son face on head.
5x7 head photos of own family preferable.
3. You may close the distance as you feel necessary to ensure making a hit on the criminal and not hit your family
member. Start each Sequence at 3 yards.
Success measurement
– The standard is at least one hit on each criminal and no hits on your Family members.
NRA Defensive Pistol II – Pro-Marksman
Adapted from the NRA Marksmanship Qualification Program Defensive Pistol II Course of Fire
Skills evaluated:
• Time limits.

C. Time Limit – Five seconds to draw and shoot 1 shot.
E. Starting Position – Holstered
Procedure
Stage 1:
1. This stage consists of twenty repetitions of 1 round each.
4. Holster your pistol.
5. Draw and fire 1 round in five seconds. Return to the holster.
Success measurement
– The standard is all 20 rounds must hit within a 12 inch circle. Any 12 inch circle may be used as a gauge. Most pizza
pans sold for home use are 12 inches in diameter. If all your shots hit the Center Sheet of the printable silhouette,
you pass.
NRA Defensive Pistol II – Marksman
Skills evaluated:
• Multiple shots on one target
• Time limits.

C. Time Limit – Six seconds to draw and shoot 2 shots.
Procedure
Stage 1:
1. This stage consists of twenty repetitions of 2 rounds each.
5. Draw and fire 2 round in six seconds. Return to the holster.
6. Repeat 19 more times for a total of forty rounds. You may rest as desired.
Success measurement
you pass.
NRA Defensive Pistol II – Marksman 1st Class
Skills evaluated:
• Time limits.

C. Time Limit – Ten seconds to draw and shoot 3 shots.
Procedure
Stage 1:
1. This stage consists of ten repetitions of 3 rounds each.
5. Draw and fire 3 round in ten seconds. Return to the holster.
6. Repeat 9 more times for a total of thirty rounds. You may rest as desired.
Success measurement
you pass.
NRA Defensive Pistol II – Sharpshooter
Skills evaluated:
• Time limits.

C. Time Limit – Ten seconds to draw and shoot 3 shots.
E. Starting Position – Concealed Holster
Procedure
Stage 1:
1. This stage consists of ten repetitions of 3 rounds each.
4. Holster your pistol. The pistol and holster must be Concealed.
5. Draw and fire 3 round in ten seconds. Return to the holster.
6. Repeat 9 more times for a total of thirty rounds. You may rest as desired.
Success measurement
you pass.
NRA Defensive Pistol II – Expert
Skills evaluated:
• Multiple shots on one target.
• Turning to identify a threat and then engaging the threat.
• Time limits.
C. Time Limit – Nine seconds to draw and shoot 2 shots.
E. Starting Position – Holster
Procedure
Stage 1:
1. This stage consists of twenty repetitions of 2 rounds each.
5. Turn to your left so that you are facing 90 degrees away from the target. Your right side is toward the target.
6. Turn to face the target, draw and fire 2 round in nine seconds. Return to the holster and then face back to the
left.
8. Turn to your right so that you are facing 90 degrees away from the target. our left side is toward the target.
9. Turn to face the target, draw and fire 2 round in nine seconds. Return to the holster and then face back to the
right.
Success measurement
you pass.
NRA Basics Of Pistol Shooting Standards
Adapted from the NRA Basics Of Pistol Shooting Course
Skills evaluated:
A. Target – Four inch circles with 2 inch centers target
B. Distance – 10 feet, 15 feet, and 20 feet
C. Time Limit –None.
E. Starting Position – Low Ready
H. Scoring –Rounds falling within the circle or that cut the edge count.
Procedure
Stage 1:
1. This stage consists of four Sequences of 5 rounds each.
2. Place the target at 10 feet.
5. Raise the pistol, aim at the upper left circle, and fire a 5 round slowfire group. Return to Low Ready.
6. Repeat 3 more times on different circles for a total of twenty rounds. You may rest as desired.
7. Followthrough, consciously place your finger outside and above the trigger guard and then CAREFULLY
re-holster.
Stage 2:
2. Place a new target at 15 feet.
3. Repeat Stage 1.
Stage 3:
2. Place a new target at 20 feet.
3. Repeat Stage 1.
Success measurement
– The standard is to fire all 5 shots for each Sequence into the circle with no misses.
Dry Practice Safety Procedures
Dry practice is a very useful way of learning the fundamentals of shooting. However, it must be approached using the
same cautious approach as during live fire to avoid property damage and injury to yourself and others.
Procedures
Before Dry Practice, always check your pistol to ensure there is no live ammunition in it.
• Insert the Tap-Rack Magazine.
• Fully cycle the slide three times.
• Lock the slide open.
• Check that the chamber is empty by inserting a finger into the chamber.
• Let the slide go forward, decock, if appropriate, and holster.
General Dry Practice Safety Procedures

• Dry practice ONLY when you are alert and focused.
• Unload your pistol in an area other than the practice area - do not take any ammunition with you to the practice
area.
• Go to your practice area where there is NO LIVE AMMUNITION.
• Check your pistol again to ensure that there is no ammunition in the pistol or any magazines you will use for
practice.
• Dry practice only on a specific dry practice target which is used only for dry practice. Do NOT dry practice at TVs,
light switches, or other such general targets; doing so is a dangerous practice that can lead to property damage,
injury, or death of someone else.
• Place your dry practice target against a bullet resistant wall, e.g., brick or concrete block. Keep in mind that almost
all interior walls are made of sheetrock and will not prevent bullets from penetrating them.
• If a bullet resistant wall is not available the dry practice target should be backed by a body armor panel capable of
containing a bullet from your pistol.
• Do not allow yourself to be disturbed during dry practice.
• Wear eye protection when dry practicing in case of a Negligent Discharge.
• If you use dummy ammunition during dry practice, use ONLY commercially manufactured, easily identifiable
dummies. Homemade dummies are unsafe because they are not readily distinguishable from live ammunition.
Homemade dummies can result in death or serious injury.
• When you are finished practicing, put your target and pistol away immediately and do something else that will
remove dry practice from your thoughts. Do NOT immediately reload your pistol. After dry practice is removed from
your thoughts, you may reload your pistol. As you reload it, say “THIS GUN IS LOADED” out loud.
• Failure to follow these procedures EXACTLY can result in legal liability, property damage, serious injury, or DEATH.
• If you are uncomfortable dry practicing using a real pistol, an Inert Pistol, Airsoft Pistol, or even a water pistol can be
used for many of the exercises. Owning an Inert or Airsoft Pistol similar to your real pistol is a good idea.
Dry Practice Session- Untimed
Skills development
• Trigger press and Sight Picture examination
• Followthrough
• Presentation from Low Ready.
• Presentation from the Midpoint of the Drawstroke
Course requirements
A. Target – Printable silhouette: Center (Thoracic cavity) Sheet
B. Distance – 3-5 Yards
D. Shooting Position – Two handed standing and Dominant Hand.
E. Starting Position – Low Ready. MidPoint, and Holster
F. Number of Rounds – None
G. Scoring – Not Applicable
Procedure
Check your pistol to ensure there is no live ammunition in it.
• Let the slide go forward and decock, if appropriate.
Untimed Dry Practice Session

1. Slow fire Trigger Press Practice aiming at the X - Two Hands, 5 repetitions.
2. Presentation from Low Ready to the 10 POINT CIRCLE - Two Hands, 5 repetitions.
3. Presentation from MidPoint of the Drawstroke to the 10 POINT CIRCLE - Two Hands, 5 repetitions.
4. Draw from Open Holster to the 10 POINT CIRCLE - Two Hands, 5 repetitions.
5. Draw from Concealed Holster to the 10 POINT CIRCLE - Two Hands, 5 repetitions.
6. Slow fire Trigger Press Practice aiming at the X – Dominant Hand Only, 5 repetitions.
7. Presentation from Low Ready to the 10 POINT CIRCLE - Dominant Hand Only, 5 repetitions.
8. Presentation from MidPoint of the Drawstroke to the 10 POINT CIRCLE - Dominant Hand Only, 5 repetitions.
9. Draw from Open Holster to the 10 POINT CIRCLE - Dominant Hand Only, 5 repetitions.
10. Draw from Concealed Holster to the 10 POINT CIRCLE - Dominant Hand Only, 5 repetitions.
11. Slow fire Trigger Press Practice aiming at the X – Non-dominant Hand Only, 5 repetitions, no time limit.
12. Presentation from Low Ready to the 10 POINT CIRCLE - Non-dominant Hand Only, 5 repetitions.
13. Slow fire Trigger Press Practice aiming at the X - Two Hands, 5 repetitions.
When you are finished practicing, put your target and pistol away immediately and do something else that will remove
dry practice from your thoughts. Do NOT immediately reload your pistol. After dry practice is removed from your
thoughts, you may reload your pistol. As you reload it, say “THIS GUN IS LOADED” out loud.
Dry Practice Session – Timed
Skills development
• Followthrough
Course requirements
A. Target – Printable silhouette: Center (Thoracic cavity) Sheet
B. Distance – 3-5 Yards
C. Time Limit – As specified.
D. Shooting Position – Two handed standing and Dominant Hand.
E. Starting Position – Low Ready. MidPoint, and Holster
F. Number of Rounds – None
G. Scoring – Not Applicable
Procedure
Timed Dry Practice Session

1. Slow fire Trigger Press Practice aiming at the X - Two Hands, 5 repetitions, no time limit.
2. Presentation from Low Ready to the 10 POINT CIRCLE - Two Hands, 5 repetitions in 1.5 second each.
3. Presentation from MidPoint of the Drawstroke to the 10 POINT CIRCLE - Two Hands, 5 repetitions in 2.0 seconds
each.
4. Draw from Open Holster to the 10 POINT CIRCLE - Two Hands, 5 repetitions in 3.0 seconds each.
5. Draw from Concealed Holster to the 10 POINT CIRCLE - Two Hands, 5 repetitions in 3.5 second each.
6. Slow fire Trigger Press Practice aiming at the X – Dominant Hand Only, 5 repetitions, no time limit.
7. Presentation from Low Ready to the 10 POINT CIRCLE - Dominant Hand Only, 5 repetitions in 1.5 second each.
8. Presentation from MidPoint of the Drawstroke to the 10 POINT CIRCLE - Dominant Hand Only, 5 repetitions in 2.0
seconds each.
9. Draw from Open Holster to the 10 POINT CIRCLE - Dominant Hand Only, 5 repetitions in 3.0 seconds each.
10. Draw from Concealed Holster to the 10 POINT CIRCLE - Dominant Hand Only, 5 repetitions in 3.5 seconds each.
11. Slow fire Trigger Press Practice aiming at the X – Non-dominant Hand Only, 5 repetitions, no time limit.
12. Presentation from Low Ready to the 10 POINT CIRCLE - Non-dominant Hand Only, 5 repetitions in 1.5 second each.
13. Slow fire Trigger Press Practice aiming at the X - Two Hands, 5 repetitions, no time limit.
Partner Dry Practice
Skills development
• Followthrough
• Target transitions
This picture demonstrates the position for ‘Partner Dry Practice.’ The partner stands on the shooter’s strong side with
one hand supporting the shooter’s firing side shoulder. The supporting hand is usually necessary because the partner
has a position of mechanical advantage and can easily push the shooter off balance. Immediately after the shooter
presses off the dry practice shot, the partner racks the slide, using the hand that is not supporting the shooter’s
shoulder, to re-cock the pistol. The shooter can then press off another shot without altering his or her grip.
It can be used as part of several other drills:

• Dry Practice Half Circle Drill
• 12 Trigger Press Dry Practice Drill
• Untimed Dry Practice Session
If a multiple target is being used, the shooter can practice quickly transitioning to another target. For instance, Partner
Dry Practice can be used for the ’12 Trigger Press Drill’ for the multiple target engagements.
Both the shooter and the partner can diagnose any problems with trigger manipulation. The shooter diagnoses their
own errors of sight alignment and sight picture as the trigger press breaks.
If the gun has sharp edges on the rear sight, it is advisable for the partner to wear a glove.
Swap roles after 20 or 30 repetitions.
Draw to Challenge – Dry Practice
This drill is called 'Draw to Challenge.' It's actually best to do this first at home as dry practice. Initially dry practicing at
home allows the shooter to more specifically judge distance and spatial relationships.
Skills development
• Distance recognition
• Draw to Low Ready
• Present from Low Ready
• Verbalization
Course requirements
A. Target – Printable silhouette using the Face Head
B. Distance – 12 feet
D. Shooting Position – Two handed standing
Procedure
• Let the slide go forward, decock, if appropriate, and holster.
Setup
• Put the Printable Silhouette Target on a safe wall. Using a silhouette target gives you a sense of size and space to
remember.
• Find a place 12 feet from the wall. This is the spot you will defend. Twelve feet is the boundary, in North America,
between Public Space and Social Space, from the standpoint of proxemics. That's the boundary (line in the sand) we
need to practice setting to the criminal element.
Draw and Challenge

1. Draw your pistol and aim just below where the wall and floor meet below the silhouette. The wall floor junction
represents the suspect's feet. NOT pointing guns at people before the SHOOT Decision has been made is a more
complex skill than people realize and one that requires practice. Using the junction of floor and wall gives the
defender a very specific index point that's often lacking on a live fire range, especially indoor ranges. The trigger
finger remains outside the trigger guard during the presentation.
2. While maintaining the pistol at the wall/floor junction, issue a Challenge to the target. Do it in a commanding
tone; you are practicing to control the situation. The command should be simple; Stop! is sufficient but you may
use any Challenge you prefer.
3. After issuing the challenge, pause for a second. Then say to yourself one of two things; 'He's coming' or 'He's
going.' You’re practicing to make the SHOOT/NO SHOOT decision in the moment. If you say He's coming, raise
your pistol to the target and press the trigger. If you say He's going, pause a few seconds and then safely
reholster your pistol.
Check your position during the process. For instance, before issuing the Challenge, look down and be sure your trigger
finger is indexed above the trigger guard. When you press the trigger, followthrough and see where the sights were
when the hammer or striker fell.
Do 25 repetitions, intermittently changing the He's coming and He's going observations.
Follow up on your dry practice by doing the exercise live fire the next time you go to the range.
We should spend just as much time practicing for Managing Threats and Incidents as we do in pure marksmanship and
weapons manipulation. Not all Threats need to be shot, but many require being Challenged.
Dry Practice Half Circle Drill
This is a pure trigger control exercise. It must ONLY be done as dry practice with an unloaded pistol.

Place this sheet of paper on a safe wall with the half circle at nose height on the safe backstop.
Extend the pistol and place yourself so that the muzzle is approximately an inch or two from the half circle.
Align the sights on the bottom of the inner white half circle You will be able to concentrate on the front sight
and the inner half circle at the same time.
Press the trigger smoothly and followthrough. Because there is no bullet impact, you should not be tempted
to lift your head to see where the bullet went. This ingrains your understanding of proper followthrough. If the
front sight drops out of the outer gray half circle when you press the trigger, concentrate on pressing the
trigger more smoothly.
Repeat for a total of 25 trigger presses.
This is an excellent drill to combine with the Partner Drill.
When you are finished practicing, put your target and pistol away immediately and do something else that will
remove dry practice from your thoughts. Do NOT immediately reload your pistol. After dry practice is removed
from your thoughts, you may reload your pistol. As you reload it, say “THIS GUN IS LOADED” out loud.
12 Trigger Press Dry Practice Drill
Skills development
• Followthrough
Course requirements
A. Target – 12 Trigger Press Dot Target, 8.5 x 11
B. Distance – 3 Yards.
E. Starting Position – Low Ready and Holster.
Procedure
12 Trigger Press Dry Practice Drill

This drill is done as eight strings, 12 presses total, untimed. Low Ready strings should start aimed at the base of the
target stand, where the Threat’s feet would be.
1. From the holster, draw and press 1 dry click at the lower left circle (1). Reholster.
a. Repeat and remain at Low Ready.
2. From Low Ready, press 1 dry click at the lower right circle (2).
a. Repeat and then Reholster.
3. From the holster, draw and press 2 dry clicks at the middle left circle (3). Remain at Low Ready.
4. From Low Ready, press 2 dry clicks at the middle right circle (4). Reholster.
5. From the holster, draw and press 1 dry click at upper left circle (5), then immediately press 1 dry click at upper
right circle (6). Remain at Low Ready.
6. From Low Ready, press 1 dry click at upper right circle (6), then immediately press 1 dry click at upper left circle
(5).
Top Sheet (4 inch X ring Head Zone)
Fold in half on line and cut or tear – use one face only for head
Ten points inside the ring, five points outside the ring.
Center Sheet (Thoracic Cavity)
8 inch (10) and 4 inch (X) rings
5 points outside the 10 Ring
X 10
Bottom Sheet (Abdominal Cavity) – 2 points
5 inch target
2.5 inch center
tacticalprofessor.com
NOTE: Lightly shaded circle is the size of the

NRA Basics Of Pistol Shooting Qualification and
IDPA Head shot target.
Four inch circles with 2 inch centers
Tacticalprofessor.com
12 Trigger Press Dot Target
5 6
3 4
1 2
Appendix I – Making a Tap-Rack Magazine
First, take a punch or Glock Armorer's tool and insert it into the hole in the bottom of the magazine with the punch
pointing forward.
Next, lever the tool forward, which will pop the magazine baseplate forward from its retainer notches.
Now the internals of the magazine can be removed.

Turn the follower upside down but maintain its front and rear orientation. The legs of the follower will now be up, which
prevents it from going all the way up.
Next, insert the upside-down follower into the mag body, reinstall the spring, and floorplate.
Finally, put the baseplate back on and you're finished.

When inverted, the follower doesn't rise to the top. This keeps the slide from locking to the rear when the pistol is
empty. Having the slide not lock back facilitates many of the drills in the book.
Put a piece of Blue (the international color for Inert ordnance) masking tape on the baseplate to mark it as a Tap-Rack
(Inert) magazine.
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This modification will not work with Beretta 92F magazines. The follower has a long tongue that goes into the magazine
spring. The tongue will stick up too high. It has to be shortened for the inert mag to work. Magazine that have non-
removable baseplates, such as many 1911 magazines, are also not a good candidate for this modification. The best
solution for such magazines is to purchase the Tap-Rack-Training Aid available from HolsterOps.com. It is inserted on top
of the magazine’s follower and also prevents the slide from locking back.
Appendix II – Properly gripping an autoloading pistol
The proper grip for any handgun should accomplish several objectives:
• Maximize our hand friction on the handgun. The way we prevent the handgun from moving around in our
hand(s) is simply via friction. Therefore, the more hand surface we have in contact with the gun, the more
friction we can achieve.
• Minimize the gun’s motion during recoil by stabilizing the supporting joints, principally the wrists, when the gun
fires.
• Reduce the distance between the line of the handgun’s bore and our hands to the smallest amount possible.
This diminishes the rotational torque generated by the handgun upon firing.
After establishing the appropriate grip, a series of index points can be used to feel when the grip has been properly
achieved. Especially in defensive encounters, there is no time for visually checking whether the proper grip is in place.
Having a set of index points allows a shooter to establish a proper firing grip in the holster and during the drawstroke
and know that the grip is as it should be.
With an autoloading pistol, this grip is commonly referred to as the ‘thumbs forward grip.’ Being aware of four specific
index points will allow a shooter to know that a proper grip has been achieved without having to visually verify it. There
are nuances to this grip that sometimes escape even experienced shooters, however. The first three index points are
essentially the same for all shooters. The fourth index point may vary among shooters, dependent on individual
physiology.
There is still debate as to how hard the fingers of the support hand should grip the firing hand. In any case, they should
certainly grip firmly enough to not break free of the firing hand during recoil.
Web of the firing hand

The firing hand should be as high as possible on the back strap of the pistol. Gripping the
pistol low increases the rotational torque of the pistol in the hand. So the first index point is
the relationship between the tang of the pistol and the web of the hand. For most people,
there should be no space between the tang and the web. The shape of a few people’s hand
will leave a small space even when the gun is gripped as high as possible but this space
should be minimal. Those with large hands may experience contact by the slide on the firing hand when it is hand. The
use of a beavertail or Grip Force Adapter on the Glock pistol can reduce this contact.
Bases of the thumbs mate

As much of the support hand as possible should make contact with the pistol to
maximize the friction the support hand can generate on the pistol. To achieve
maximum contact, the bases of both thumbs should make contact firmly. This is the
second index point. It is common to see space in shooters’ grips between the bases of
the thumbs. This is a clear indicator that the support hand is not making maximum
contact with the pistol.
Support trigger finger touches trigger guard

The support hand should be as high as possible on the pistol to reduce
rotation torque. Lightly touching the underside of the trigger guard with the
side of the support hand trigger finger is the third index point of a proper grip.
When the support hand trigger finger touches the trigger guard, the support
hand is properly high on the gun. The ‘cup and saucer’ hold used by most TV
and movie actors is an excellent demonstration of how NOT to form the grip
of the support hand. Because blanks generate no recoil, controlling the
handgun is not of importance to them. The ‘cup and saucer’ method does
keep the actor’s arms down and allows a better view of the face, which is why
it is used so often in TV and movies.
Wrist is extended downward

Stabilizing the support wrist is a key component of a proper grip to achieve
recoil control. This is the element that many people do incorrectly when
forming the grip. The wrist is most stable when it is extended downward.
So when the support hand is applied to the pistol to form the grip, it should
be angled downward in relation to the line of the pistol’s bore.
Angled downward in relation to bore

The downward extension is initially slightly uncomfortable and feels somewhat
unnatural. As a result, shooters tend to unconsciously keep the wrist of the
support hand straight instead of extending it downward.
Wrist should not be straight
So, it is common to see the wrist held almost straight when the support hand
is applied to form the grip. This is incorrect and does not provide much
stability to the pistol when it fires.
Wrist incorrect
Firing thumb on support thumb

Consequently, the fourth index point is the contact point of the firing
thumb on the support thumb. By knowing location of this point when
the support wrist is properly extended downward, a shooter can
immediately tell whether or not the best grip has been achieved. For
most shooters, the tip of the firing hand thumb should be aligned in the
area of the base knuckle of the support hand, rather than on top of the
knuckle, as is commonly seen. The support hand thumb can either float
free or lightly touch the frame of the pistol. It should NOT apply any
significant sideways pressure to the pistol frame, as this can create a
shift in the pistol’s point of impact.
There are two components of the fourth index point
The fourth index point has two components. First, it verifies that the support
wrist is extended downward. Second, it is located such that the firing hand
thumb clears the slide stop to the maximum extent possible.
If the firing hand thumb is placed directly alongside the slide of the pistol, it’s
easy for that thumb to prevent the slide stop from functioning. This will
prevent the slide from locking back after the last shot fires. The subsequent
click upon a firing attempt when the slide does not lock back can be either
annoying or fatal, depending on circumstance.
For most shooters, the firing thumb should be placed directly in line with the
support thumb, as opposed to beside it near the slide. Learning to place the
firing thumb in line with the support thumb will minimize the possibility of
interfering with the slide stop.
In summary, the four index points of the proper grip on an autoloading pistol are:
1. Web of firing hand meets tang of pistol.

2. Bases of both thumbs mate closely.
3. Support hand trigger finger makes contact with trigger guard.
4. Contact point of the firing thumb on the support thumb.
Developing a proper grip takes some effort and analysis but yields big dividends in terms of your shooting ability.
Appendix III – Negative Outcomes
Not all Outcomes associated with firearms ownership are positive. There are at least 11 different categories of Negative
Outcomes than can result from owning or handling firearms. These Negative Outcomes occur on a daily basis in the
United States.
Periodically ‘Concealed Carry Mistakes’ lists are posted on the Internet or written about in gun magazines. They usually
revolve around simplistic issues, such as:
• Equipment issues; gun, holster, clothing, etc.

• Not getting enough training
• Not ‘knowing’ the law
But the really Serious Mistakes that gunowners make are things like:
• Shooting yourself
• Shooting someone you shouldn’t have, either intentionally or unintentionally
• Getting needlessly arrested
• Getting shot by the police
• Leaving guns where unauthorized persons can access them, which sometimes results in tragedies
• Frightening innocent people around you
• Endangering innocent people needlessly
Researching unfortunate occurrences can provide us with different types of Negative Outcomes. For instance:
1. Brandishing/threatening
2. Chasing criminals after the end of a confrontation
3. Downrange failures (the gunowner shot an innocent while shooting at a threat)
4. Intervention in criminal events not happening to the gun owner personally
5. Lost/stolen guns
6. Mistaken identity shootings
7. Negligent discharges, including self-inflicted gunshot wounds and Unintentional shootings
8. Police Involvement, such as being needlessly arrested or being shot by responding officers
9. Poor judgement
10. Unauthorized access (generally by small children)
11. Unjustifiable shootings, including warning shots
Firearms are deadly weapons and instruments of ultimate personal responsibility. If you are unwilling to accept this
responsibility, then you should neither own nor handle firearms, PERIOD. Irresponsibility easily leads to serious bodily
injury or death, in an instant.
Ignorance, incompetence, and carelessness are the root causes of gun misfortunes. Guns can be just merciless about
careless handling as household electricity is. No one would hold an electrical cord by the metal prongs while plugging it
in and expect to not get electrocuted. And yet many people think nothing of handing a loaded firearm with their finger
on the trigger. Firearms can cause severe injury or death just as easily and quickly as electricity.
Legal problems are frequently the result of incompetence, stupidity, or carelessness. Other Negative Outcomes are the
result of breaking one or more of the Four Rules of Safe Gunhandling.
When using a firearm, regardless of the circumstances, always follow Four Rules of Safe Gunhandling
1) Treat all guns as if they are ALWAYS loaded.

2) Never let yourself point a gun at something or someone you don’t want to be shot.
3) Keep your finger out of and above the trigger guard until the gun is pointed at your target and you are ready
for the gun to fire.
4) Be sure of what you are shooting at and what is behind it.
In addition,
• Store weapons where they are not accessible to unauthorized persons

• Know the law
• Know the readiness status of a weapon
Nothing in this ebook constitutes legal advice. If you own any firearm, you should seek out legal education about the
complexities of firearms ownership.
There are many good sources of legal education available. The Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network provides a large
amount of information to its members as part of the member benefits. There are other organizations and excellent
books, as well. Regardless of what source you choose, please seek out some kind of legal education if you own a firearm,
whether for personal protection, hunting, or sport.
Note that the author can NOT possibly explain nor control every way to avoid the Serious Mistakes. According, no
liability is assumed for those who read to this ebook and still end up having a Negative Outcome. Life is not fair; if you
want a guarantee, buy a toaster.
Drill List
Live Fire Drills and Targets
Evaluation Courses
• MQP DP I Pro-Marksman Printable Center and Bottom Sheets
• Nevada Evaluation Course Printable silhouette target
• Ohio Evaluation Course Printable silhouette target
• Texas Arkansas Evaluation Course Printable silhouette target
• Florida Evaluation Course Printable silhouette target
• Illinois Evaluation Course Printable silhouette target
Skill Builders
• Shoot a group Skill Builder Printable Center Sheet
• One Shot Draw Skill Builder Printable Center Sheet
• Short Sequence Skill Builder Printable Center and Bottom Sheets
• Draw to Challenge Skill Builder Printable Center and Bottom Sheets
• 12 shot Skill Builder Three five inch circle targets
• 50 round Sustainment Drill Three five inch circle targets
Decision and Thinking Drills

• Playing Card Drill (single target) Printable silhouette target
• Playing Card Drill (Multiple target) Three five inch double circle targets
• 1-2-3 Drill Three five inch double circle targets
• Punto Banco Three five inch double circle targets
• Blackjack Purpose made six circle target
• Family Taken Hostage Printable silhouette targets
Standards
• MQP DP II Pro-Marksman Printable silhouette target
• MQP DP II Marksman Printable silhouette target
• MQP DP II Marksman 1st Class Printable silhouette target
• MQP DP II Sharpshooter Printable silhouette target
• MQP DP II Expert Printable silhouette target
• BOPS Student Standard Four inch circle 4 up
Dry Practice Drills and Targets

• Dry Practice Session, Untimed Printable silhouette target
• Dry Practice Session, Timed Printable silhouette target
• Partner Drill Silhouette, Half Circle, or 12 Trigger Press
• Half Circle Drill Dry Practice Half Circle Drill Sheet
• Draw to Challenge Printable silhouette target
• 12 Trigger Press Drill 12 Trigger Press Dot target
Targets
• Printable Silhouette
• Five inch double circle targets
• 12 trigger Press Dot target
• Four inch circle 4 up

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Concealed Carry Skills and Drills

A Guide for Average People

By Claude Werner, The Tactical Professor

© 2018 Claude Werner and Firearms Safety Training LLC

Most skills analyses presented to the public have several flaws:

Marksmanship concepts in the book

The Armed Citizen® – A Five Year Analysis 1997-2001

2017 Summary of skills from TAC

Shoot with handgun 23

• Intervene in another's situation

• National Rifle Association

FIREARMS ARE REMORSELESSLY UNFORGIVING OF EVEN THE SLIGHTEST LAPSE IN ATTENTION.

6 50 round Illinois Evaluation Family Taken BOPS Student 12 shot Drill

The drill requirements are as follows:

The drill requirements are as follows:

The course requirements are as follows:

The course requirements are as follows:

The course requirements are as follows:

B. Distance – 3 yards or minimum allowable distance to target, whichever is more.

Sequence 2 – Dominant Hand Only – (DHO)

B. Distance – 3 yards initially.

A. Target – Printable silhouette target

Stage One (6 rounds)

Stage Two (12 rounds)

Stage Three (12 rounds)

A. Target – Printable silhouette

The course requirements are as follows:

A. Target – Printable silhouette

A. Target – Printable silhouette

The course requirements are as follows:

A. Target – Printable silhouette

To shoot the drill:

B. Distance – 3 yards or minimum allowable distance to target, whichever is more.

B. Distance – 3 yards or minimum allowable distance to target, whichever is more.

Scoring the Drill.

B. Distance – 3 yards or minimum allowable distance to target, whichever is more.

B. Distance – 3 yards or minimum allowable distance to target, whichever is more.

A. Target – Printable silhouette

A. Target – Printable silhouette

A. Target – Printable silhouette

A. Target – Printable silhouette

General Dry Practice Safety Procedures

Untimed Dry Practice Session

Timed Dry Practice Session

It can be used as part of several other drills:

Draw and Challenge

Check your pistol to ensure there is no live ammunition in it.

12 Trigger Press Dry Practice Drill

NOTE: Lightly shaded circle is the size of the

Now the internals of the magazine can be removed.

Finally, put the baseplate back on and you're finished.

Web of the firing hand

Bases of the thumbs mate

Support trigger finger touches trigger guard

Wrist is extended downward

Angled downward in relation to bore

Wrist should not be straight

Firing thumb on support thumb

1. Web of firing hand meets tang of pistol.

• Equipment issues; gun, holster, clothing, etc.

1) Treat all guns as if they are ALWAYS loaded.

• Store weapons where they are not accessible to unauthorized persons

Decision and Thinking Drills