I was curious how well my FBI configuration (3" heavy barrel, round butt) Model 13 would do on the current FBI pistol qualification course, using 158 gr +P ammo.
The current FBI pistol qualification course of fire is as follows:
Target used is the QIT-99 or QIT-03
Course consists of a total of 60 rounds
Each round counts as one point
Any hits inside the target area count
You must draw from concealment for every string of shots
Passing score for Agents is 48 out of 60
Stage 1: 3 yard line
3 rounds in 3 seconds using your strong hand only
3 rounds in 3 seconds using your strong hand only
3 rounds using strong hand only, switch hands, 3 rounds using support hand only in 8 seconds
Total of 12 rounds for Stage 1
After Stage 1, all shooting is done with two hands
Stage 2: 5 yard line
3 rounds in 3 seconds
3 rounds in 3 seconds
3 rounds in 3 seconds
3 rounds in 3 seconds
Total of 12 rounds for Stage 2
Stage 3: 7 yard line
4 rounds in 4 seconds
4 rounds in 4 seconds
Have two magazines loaded with four rounds each. Fire four rounds, reload, fire another four rounds in 8 seconds.
Total of 16 rounds for Stage 3
Stage 4: 15 yard line
3 rounds in 6 seconds
3 rounds in 6 seconds
4 rounds in 8 seconds
Total of 10 rounds for Stage 4
Stage 5: 25 yard line
Requires barricade.
Move to cover and fire 2 rounds standing, then 3 rounds kneeling, all in 15 seconds
Move to cover and fire 2 rounds standing, then 3 rounds kneeling, all in 15 seconds
Total of 10 rounds for Stage 5
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Now...the tricky part for a revolver on this pistol oriented course of fire is this portion of Stage 3:
"Have two magazines loaded with four rounds each. Fire four rounds, reload, fire another four rounds in 8 seconds."
Getting eight rounds on target in eight seconds is a challenge with a 6 shot revolver. I found that to come close, I had to use the outdated FBI reload rather than my preferred Stress Fire reload.
Even then, the best I could accomplish in 2 qualification runs was 7 out of 8 rounds as round 8 left the barrel at 8.24 seconds on the first attempt and 8.29 seconds on the second attempt.
Even then, it was really moving given the concealed carry start and the concealed carry of the reload. However, I think with some practice I can shave off the extra third of a second and get 60/60.
The other stages were all easily done with around a half second to spare on the short range stages and 2-3 seconds to spare on the 25 yard stage. If there is a major impact, it's the need to fire all rounds in the 3, 5 and 7 yards stages in DA mode, rather than with the shorter, lighter, (but rather gritty and creepy) trigger on a Glock.
The 15 and 25 yard stages offered enough time to use the revolver in SA mode, which improved the score to 59/60 on the second run, as compared to 54/60 on the first attempt.
The current FBI pistol qualification course of fire is as follows:
Target used is the QIT-99 or QIT-03
Course consists of a total of 60 rounds
Each round counts as one point
Any hits inside the target area count
You must draw from concealment for every string of shots
Passing score for Agents is 48 out of 60
Stage 1: 3 yard line
3 rounds in 3 seconds using your strong hand only
3 rounds in 3 seconds using your strong hand only
3 rounds using strong hand only, switch hands, 3 rounds using support hand only in 8 seconds
Total of 12 rounds for Stage 1
After Stage 1, all shooting is done with two hands
Stage 2: 5 yard line
3 rounds in 3 seconds
3 rounds in 3 seconds
3 rounds in 3 seconds
3 rounds in 3 seconds
Total of 12 rounds for Stage 2
Stage 3: 7 yard line
4 rounds in 4 seconds
4 rounds in 4 seconds
Have two magazines loaded with four rounds each. Fire four rounds, reload, fire another four rounds in 8 seconds.
Total of 16 rounds for Stage 3
Stage 4: 15 yard line
3 rounds in 6 seconds
3 rounds in 6 seconds
4 rounds in 8 seconds
Total of 10 rounds for Stage 4
Stage 5: 25 yard line
Requires barricade.
Move to cover and fire 2 rounds standing, then 3 rounds kneeling, all in 15 seconds
Move to cover and fire 2 rounds standing, then 3 rounds kneeling, all in 15 seconds
Total of 10 rounds for Stage 5
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Now...the tricky part for a revolver on this pistol oriented course of fire is this portion of Stage 3:
"Have two magazines loaded with four rounds each. Fire four rounds, reload, fire another four rounds in 8 seconds."
Getting eight rounds on target in eight seconds is a challenge with a 6 shot revolver. I found that to come close, I had to use the outdated FBI reload rather than my preferred Stress Fire reload.
Even then, the best I could accomplish in 2 qualification runs was 7 out of 8 rounds as round 8 left the barrel at 8.24 seconds on the first attempt and 8.29 seconds on the second attempt.
Even then, it was really moving given the concealed carry start and the concealed carry of the reload. However, I think with some practice I can shave off the extra third of a second and get 60/60.
The other stages were all easily done with around a half second to spare on the short range stages and 2-3 seconds to spare on the 25 yard stage. If there is a major impact, it's the need to fire all rounds in the 3, 5 and 7 yards stages in DA mode, rather than with the shorter, lighter, (but rather gritty and creepy) trigger on a Glock.
The 15 and 25 yard stages offered enough time to use the revolver in SA mode, which improved the score to 59/60 on the second run, as compared to 54/60 on the first attempt.
