Defensive Shooting Drills

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Evofire34

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What does everyone use for drills for defensive shooting? Or just for accuracy shooting in general?

Any certain regiments, or just go to the range and shoot?

Let me know please. I am new the the S&M MP platform, so I want to get comfortable with it in my hands, and from a draw and fire situation.

I also need to find a kydex holster for it.
 
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If you talk to the folks at your local range, they probably have some good basic firearms handling classes.

My wife and myself took a basic firearms safety class out here where we live. My wife is new to shooting, and I have shot for a long time. We both learned alot of new techniques and few tricks.

Left us wanting for more education and training!

IF YOU HAVE WEAPONS AT HOME, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO TRAIN AND KNOW THEM INSIDE AND OUT.

CHUCK
 
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I have instructed police / tactical firearms going on 40 years. I have no idea what your skill level is or what your background is with handguns.
A. You should be trained in basic pistol skills, safety, manual of arms for your particular weapon, and then the basics: grip, draw, sights/trigger...sight alignment, trigger control, shoot, follow through.
B. Once basic skill sets are learned, then the shooter can move up to more advanced drills.
I always recommend formal training from qualified instructors, particularly when you start doing more "high speed" drills, such as presentation drills, etc.
 
I am trained in pistol handling. i will work holstering and drawing and sighting and all that stuff at home with a safe weapon.

I am trained VIA the USAF and NRA approved courses. I was just wondering what people do for SHOOTING drills. We never really drilled for accuracy or live fire retargeting. Just draw, aim, fire, or just open fire target practice. Nothign really for speed or accuracy. That is what I am in search of.
 
My EDC is a 442 but this should work for almost anything. Using my carry ammo, the FBI +P 158 gr., I run a standard paper plate out to 3 yards and shoot to empty as fast as possible. Then I combat reload, speed loader or speedstrip, and repeat. If all ten shots stay on the plate then I've achieved my goal.

Beyond that I qualify for LEOSA annually, a state mandated course that is the same for active duty cops and these things keep me pretty sharp.
 
cool. I found a few things on line that will help. double tap drills, and fast target acquisition and things. going to the range this weekend to put some of it to use.
 
Evo ... If you've not done so, start point shooting. I've been working on it for almost a year, and have seen dramatic improvements in my range sessions as to "defensive" shooting drills. There's a good amount of info out there, including DVDs, so you have some resources to explore.
 
Why not use USPSA/IDPA matches for this purpose? Works for me...

Randy
 
I am no where near a good enough shot to be in matches...lol we have a few really nice outdoor covered purpose built ranges here that I am going to start going to. One even has a pistol course that after a documented 20 hours of shooting on their range, one can use. It's a 1 person at a time course with gongs, and silohette dummys and things. should be fun!
 
A combination of hightened stress and multiple targets are generally the common ingredients in tactical training. A range master or coach yelling out rapid instructions can be nerve wracking but, ultimately, useful. Most shoot/don't shoot courses have those two elements in common.
 
Two drills that I run almost every time I go to the range are the FAST drill and the 4567 Drill. Explanations of these and some other great drills can be found here pistol-training.com » Drills

A must-have training aid is a shot timer - it is a great tool for seeing how well you are progressing. If you can't spring for a shot timer at this time, I understand there is an app. for the I-phone that works pretty well.

Either way, a shot timer will really give you an understanding of where you need to improve. Shooting accurately is important, but things happen quickly in a defensive situation, and a timer will help you push yourself to find your balance of accuracy and speed.

Definitely give the FAST and the 4567 drills a try. These are really a great indication of how well rounded of a shooter you are. I'm sure they will be very humbling at first, but as you gain more experience I guarantee you will start to see your times come down and your shot placements improve.
 
Drills

I typically work on starting out doing presentation drills, shooting at 3,7,15,25 yds...single rds at first(center of mass), then double taps, then "no stop" drills ( trains for armored opponents & bullet sponges - 2 center of mass - 1 head or 1 to pelvic structure - higher % than head shots), then continue the drills on multiple targets - shoot /no shoot targets.
Also you should incorporate failure to function drills, I load a couple pcs of resized brass in my mags to simulate a F2F...learn how to do various clearance drills in a tactical fashion.....learn how to move off the "X" and use cover & shoot from various positions using cover....learn how to do emergency reloads and tactical reloads....learn not to take your eyes off the threat area, learn to scan your surroundings (while keeping your weapon pointed in safe direction) for other threats. The most critical part of defensive shooting is the presentation & that first accurately placed rd....hits count...misses don't....remember every rd you fire has an attorney attached to it...and using a electronic timer, so that you can compete against yourself is a must....work on technique, let speed come to you....."smooth is fast".......a stress fire course(under supervision) will really show you how things will go South.. now that I know a bit of your background - hope this is helpful..good shooting.
 
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