Posted: 12/25/2005 1:56:00 AM EDT
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Here is the Course Of Fire we(Defensive Edge Alumni) work off of: Handgun: 15yds: Draw and fire two rounds with dummies mixed in. (tap / rack / re-access / bang if necessary) 50 rounds total 1 yds Close Quarter Technique. (2 seconds each command) Draw and fire 2rds, repeat 3 times. Draw and fire 3rds, repeat 3 times. Draw and fire 4rds, repeat 3 times.(27rds) 3yds and 7yds Draw while moving laterally. Engage with 3rds, repeat 3times. Drug/Body Armor Drill: 2body/1head, and Zipper, repeat 3 times. (36rds) 10yds and 15yds Draw and engage Dominant Hand only 3rds, repeat 3 times. Draw and engage Non-Dominant Hand only 3rds, repeat 3 times. (18rds) 25yds Barricade. Draw and engage Dominant and Non-Dominant side. Engage target with 3rds each presentation, repeat 3times. (18rds) 50yds Draw and engage from prone, kneeling Dominant, kneeling Non-Dominant. Engage target with 5rds from each position. (15rds) 5yds / 10yds / 15yds/ 25yds Draw and engage 9rds at each distance. Engage 25yds/15yds from cover. Engage 5yds/10yds While moving laterally. (36rds) 15yds/use cover and fire 4rds left-right barricade, load/tacload and move to 10yd cover. 15yds/move to cover (left & right)firing on the move 2rds. 15yds/moving toward hostage target 3rds point blank/draw 2rds cqb (5times) (25rds Handgun)
WORK HEAVILY ON: Tacloads, Jambs type 1 & 2, holster and reholster work, and one handed drawing/shooting/reloads/jambs, and finally some movement shooting very slow and smooth on small targets as accuracy counts and misses should be frowned upon. ********************************************************************** Handgun & Carbine Accuracy Stress Exercise: (DON"T KILL OR INJURE ANYONE). *****Stress is done by getting the blood flowing at an elevated heart rate which causes the fine motor skills of the hands to be gone, so one has to rely upon their gross motor skills. Plus the stress portion of this is good for the purpose of teaching people to slow themselves down and take their time to get a proper and accurate hit (as you cannot miss fast enough). The other thing about the stress penalty is that it emphasises that misses are a bad thing and there is a penalty to pay for missing just as in real life.
Exercise: Start at 25yds (a little closer is fine). Have the shooter run back to the 50yd line around a marker such as barrel, and then run back to the 25yd line. Now at the 25yd line they present their weapon (handgun from holster) and shoot one shot at one target (steel target preferred for the instant response). If the shooter misses they then reholster and run again back to the 50yd around the barrel and back to the 25yd line and try the one shot again, and if they miss again they repeat the run until they get the hit. Once they have accomplished it for one hit, try the exercise for two targets with two hits, then three and so forth. If a person cannot run or the range doesn't allow for it you can always do 10 pushups or jumping jacks for the heart rate elevation stress. This exercise is a personal favorite and can be done in two teams as a relay race.
My suggestion for this upcoming alumni training session is to stick to basics, emphasize slow smooth techniques and marksmanship principles. Use smaller targets with pushups as penalties for misses and hits on hostages. Everyone gets tired of pushups and sprints if they keep missing or hitting hostages, so stress might be a good learning lesson. Remember and emphasize that it is about slowing down and getting proper hits, then following through properly with access/scan/tacload. Proper hits and follow up actions are what is going to save someones life someday, not speed that results in misses. Let me know if you have any questions.
CY6, Sully
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