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Shooting Drills

Modifying the Rangemaster 6/5/4 Drill

I haven’t given you any new shooting drills for awhile, so I thought I’d write up one that I shot last week.   I got the drill from Tom Givens’ most recent Rangemaster monthly news letter (opens to PDF).       It’s called the 6/5/4 Drill.  Tom’s drill instructions follow:   “You will need […]

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Shooting Drill- Rangemaster Bullseye Course

Written by: Greg Ellifritz I like shooting drills that are timed and scored.  Shooting drills that have standards allow shooters to track performance over time.  A structured training program with performance tracking is the difference between training and “plinking.”   I generally start out each of my handgun range sessions with a standard drill.  That […]

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Mike Pannone’s “Mind Games” Drill

Written by Greg Ellifritz   “Changing gears” is a concept I often employ in my practice shooting drills.  Altering shot cadences between fast imprecise shooting on large, close targets and slow precise shooting on smaller targets is an important skill to train.  It’s important to learn what you “need to see” to make a shot. […]

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Shooting Drill- Viking Tactics Rifle/Handgun Transition Drill

Written by: Greg Ellifritz Viking Tactics owner Kyle Lamb has a very fast paced rifle/handgun transition drill you should be trying if you have a range that allows for forward movement towards the target.  The drill covers strong and weak shoulder rifle shooting, sling transitions, and pistol transitions in a very short time frame.   You’ll […]

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Shoot Better in 15 Minutes

I know the title of this article sounds a bit like “click bait,” but it really isn’t.    Would you believe me if I told you that I could significantly improve your shooting performance in less than 15 minutes while firing 30 total rounds?  Read more about my methodology and give these training drills a […]

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Shooting Drill- Reston Group Standards

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Jared Reston is a sheriff’s deputy and firearms trainer from Florida.  I’ve never personally trained with him or his crew, but they have a very good reputation in the training community.  Reston himself is famous for winning a remarkable gunfight where the criminal shot him seven times.  Read a short […]

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Low Round Count Shooting Drills

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I originally posted this article in the height of the Covid-19 pandemic last year.  I had received an email from a reader who suggested that I put together a list of shooting drills that don’t involve firing too many rounds.  I thought it was an excellent suggestion and wrote the […]

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
Bill Blowers, Claude Werner, Justin Dyal, Larry Vickers, Mike Pannone, Mike Seeklander, Pat McNamara, shooting drills, Todd Green, Tom Givens View Post

Shooting Drill: The Cloverleaf

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I first shot this drill in a speed shooting class I took with Rob Leatham.  Rob thought it was a fun drill and a very good test of trigger control.  I agree.  It’s one of my favorite drills to shoot, being both fun and frustrating at the same time.  Master […]

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Rangemaster Baseline Assessment Drill

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I got this one from the Rangemaster Instructor Course I attended last year.  It is also described as the “drill of the month” in Rangemaster’s December 2020 Newsletter (opens to PDF).   Here are the specifics:   Rangemaster Baseline Skills Assessment Drill   Use a B-8 repair center, FBI-IP-1 bullseye, […]

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Shooting Drill- Double It!

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I got the idea for this drill from Rich Grassi’s article in The Tactical Wire.   In the article, Rich suggests that for a more challenging training exercise, police firearms instructors should shoot their state’s qualification course with TWICE the number of required targets in the same time limits as […]

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Shooting Drill- “The Challenge”

I got today’s practice drill from The Shooting Wire.  It’s called quite simply “The Challenge.”  Read about it at the link below.   The “Challenge” with Trainers   “The objective of “Rastoff’s Challenge is to place all hits into the 2”x3” oval X-ring over the course of fire, shot with no time limit.” 3 yards: […]

Posted on October 28, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Shooting Drill- B-8 Bonanza

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I got this challenging drill my friends at  Justified Defensive Concepts.  They had been working on a new drill and  announced it on their Facebook page.  Here is the drill description directly from their page:   “The Justified Defensive Concepts B8 Bonanza: Target: B8 bullseye Distance: All shots fired at […]

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Shooting Drill- “The Test With No Name”

I found this drill in the “Skills and Drills” section of The Firearms Rack Website.  John Johnston from Citizens Defense Research came up with the drill.  It requires either a Langdon LTT-1 Target, or two B8 Targets separated by two more one inch square targets. According to the link above, the drill is run as […]

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Shooting Drill- The Mini Casino Drill

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   The Casino Drill was devised by Rangemaster’s Tom Givens as an exercise designed to evaluate/train multiple skill sets in the context of defensive handgun shooting.  Tom provides a description of this drill in his September 2017 Rangemaster news letter (opens to PDF).   If you are a video person, watch […]

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Shooting From the Ground

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Have you ever trained to draw and fire your pistol from any position other than standing?  Most recreational shooters haven’t.   Fights are messy.  Sometimes the unexpected happens.  Take a look at this story.  A man was fleeing armed robbers and slipped on the ice, causing him to fall.   […]

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles, Shooting Drills
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Shooting Drill- Dot Assessment Madness

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I got this drill from Ballistic Radio’s Facebook page.   Dot Assessment Madness AKA D.A.M. Is a 55-round assessment fired on the excellent Langdon Tactical, Inc. target.   John Johnston describes the drill as follows:   “At 3 yards Start with no more than 15 rounds in the gun or […]

Posted on December 26, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Shooting Drill- The Humbler

Written by Greg Ellifritz   This shooting drill is one of the hardest I’ve ever attempted.   I got it from Kyle Defoor’s page.  It is a 70 shot drill with 700 possible aggregate points.  Allegedly, no one has ever shot a perfect score.  I certainly haven’t ever even come close.  I’m happy if I […]

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Shooting Drill- “Pistol Punto Banco”

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   My friend Claude Werner recently published a book titled “Shooting Your Black Rifle.”  A large part of the book contains shooting drills and qualification courses for the AR-15 rifle. One of the drills Claude developed is one that he calls the “Punto Banco.”  It is a rifle adaptation of Tom […]

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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The Breakdown Drill

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I got this drill from Recoil Magazine’s article titled Skills and Drills: Breakdown Drill.   You can download and print out the targets you will need HERE.  And notice that I said “targets” in the plural.  You’ll screw this one up the first time and will want to try it again.  […]

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Shooting Drill- Justin Dyal’s “Par 5”

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I found this pistol shooting drill in a recent Justin Dyal article in SWAT magazine called STANDOFF HANDGUN DRILLS: Accuracy at Situational Speed. From the article: The purpose of the Par 5 drill is for the shooter to gain an appreciation of the linkage between sight alignment and trigger break […]

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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