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Shooting Drills

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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Shooting Drill- Diminishing Dots

Written by: Greg Ellifritz Different sized targets require a differing level of precision with regards to sight alignment.  This issue is often described by instructors as “seeing what you need to see to make the shot.”    When shooting at a human torso at five feet, no sights are even necessary.  When shooting at a […]

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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The New FBI Qualification Course

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   In 2014, the FBI made a historic change in their qualification course by making the qualification stages more similar to the types of threats that agents face.  I detailed the change and described the utility of the qualification course in this article.   My friend Tom Givens (who has trained […]

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Marcus Wynne’s “Accelerated Learning” Pistol Shooting Drill

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   My friend Marcus Wynne has recently decided to carry a brace of revolvers for self protection instead of a single large autopistol.  In some recent emails he explained the drill he created for optimal practice of the skills needed to successfully defend yourself with a snub-nosed revolver.  Here are Marcus’ […]

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Handgun Combatives “FYFO” Drill

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I got this drill from a comment my friend Dave Spaulding wrote on his Facebook page about a year ago.  He and his co-instructor Bucky Buchanon were at the range developing some new drills.   The FYFO started out by looking at Justin Dyal’s well known Five Yard Roundup Drill.  […]

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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2018 Practice Session # 31

Written by: Greg Ellifritz This series consists of the details of recent shooting practice sessions I have completed.  It is my hope that by sharing some of my practice routines, more shooters will be inspired to add structured drills with measurable progress standards into their own practice sessions. -Greg   Unfortunately, this will be my […]

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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2018 Practice Session #28

Written by: Greg Ellifritz This series consists of the details of recent shooting practice sessions I have completed.  It is my hope that by sharing some of my practice routines, more shooters will be inspired to add structured drills with measurable progress standards into their own practice sessions. -Greg   My stated practice plan this […]

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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2018 Practice Session #27

Written by: Greg Ellifritz This series consists of the details of recent shooting practice sessions I have completed.  It is my hope that by sharing some of my practice routines, more shooters will be inspired to add structured drills with measurable progress standards into their own practice sessions. -Greg   My stated practice plan this […]

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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