How To Practice Long-Distance Pistol Shooting With 1 Box of Ammo

If you only have one box of ammo, you can still train almost ALL your pistol skills. Carter runs a 50-round training session created by Jeff, our Direct of Training at Patriot Training Center. This practice session covers all the essential conceal carry skills you need from 3-25yds.

COURSE OF FIRE:

Dry Work:

4-Count Draw by step
Ensure clearing of the cover garment.
Over emphasize holstering the gun slowly, carefully, reluctantly, etc.

4-Count Draw to the Ready
No wasting time, get the gun out.
Finger off the trigger, visual awareness downrange, hands, waistline, ready to discriminate target if needed.

4-Count Draw present to target, press a perfect shot
Gun goes on target, finger goes on target, take out slack.
Follow through/2nd Sight Pic.
Back to the ready and holster.

Reloads/Malfunction Remediation
Setup:
Start with a dummy/snap cap in the chamber and 1 dummy/snap cap in the magazine. Have at least two spare magazines with one dummy round each.
Attempt to fire, remedy the malfunction, press off perfect shot.
Execute a speed/proactive reload and repeat the drill.

Dry Parrot
From 3 yards, at the Ready, five perfect trigger presses on the parrot (or similar small target)
Repeat at least 3 times.

Live Fire:
3 Yard Line-
From the Ready, fire 5 rounds to the parrot, untimed. (5 Rounds)
From the Ready, fire 1 round to the chest, 1 round to the head, and 1 round to the parrot. X2 (6 Rounds)
*Vary the order each iteration.
Draw and fire 3 rounds to the chest in 4 seconds or less. X2 (6 Rounds)
Draw and fire 2 to the chest and 1 to the head in 5 seconds or less. X2 (6 Rounds)
5 Yard Line-
Draw and fire 3 rounds to the chest in 4 seconds or less. (3 Rounds)
Draw and fire 2 rounds to the chest and 1 to the head in 4 seconds or less. (3 Rounds)
From the Ready, fire 1 head shot in 2 seconds or less. X2 (2 Rounds)
7 Yard Line-
Draw and fire 4 rounds to the chest in 5 seconds or less. (4 Rounds)
Download to 1 round in the gun and 2 in the magazine, fire 3 rounds to the chest, reload and fire 3 more rounds to the chest in 9 seconds or less. (6 Rounds)
15 Yard Line-
Draw and fire 2 rounds to the chest in 8 seconds or less. (2 Rounds)
From the Ready, Fire 3 Rounds to the chest in 12 seconds or less. (3 Rounds)
25 Yard Line-
Draw and fire 2 rounds to the chest in 8 seconds or less. (2 Rounds)
From the Ready, Fire 2 Rounds to the chest in 12 seconds or less. (2 Rounds)