3 Low Round Drills to Train and Not Break the Bank

 3 Low round drills require less ammo, and more bang for your buck.

Dot torture

Required: a handgun, two magazines, 50 rounds of ammo, a holster, a spare magazine carrier, and a free printable target.  

Distance and time constraints are up to each shooter, but I suggest starting at 3-yards and working your way outwards.

Dot Torture utilizes a target made up of 10 circles measuring 2-inches.

Each circle offers a specific assignment, from shooting slow fire to drawing to one-handed shooting, reloads, and more.

Dot Torture works a little bit of everything and requires a single box of pistol ammunition.

Targets:  targets4free.com

Required: nine rounds per run, a free printable target, and a handgun, of course. The target comprises six small circles, and you’ll use three circles for each run.

This is modified Hackathorn headshot standards for an indoor range and requires a single target, no drawing, and a lot of simplicity.

Start at 5-yards, set a par time for three seconds, and obtain a standard ready position.

• String 1 – At the beep, fire one round in each circle, going from left to right in three seconds.
• String 2 – At the beep, fire one round in each circle, going from right to left in three seconds.
• String 3 – At the beep, fire one round in each circle, starting with the center dot. Then the shooter chooses the order to shoot the left and right dots in three seconds.

·         A passing score is seven out of nine. Anything fired after the three seconds counts as a miss.

·         This simple drill is quite fun and challenging, plus it’s allowed at most ranges.

·         It trains trigger control, sight alignment, accuracy, and your ability to transition targets, all under the stress of a timer.

Targets:  Tacticalhyve.com

 

The 10-10-10 drill acts as both a test of skill and a drill to improve.

Shooters will fire 10 shots at 10-yards in 10 seconds at a B8 target. All shots must land in the black of the B8 target.

If you are unfamiliar, the black of a B8 target is the 9, 10, and X rings.

You can also do this drill at an indoor range with strict rules because it doesn’t require movement, drawing, or any other unapproved movements.

It’s a challenge to achieve. And as a drill provides every metric, you need to measure performance — range, round count, specific target, and time limit.

If you do get a little too good at it, try shortening the par time, or if allowable, add a movement, a draw, or something similar.

But if it’s too hard, decrease the distance at first, then slowly increase the distance as you get better.

Targets: www.bigtexordnance.com

Current economy and ammo costs dictates finding ways to train but remain on a budget.  Using these low round drills can maximize your ammo bill and still be able to maintain a high rate of training.

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