Called Shots, Real Decisions
Dry-Fire · At Home
Recorded voice memo or partner calls: “gold,” “even,” “triangle,” “two plus one.” Present ONLY on valid solutions; stand down on garbage calls. 20 reps.
Live-Fire · At the Range
8 strings at 7 yd: caller mixes real and fake solutions. 3 rds on correct calls, ZERO on bad ones. A shot on a bad call counts double against you.
Service Pistol
Add the light: identify, THEN decide, THEN (maybe) shoot.
Concealed Carry
The decision happens before the garment moves, not during.
Carbine
Muzzle stays at ready through the entire decision. Decide, then mount.
AUX (when ready): correct first round inside 2.5s of the call.
Confidence is a byproduct of receipts. Keep the log current.
Your Daily Callout — By Archetype
The rep where you DON'T shoot is the hardest one on this page for you. It's also the point.
Your home game. Win it fast, not just right.
Responsible restraint is a trained skill, not a personality trait. Train it.
No flowchart is fast enough for this. Build the instinct by repetition.
Layer: two-part calls (“gold, then smallest number”).
- Treat every firearm as if it is loaded — always, no matter what you think you know.
- Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
- Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on target and you have decided to fire.
- Be sure of your target — and everything beyond it.
Dry-fire: no ammunition in the room. Verify the firearm is clear — twice. Use a safe backstop. When you finish, say it out loud: “Dry fire is over.”
The Four Universal Safety Rules
Non-negotiable. Every drill, every rep, every time. This applies to live fire and dry fire.
- Treat every firearm as if it is loaded — always, no matter what you think you know.
- Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
- Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on target and you have decided to fire.
- Be sure of your target — and everything beyond it.