Three Yards Of Truth
Dry-Fire · At Home
15 reps: high-compressed position (gun indexed at the ribs), then step BACK while extending to full presentation. Make distance.
Live-Fire · At the Range
3 yd: 10 rds from compressed-ready, 2-rd strings, inner box. 5 yd: 10 rds extending compressed-to-full. No holster speed work this close unless range and training allow.
Service Pistol
Retention position with the gun side bladed away.
Concealed Carry
At carry distances this IS your fight range. Deliberate and clean.
Carbine
Indoors the carbine compresses too: stock over shoulder, muzzle short of the frame. Dry only unless your range truly allows.
AUX (when ready): compressed 2-rd pair inside the inner box in under 1.5s.
The body keeps score of repetition, not intention.
Your Daily Callout — By Archetype
Close means fast, but fast means hit. A miss at 3 yards is a special failure.
At this distance the read happens in tenths. Eyes at full speed even when the gun is slow.
Close-quarters is where protecting someone gets physical. Train the footwork that puts you between.
You can't out-plan 3 yards. Compressed, hit, move. Keep it that simple.
Layer: add the rearward step DURING the pair.
- 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.