Carrying Through a Normal Day
Dry-Fire · At Home
Verified clear. Run ten draws from each of the positions you actually spend your day in: seated at a desk, in the driver's seat, and reaching for something on a high shelf. Most carry practice happens standing up, which is the position you are in least.
Live-Fire · At the Range
Twenty rounds at 7 yards, seated if your range allows it, drawing from concealment. If seated work is not permitted, shoot standing and run the seated reps dry at home.
Service Pistol
If you spend your shift in a vehicle, the seated draw is your primary draw.
Concealed Carry
The seatbelt is part of the problem. Practice clearing it as part of the rep.
Carbine
The carbine in a vehicle is a different gun. Know how it comes out before you need it.
AUX (when ready): seated draw from concealment to a verified sight picture in under two and a half seconds.
Train the positions you live in rather than the one that is convenient at the range.
Your Daily Callout — By Archetype
The seated draw is slower than you think, which is worth knowing now.
Look at where your cover garment sits when you are belted into a seat.
You spend most of your day sitting, often with your family in the same vehicle.
Audit your week honestly: count the hours seated versus standing, then train in that ratio.
Layer: run five reps with a seatbelt fastened.
- 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.