Find the Speed Where It Falls Apart
Dry-Fire · At Home
Verified clear. Twenty presses on a single dot, starting at one press every three seconds and getting a little faster every five reps. Note the pace at which the sights start leaving the dot. That pace is your current limit.
Live-Fire · At the Range
Twenty-five rounds at 5 yards, five per dot. Shoot the first dot at one round every three seconds, the second at one every two seconds, the third at one per second, and the fourth as fast as you can keep every hit on the dot. Shoot the last dot at your fastest clean pace.
Service Pistol
Find your limit with the duty gun and duty ammunition rather than a range gun.
Concealed Carry
Small guns reach this limit sooner. Find out where yours is.
Carbine
Carbine version: the same progression at 25 yards on the dots.
AUX (when ready): five hits on one dot at one round per second.
You have a pace at which you are accurate. You should know what it is.
Your Daily Callout — By Archetype
You already shoot fast. Today you find out how fast you can shoot and still hit.
Watch the sights closely enough to see the moment they start to drift.
Shooting faster than you can hit puts rounds where other people are.
Write down the pace. Next month you try to move it by a small amount.
Layer: run the same progression strong hand only on one dot.
- 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.