Controlled Pairs
Dry-Fire · At Home
Verified clear. Twenty reps of two presses with a separate sight picture for each one. Reset the trigger while the sights settle and press the second shot only when they are back in the box. You see the sights twice, and you press twice.
Live-Fire · At the Range
Twenty-four rounds at 7 yards as twelve pairs from a ready position. Both rounds go in the box. Measure the distance between the two holes of each pair.
Service Pistol
Know what your duty ammunition does to the second shot compared with practice ammunition.
Concealed Carry
Small guns move more between shots. Wait for the sights to come back.
Carbine
Carbine version: twelve pairs at 25 yards.
AUX (when ready): twelve pairs with both rounds in the box and less than one second between the two shots.
The second shot needs its own sight picture.
Your Daily Callout — By Archetype
You fire the second shot on rhythm. Fire it on what you see.
Watch the front sight lift and come back down. That is your signal.
Every round has to be accounted for, including the second one.
Record the average distance between the pairs. That is the number to shrink.
Layer: shoot four pairs at 10 yards.
- 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.