Draw While Moving Off the Line
Dry-Fire · At Home
Verified clear. Twenty draws with a single step to the side, alternating directions. The step and the grip begin together, and the gun reaches the target as your foot lands. Wear your coat.
Live-Fire · At the Range
If your range allows movement, run eight strings at 7 yards: step, draw, and fire two rounds in the box. If it does not, shoot from a fixed position and do the steps dry.
Service Pistol
Step in the direction that takes you toward cover, which is usually your vehicle.
Concealed Carry
A step to the side is easy to do and gets you out from where you were standing.
Carbine
Carbine version: step and mount from low ready at 25 yards.
AUX (when ready): step and draw from under a coat to a first hit in under two and a half seconds.
Take the step first. It is the least expensive thing you can do.
Your Daily Callout — By Archetype
You already move. Add the hit at the end of the movement.
Know which side has cover before you need to step.
Step away from your family so that attention follows you.
One step, the same every time, in a direction you chose in advance.
Layer: take two steps instead of one.
- 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.