Travel Day
Dry-Fire · At Home
No gun for the first part. Many people travel today. Before you leave, check the carry laws of every state on your route, because your permit may not be valid in all of them. Decide where the gun goes at each stop. A gun left in an unattended car is the most common way guns get stolen. Then, verified clear, run fifteen presentations with a partner calling sections.
Live-Fire · At the Range
Fifteen rounds on the scan strip at 7 yards, three per section, with the caller specifying the section at the start signal.
Service Pistol
Know what federal law and your agency allow for off-duty carry across state lines, and where the limits are.
Concealed Carry
A rest stop at night is the most likely place on the trip for a problem. Stay alert, keep it short, and go.
Carbine
Transport laws for long guns vary by state. A locked case with the rifle unloaded is the safe choice.
AUX (when ready): correct section and first hit in under two and a half seconds on every call.
The laws change at the state line. This is not legal advice, so check the route yourself.
Your Daily Callout — By Archetype
You stop when you are tired. Pick the well-lit stop instead of the nearest one.
Notice who else is at the rest stop when you pull in, before you get out.
Everyone goes in together and comes out together.
Plan the stops before you leave and you make fewer decisions on the road.
Layer: the caller changes the section mid-string.
- 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.