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2+2 on Two Targets

Draw, two on the left, two on the right. The cleanest test of whether you can move the gun between…

Intermediate Pistol
4 rds 7 yd 5s

90-Degree Transition

Two targets at a right angle. The classic wide transition that punishes any extra muscle tension in your shoulders and…

Intermediate Pistol
7 yd 3s

Accelerator (Ben Stoeger)

Three IPSC targets at 7, 15, and 25 yards — engage, reload, re-engage. Ben Stoeger's El Presidente variation that punishes…

Advanced Pistol
12 rds 7 yd 8s

Bianchi Plate Rack

Six steel plates, eight inches each, twenty inches apart. The competition steel benchmark — freestyle, strong hand, and weak hand…

Advanced Pistol
10 yd 2.3s

Dot Torture Lite

Four dots, twenty rounds, zero room to hide. A distilled version of Blinder's classic — trigger control, draw, pacing, and…

Basic Pistol
20 rds 3 yd

Hackathorn 3-Second Head Shot Standards

Three strings of fire, three head shots each, three seconds per string. Ken Hackathorn's classic drill exposes every gap in…

Advanced Pistol
9 rds 5 yd 3s

MXAD Drill

Six rounds on T1 then an instant transition to two on T2. Matt Pranka's test of whether you can dump…

Intermediate Pistol Rifle
8 rds 5 yd

Position Entry

Move to a new position with the gun already up and aimed at the first target. The single most universal…

Intermediate Pistol
5 yd 4s

Progressive Transition

Three targets touching, then progressively further apart. Find the precise spacing at which your transition speed breaks down.

Intermediate Pistol
5 yd 3s

Target Transitions

Three or more targets, eye-led transitions, no trigger. Find the speed at which your gun arrives where your eyes already…

Intermediate Pistol
5 yd 3s

The Accelerator

Sidestep with a shuffle or crossover, then explode into a sprint while putting one round on each of three spread…

Advanced Pistol Rifle
3 rds 5 yd

The Shift Drill

Engage a target during a controlled lateral walk, then explode into a lateral sprint, decelerate, and put a finishing shot…

Advanced Pistol Rifle
4 rds 7 yd
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