7 yd
Distance
6
Rounds
5
Reps
30
Total Rounds
Concealed carry adds layers that a duty rig removes — the draw is slower, the cover garment catches, and every movement has to account for the gun printing. The Hidden Switch puts all of that under time pressure. You sprint from an open start cone to a center barricade, engage the first target, cut left to a second barricade, engage again, then reverse direction and sprint to a third barricade on the far side. Three positions, three targets, six rounds, multiple direction changes — and it all starts from under a shirt.
Place 3 targets: T1 (center) and T2 (left) are 3 yd (3 m) apart, T3 is 7 yd (6 m) to the right of T1. Set a double-stacked barrel barricade 7 yd (6 m) uprange directly in front of each target. Place a start cone 10 yd (9 m) uprange from the center barricade. Holster your pistol under concealment. At the beep, draw on the move and sprint to the right side of the center barricade — fire 2 rounds on T1. Transition left to the second barricade and fire 2 on T2 from the outside. Sprint right to the far barricade and fire 2 on T3. Total: 6 rounds. Benchmarks: 3.75 HF concealed, 4.00 HF open pistol or rifle.
Each position exposes a different weakness. The center barricade tests your draw-on-the-move and first-shot accuracy after a sprint. The left barricade tests direction change and visual barrier discipline — can you get the gun up and on target while your body is still decelerating? The far right barricade tests endurance after the longest sprint. If any position lags, isolate it: run that single transition as a standalone drill until the time matches the others. Run from a duty rig once the concealed times are consistent.
Range Setup
Setup
3 targets (IPSC, USPSA, or paper silhouette): T1 (center) and T2 (left) are 3 yd (3 m) apart, T3 is 7 yd (6 m) to the right of T1.
3 double-stacked barrel barricades placed 7 yd (6 m) uprange, one directly in front of each target.
1 start cone placed 10 yd (9 m) uprange from the center barricade.
Pistol holstered under concealment (or open rig / rifle at low ready for variants).
Start position: standing behind the start cone, facing downrange.
Scoring
6 rounds total per rep (2 + 2 + 2).
All rounds scored A-zone.
Benchmarks: Concealment 3.75 HF, Pistol (open) 4.00 HF, Rifle 4.00 HF.
Track segment times for each barricade position.
Misses or shots outside A-zone count as failures for that position.
Scoring: Hit Factor (HF) = points ÷ time. USPSA target zones: A = 5, C = 3, D = 1, Miss = −10. Higher HF = better performance.
Tips
Work on a clean draw from concealment while moving — this needs to be trained during dry fire practice until it is automatic under stress.
Progression
Add a par time once all hits are clean.
Increase to 3 rounds per position (9 total) to test recoil management further.
Run the drill in reverse — start at the far right barricade and work left.
Require head-box-only hits from all positions.
Run from a duty rig once concealed times are consistent.
Add a reload between the left and far-right barricade transitions.