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Shooting Drills

Improve your shooting by trying these shooting drills. Skill development is the most important thing about shooting, figure out what you need to work on to improve as a shooter.

Identifying where you lack as a shooter, and improving it, is key when trying to suck less at shooting.

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The Werner 5×5 | Skills and Drills

December 19, 2023 Daniel Reedy

There is a wide variety of drills we can work on to improve our shooting ability. With an ever increasing number, it can be difficult […]

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Rangemaster Instructor Course Pistol Qualification [2023]

December 5, 2023 Daniel Reedy

There are a variety of skills and drills available to us to measure skill and maintain standards. Some of these are reality based, and others […]

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Shotgun Diamond Drill | Skills and Drills

November 21, 2023 Daniel Reedy

A few months ago I was asked to come up with a shotgun drill that utilizes the B-8 Repair Center target. For weeks I wracked […]

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Shooting Exercises VS Shooting Drills [2023]

November 16, 2023 Paul Whaley

Shooting drills are something that many of us do. Some are quite simple, while others are much more complicated. However, how do we differentiate between […]

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The Dozier Drill – A Cooper Classic [2023]

August 24, 2023 Paul Whaley

While doing some late night Wikipedia reading (we’ve all been there), I stumbled upon the Dozier Drill. Jeff Cooper created this drill by basing it […]

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Ball & Dummy – Simple Shooting Drills [2023]

July 13, 2023 Paul Whaley

Pre-ignition push, otherwise known as flinching, is a common issue that many new shooters encounter. With this, the shooter anticipates recoil before firing their handgun, […]

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One-Reload-One Drill – Simple Shooting Drills [2023]

June 29, 2023 Paul Whaley

Over the years, we’ve covered a ton of shooting drills at Primer Peak. Some have been fairly simple, while others have gotten a little complex. […]

Old Bakersfield PD Qualification
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Old Bakersfield PD Qualification Course | Skills and Drills

May 11, 2023 Daniel Reedy

A few months ago I started seeing the Old Bakersfield PD Qualification Course pop up in my social media feeds. Everyone from Greg Ellifritz, to […]

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Rangemaster Baseline Assessment Drill [2023]

April 25, 2023 Paul Whaley

I was browsing YouTube one day, looking for more shooting drills to try out. I stumbled upon Tom Givens’ channel, and found the Rangemaster Baseline […]

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The 10-8 Drill | Skills and Drills [2023]

April 11, 2023 Paul Whaley

With getting into 1911s in 2023, the path lead me to the gurus. Guys like Bill Wilson, Ken Hackathorn, and Larry Vickers were 1911 gurus […]

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The WC Comprehensive Handgun Proficiency Drill [2023]

March 28, 2023 Paul Whaley

I frequently watch the Wilson Combat YouTube channel. The channel is host to a ton of useful information from subject matter experts, and there are […]

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The Devil Drill | Skills and Drills [2023]

March 21, 2023 Paul Whaley

I was browsing Wilson Combat’s YouTube channel one day, and stumbled upon a new drill. Larry Vicker’s “Devil Drill” is a low round count, multi-part […]

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Shooting Drills

The El Presidente Drill | Skills and Drills [2023]

March 2, 2023 Paul Whaley

The El Presidente is a classic drill, one that most people already know. However, I’ve found myself shooting it lately, and wanted to cover it. […]

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The Super Test | Skills and Drills [2023]

February 16, 2023 Paul Whaley

The Super Test is a combination of a few drills, into one big drill. I briefly covered the Super Test back in 2018, but I […]

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Gunsite Stories, The Perfect Score

January 31, 2023 Graham Haley

“Two shots to the body in one and a half seconds!” Gunsite Rangemaster Lew Gosnell shouts over my shoulder.  One sight picture, two trigger presses.  […]

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