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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.

Best Of Lists

Top 5 Drills and Skills Tests for Conceal Carry [2024]

January 30, 2024 Daniel Reedy
Often times I shooters struggle with progression. Some don’t know where to start, while others get stuck without a clear path forward. Classes and competition […]
Editorial

A Primer on 30 Super Carry | Gel Testing, Drills, and More

December 26, 2023 Daniel Reedy
30 Super Carry is the new kid on the block, first being revealed in January of 2022. I’ve previously written on it, breaking the story […]
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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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Editorial

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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Learn Something New

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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Learn Something New

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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Learn Something New

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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Shooting Drills

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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Learn Something New

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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Learn Something New

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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