Handgun Shooting Drills
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How to Shoot Fast & Accurately
Practical Shooting: Beyond Fundamentals |
SHOOTING DRILLS
These drills are designed to improve defensive shooting
as well as target practice accuracy. Use different guns and
calibers for all around practice.
Learn different gun training drills with
DVDs - Handgun Training Drills.
TARGETS
Click on the images to print targets before going to the range.
If you want to buy paper targets see
Gun Targets at Amazon.com.
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TARGET PRACTICE
Target Practice Drill #1 - Accuracy
Target Practice Drill #2- Accuracy
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Shooting with both eyes open and two hands. Practice to increase accuracy. Shoot the colored dot decal until it's gone. When you succeed, increase distance 5 feet. |
Target Practice Drill #3 - Target Acquisition
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Practice to increase how fast you sight your target. Same as above but shoot each shot as fast as you can from the ready position. |
Target Practice Drill #4 - Determine Your Best Pistol Grip
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Aim and shoot at the target while squeezing the gun as hard as you can. Repeat at half strength, then again holding it very loosely. Determine which is best for you. |
Target Practice Drill #5 - Breath Control
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Aim and shoot at the target while practicing Breath Control. |
Target Practice Drill #6 - Long Distance Shooting
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5 shots at 50 feet. 5 shots at 40 feet. 5 shots at
30 feet. |
SELF DEFENSE SHOOTING DRILLS
Practice Point Shooting and Aiming for each of the following self defense drills.
Self Defense Shooting Drill #1 - Zombie Shooting Game
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Zombie Shooting Game - Zombie Head Shot. 35 feet to 10 feet. 2 zombies, 2 brain shots each. VARIATIONS - Pick up gun from bench. Gun ready to shoot. - Rack slide. - Insert magazine. - Simulated jam. |
Self Defense Shooting Drill #2 - Bad Guy Shooting Target
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BUY TARGET AT RANGE 3 Quick Shots. Use Different Guns. - Shoot bad guy target at 10 feet, 15 feet, 25 feet and 50 feet. - Running bad guy starting 20 feet away, stops at 5 feet, 3 rapid fire shots. |
Self Defense Shooting Drill #3 - Bad Guy Shooting Target
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BUY TARGET AT RANGE 3 Quick Shots. Use Different Guns. - Shoot bad guy target at 10 feet, 15 feet, 25 feet and 50 feet. - Running bad guy starting 20 feet away, stops at 5 feet, 3 rapid fire shots. |
Self Defense Shooting Drill #4 - Various Shooting Drills
Self Defense Shooting Drill #5 - 4 Small Paper Plate
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4 plates. Shooters shoot against each other. Competition timed. 2 shots in each plate. Fastest time wins. |
RELATED SHOOTING TIPS & TECHNIQUES
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Range Master Handgun Shooting Tips Handgun tips and techniques learned from certified handgun instructors who teach handgun and self defense courses. |
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How To Aim A
Handgun Learning to aim a is one of the most basic skills needed to shoot a handgun and is an essential part of gun safety. |
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How To Stop Flinching Flinching is the unwanted motion of your body when you anticipate recoil and the loud bang. Anticipated recoil is difficult to overcome. When you anticipate recoil you tend to push forward (or down) the muzzle of the gun which usually results in low shots on the target. |
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Shooting Breathing Control Proper shooting breathing control is an important function that effects the accuracy of your shooting. Breath control allows a shooter to remain steady. The length of time a shooter should hold his breath. |
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Shooting Stance; Handgun Your stance is your foundation for good shooting. It provides a solid base for controlling recoil and accuracy and allows you to move and react quickly to different situations. |
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Handgun Shooting Grip A good grip allows the shooter to shoot accurately and consistently, control recoil and muzzle flip while handling the gun in the safest possible manner. |
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Trigger Finger
Placement & Trigger Squeeze The proper placement position of your finger on the trigger is on the pad of your finger approximately half way between the tip of your finger and the first joint. But according to the range master, it is not a fast and hard rule. |
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Point Shooting Point Shooting is recognized as the skill of shooting a gun (generally a handgun) without the use of the gun sights. It is like what you see in the old cowboy movies and it varies greatly in style and technique. |
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Glock
Shooting Tips Glocks are one of the most popular hand guns in the world. Glock shooting tips, techniques and Glock related products are included on this page. |



























