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Old September 27, 2010, 12:02 AM   #2
TeamSinglestack
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It depends on what you want to accomplish, and what you CAN accomplish at your range. If there are a bunch of folks at the range, or I'm shooting in a restrictive environment, I'll focus strictly on developing accuracy. If I have the run of the place, or options to do more, I'll throw in other elements as well. Fortunately, I can go to a range that allows me more freedom than most ranges.

A typical range session will consist of some of the following with the end goal of developing either precision accuracy, or accuracy and speed.

Accuracy development focusing on developing and maintaining the fundamentals. I ALWAYS do some accuracy work as I am a FIRM believer in the fundamentals.
1. Dry fire x 5
-Dry fire done between live rounds should my groups start to suck x as needed.
2. Live fire grouping
-grouping done every range trip. no time limit. groups as tight as possible.
- 7M (5 rounds)
- 10M (5-10 rounds)
- 15M (5-10 rounds)
- 20M (5-10 rounds)
- 25M (5-10 rounds)
-grouping done on a rotating basis
-offhand grouping
- Same as above
- 8" steel plate shooting
- 25M out to as far back as I can hit
3. Live fire speed development
- shot strings / rhythm drill on 8" IDPA target
- 7-10M (3 x 5 round strings per as fast as I can keep em' in target)
- target transitions
- 7-10M (2 rounds on 2 targets x 4 per range as fast as I can)
- steel plate rack ( as fast as I can out to 25M)
- Shooting from the draw
- on paper various ranges
- on steel plates
4. Stage practice (various)
- focus on areas of weakness found in competition
- enter/exit shooting positions, mag changes, alt firing positions, etc
5. Defensive shooting (rotating schedule)
-from concealment
-close defensive ranges / retention


EDIT:

One of the easiest things you can do to improve your accuracy is to decrease the size of your target. Use SMALL targets to develop accuracy, and increase the size with either distance or speed. I use 1" out to 7M, 2" x 2" at 10, and 4" x 4" out to 25M. While I may not necessarily keep the entire string in the target, small targets lead to greater precision, and greater precision requires greater application of the fundamentals, which is what it's all about. The correct application of the fundamentals will enhance your ability to fire accurately FAST, and while under stress.

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