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Jo6pak · February 29, 2012, 05:53 PM

We do this drill alot with rifles, but it works equally well and is just as fun with handguns.

We call it 7-up.
Get 7 medium sized boxes and number them 1 thru 7. Write the numbers large enough to be easily seen at 15-30 yards. Then tape a 10 inch balloon to the top of each box. The balloons can be larger or smaller depending on skill level of the shooters.
The shooter turns his/her back to the range and others place the boxes, scrambling the order and mixing up the range btween targets.

The shooter starts with an empty pistol. When the timer starts, the shooter must turn around, slap in the magazie and shoot the balloons in numbered order as fast as they can.
We will usually limit the magazines to 10 rounds each. This levels the field for those shooting low-capacity guns; and also penalizes the shooter with a reload, should he miss a few targets.
Shooters are disqualified for shooting targets out of order.

It's a really fun little exercise to do, it involves accuracy at different angles and ranges, quick judgement and target aquisition, and introduces a little freindly competition to an outing at the range.

February 29, 2012, 05:53 PM	#15
Jo6pak Senior Member Join Date: August 5, 2010 Location: West Coast...of WI Posts: 1,663	We do this drill alot with rifles, but it works equally well and is just as fun with handguns. We call it 7-up. Get 7 medium sized boxes and number them 1 thru 7. Write the numbers large enough to be easily seen at 15-30 yards. Then tape a 10 inch balloon to the top of each box. The balloons can be larger or smaller depending on skill level of the shooters. The shooter turns his/her back to the range and others place the boxes, scrambling the order and mixing up the range btween targets. The shooter starts with an empty pistol. When the timer starts, the shooter must turn around, slap in the magazie and shoot the balloons in numbered order as fast as they can. We will usually limit the magazines to 10 rounds each. This levels the field for those shooting low-capacity guns; and also penalizes the shooter with a reload, should he miss a few targets. Shooters are disqualified for shooting targets out of order. It's a really fun little exercise to do, it involves accuracy at different angles and ranges, quick judgement and target aquisition, and introduces a little freindly competition to an outing at the range. __________________ NRA Life Member, SAF contributor.