How Do You Train On Your Drawing?

RandallC

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Do you stand at different distances or focus on pulling from a holster and aiming?
 

medic15al

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I use several different drills on draws. First after getting the sight picture and trigger squeeze established, I start at the 5 yd line. Pistol holstered, I draw slowly but correctly and place a hole in plain whit target and reholster. Then I chase the hole, per say. Again drawing slowly but correctly I aim and fire at the first bullet hole, repeating until I get only a one ragged hole group.
After this, start increasing your speed as long as you hold the one ragged hole group until you are able to draw and fire one shot in the hole in about one and a half seconds.
When you achieve this, back up to 7 yds and repeat, slow draw and all until you meet that goal.

Do this at 5, 7, 10, 15 yd distances until you meet your goal of one accurate shot from a draw in about two seconds.

After this, try one handed, different two handed , and close in drills from instinct. Be sure to practice in positions such as on ground wounded drills, crouched over from assaulted position drills.
 

mike047

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Feb 11, 2017
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Good process. The important thing [IMHO] is getting a quality first shot on target, speed should be secondary. In the engagement that I have been involved in, I accepted that I would be shot but also accepted that I would get a better quality shot to end the event. I got shot two different times and even shot my self in a slam fire unloading event with a faulty High Standard .22 pistol, one of the old target pistols.
 

Tommy

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I practice drawing and firing from the hip at targets 3ft and 5ft away. Statistically, most gun fights are up close. I practice drawing and clearing the nose of the weapon with my right hand, making sure my left hand is flat on my belly (or swinging once or twice while I draw to ward off punches/knives before moving it to the safety of the belly position), and then putting 4 shots in center mass from my hip. Only after putting shots in center mass do I step back and bring the weapon up for a final head shot. I'll change this drill up to be facing away from the target (or 90° left/right) and drawing as I step and turn. Or change it by adding targets. A scenerio that I'm still working on is someone grabbing/injuring my right arm and drawing from the small of my back, lh from rh holster, and firing all left handed.

I also practice hitting 5" metal targets at 5yd, 10yd and 15yd and a 12" gong from 50yd. All lh & rh. I go through alot of ammo, but I feel better prepared then just drawing and punching paper.
 

Nick elliot

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Apr 23, 2017
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Well step 1 is dry fire practice in your home or wherever you want..want to get used to drawing fast and getting on target without a round in the chamber first..don't wanna accidentally shoot yourself on the draw from lack of dry fire practice!
 
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