How restrictive is the range on rapid fire or positional shooting? Do you have a timer?
I often work on an indoor 25 yard range when the 50 yard range is unavailable.
The VTAC Half and Half Drill works well on a 25 yard range if rapid fire is allowed. Expect a lot of attention at the 5 yard mark…
20 yards, 10 rounds, PAR time 10 seconds
10 yards, 10 rounds, PAR time 5 seconds
5 yards, 10 rounds, PAR time 2.5 seconds
If you can move from standing to kneeling to prone, the Modified Navy qualification as used by EAG or Trident Concepts is another possibility. Since the Navy is usually run at 50 yards, you might use a smaller bullseye as your target, but I think the drill is a great chance to practice reloads, positional transitions and sort out gear placement issues. (ETA: Sorry, just re-read your post and saw you need to be standing.)
A 25 yard range is a good opportunity to practice carbine to pistol transitions as well. Lately I’ve been trying to incorporate some of the MEUSOC qualification transition times as used by EAG into my carbine workout.
With your distance restrictions you would be well served to work drills with time constraints attached.
As previously mentioned if you have a timer your improvement will show based on times.
Work one shot presentations, use a timer to record your times on 5 single shot presentations. Then go through a couple mags of single shot presentations untimed but ensuring you’re consistently scoring lethal hits(I’m not sure which targets you’ll be running so it will vary based on that). Work some presentations with 2 shots to work in some recoil management. When you’re absolutely sick of this record five more presentations timed to see what gains you have made on average.
This is obviously a small snap shot of what you can do but a fundamental that serves a purpose.
I do not have a shot timer, but I have been thinking of getting one. Maybe now is the the time. One question being is it effective for me to operate the timer myself, or do I really need a shooting partner?
I like the VTAC half and half and I am going to start with that when I get my timer.
You don’t need a shooting partner. I use a PACT Club timer - it clips to my belt and has a three second delay after pressing the ‘Go’ button. Plenty of time to tap the button and get into position.
Personally I think a timer is one of the best training aids you can invest in.
A timer is critical to actual performance tracking.
The half and half isn’t going to work as it requires you to move to the 20, 10, and 5, none of which are (as I understand) compatible with your 25 yard minimum. The drill can be altered and shot at 5 yards, but, again, not 25.
You can definately do some cadence fire work and vary the target size for different sized targets, but that isn’t the half and half.
ETA- did you go through the “Favorite Drills” sticky at the top of the page?
Lots of 25 yard drills and ideas for alteration of drills.
I went through the drill thread and saw some good stuff. At this point I have a good idea of where I am going to start.
I will definitely be getting a shot timer, I see its importance.
The range is a maximum of 25 yards with no minimum, the targets are on electric lines with and moves in half yard increments, they also can turn 90 degrees with one of the buttons. Standing is ideal, but I can kneel and go prone some times if it is quiet there.
Man, there’s a ton of stuff to run in those distances!
Sorry for the confusion, I thought you were saying that 25 was the only distance you could shoot.
Good luck, shoot hard.
Having somebody there to operate it for you is a nice-to-have, not a have-to-have BUT combine a timer with good drills and a sense of competition between you and a shooting buddy, there’s a great deal you can accomplish in terms of development.
If you’re taking LAV’s class, pick up some B8(C) targets. Work to maximize your accuracy and keep your shots in the black. Larry has high accuracy standards. Understanding that your range choice is limited, but if you have a chance to shoot at a longer range, getting a good 100M zero before class and learning your offsets will help maximize your class time.