Target, from Rune Nation, LLC:
How to: First shots of the day; 1 shot into low percentage, 3 shots into high percentage, X4. 8 rounds per mag, X3.
Pistol: From holster. 3 meters/yards. 12 second par.
Rifle: 5 meters/yards. From Low Ready or High Port. Gun should be pointed completely above target head or below target feet. 18 second par.
As typical, linebreakers count as hits.
How hard is it? With a rifle, you need to understand your POI/POA offset. You won’t feel pressed by the timer if you don’t miss. If you do miss a few, you’ll still be fine if you are fast on the mag changes. With a pistol, it’s pretty easy to shoot clean, but if you’re working from concealment, you’ll be racing the par beep.
So, what skills does this test outside of the most basic fundamentals?
- Going from cold, to presenting, to getting that first shot off.
- throttle control/shifting gears.
- mag changes.
How to move forward if I’m not getting par?
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Dot Torture if you’re missing more than half of low percentage pistol shots. With a rifle, practice offsets by drawing a horizontal line across a target, then shooting that line, if you’re missing low percentage shots.
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throttle control drills, if you’re timing out, or only missing 1-2 low percentage shots. Use an IDPA or USPSA target, or just draw your own. You want one large target and one small one. Like a paper plate and a notecard. Or a 3” sticker and a 8” sticker. Or smaller Sharpie doodles. With USPSA/IDPA targets, you’re looking at A/-0. Alternate between Mozambiques and Backwards Mozambiques. Try the Langdon FAST.
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Mag changes. If you can already do a mag change by the numbers correctly, start practicing going from the pouch to “just the tip” in the gun, and back.
If your target looks like this on your 16th shot, you better be fast on that 3rd mag.
Hard mode ideas: Do it from concealment, or hit some sprints first. Shoot pistol from 5m. Be more critical of linebreakers. Transition from rifle to pistol, with a 30sec combined par.
