The drill for the moth of February will be the Baer Solutions Standards. For the purpose of this DOTM, I recommend shooting the drill at 5 yards to get a baseline of where you are at. In the video I have linked the shooter runs the drill from an open carry/outside the waistband rig. Keep in mind this is a skills test, not a scenario, so run it however you would like. Open carry, concealed, whatever you happen to be comfortable with, as long as you are training to get better that is all that matters at this point. On a side note, yes this is supposed to be shot cold, meaning it should be the first live fire you do when you hit the range, but do not discount shooting the drill multiple times during a practice session to get reps in on all of the skills needed to successfully complete the drill. You can still get quite a bit out of that.
Above and beyond that, have fun with it!
Here is a description of the drill:
BAER SOLUTIONS STANDARDS TARGET, AKA "BAER" TARGET
The standards target was created to gauge your performance first thing in your training and at the end. We don't get to warm up in real life so this is shot cold, meaning no warm up. Suggested distance is 5 meters. As with anything, once you have gotten good at it go ahead and move back to 7 or even 10 if you can. If you miss, you fail, so be accountable for your rounds. 9 seconds or faster is passing. Ensure progress in your training. Getting complacent or comfortable keeps us stagnant, always strive to get better.
https://static1.squarespace.com/sta...ca5ee966c4cd/1482552772309/BAER+Standards.pdf
Here is a video overview of
Above and beyond that, have fun with it!
Here is a description of the drill:
BAER SOLUTIONS STANDARDS TARGET, AKA "BAER" TARGET
The standards target was created to gauge your performance first thing in your training and at the end. We don't get to warm up in real life so this is shot cold, meaning no warm up. Suggested distance is 5 meters. As with anything, once you have gotten good at it go ahead and move back to 7 or even 10 if you can. If you miss, you fail, so be accountable for your rounds. 9 seconds or faster is passing. Ensure progress in your training. Getting complacent or comfortable keeps us stagnant, always strive to get better.
- From the holstered position, hands off of gun at sides, on signal draw and engage left or right 6" x 3.5" rectangle with 5 rounds.
- Transition to other rectangle and engage with 5 rounds.
- Perform slide lock reload and engage center circle with 3 rds.
- Perform drill with 10 round magazine first, 3 round magazine second, and have a full mag prepared to get gun back up after drill.
https://static1.squarespace.com/sta...ca5ee966c4cd/1482552772309/BAER+Standards.pdf
Here is a video overview of