Range Report

The Illustrious Miss Fluffy and I (after an utterly exhausting day of mowing ... and mowing ... and mowing some more ... where does all that grass come from?!?!?) took some time to do some shooting.

I took the Para 14.45 LDA PXT Nite-TAC, and she took her Glock 19. We shot this 100-round drill:
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100 round practice drill
Based on a practice drill described by CLINT SMITH of Thunder Ranch
In American Handgunner Magazine
January/February 2006 Pages 32 & 88

Stage One/5 or 7 yards:
Warm up drills/Focus on Accuracy
Load 3 magazines with 10 rounds each
From the holster, draw and fire 10 sighted pairs.
Focus on accuracy. (20 rnds)

From the ready position:
 Strong hand only, fire 5 singles. Focus on accuracy. (5 rnds)
 Weak hand only, fire 5 singles. Focus on accuracy. (5 rnds)

Stage Two/5 or 7 yards: The Mozambique Drill
Load 3 magazines with 10 rounds each
From the holster, draw and fire two rounds to the body and one round to the head (aka "The Mozambique Drill").
Be smooth. Focus on accuracy.
Perform this drill 10 times. (30 rnds)

Stage Three/5 or 7 yards: Out of Battery Reloads
Load each of 3 magazines with 2 rounds each: Out-of-battery reloads:
From the holster, draw and fire two, reload, fire two, reload, and fire two. (2+2+2).
Perform this drill 2 times. (12 rnds)

Stage Four/5 or 7 yards: Clearing failure to fire malfunctions
Load each of 2 magazines with 4 live rounds and one inert "dummy" round.
From the holster, draw and engage the target, clearing the malfunction with a "tap-rack-ready" malfunction clearance whenever necessary. (8 rnds)

Stage Five/10 and 15 yards: Accuracy at distance
Load each of 2 magazines with 10 rounds each
 At 10 yards from the holster, draw & fire 5 sighted pairs (10 rnds)
 At 15 yards from the holster, draw & fire 5 sighted pairs (10 rnds)
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In stage 4, we didn't have "dummy" rounds (which reminds me - I need to get some Snap Caps) so we just did the reload drill after 4 rounds.

For a wealth of drills, check out this link from The Firing Line:
http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=204400

Run through one or two of these drills each week, and you'll be dominating your local IDPA match in no time flat. Not to mention, if you carry, you'll increase your capabilities a hundred fold.