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4 Aces

Marksmanship

Ben Stoeger & Joel Park · Practical Shooting Training (2021)

Setup

Targets: 1 USPSA
Rounds: 4
Distances: 350 yd
Mode: Live + Dry
Start: Hands relaxed
Scoring: Time + Accuracy

Draw, fire 2 rounds, reload, fire 2 more rounds on a single target. Tests draw, splits, and reload speed. Rhythm is disrupted by having to fight for grip after reload — this is the point.

Skills Tested

Standing Reload(1) PRIMARY
Draw Presentation(0.7)
Cadence Control(0.6)

Live Fire Benchmarks (seconds)

DistCBAMGMYou
3 yd3.002.502.20
5 yd3.202.702.30
7 yd3.502.802.50
10 yd4.003.202.70
15 yd4.503.503.00
20 yd5.004.003.50
25 yd5.504.504.00
50 yd6.00

Standard: All A-zone, 9 of 10 attempts, warmed up

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Dry Fire Setup

Set your room distance, then see scaled target sizes that maintain the same angular size as a real IPSC target.

10 ft
3 ft20 ft
Scale Factor47.6%
Scaled A-Zone
2⅞" x 5¼"
was 6" x 11"
Scaled Target
8⅝" x 14¼"
was 18" x 30"
Preview (scaled vs. full)
A8⅝" x 14¼"
Live DistScaleA-ZoneTarget
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