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Bill Drill

Marksmanship

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

Setup

Targets: 1 USPSA
Rounds: 6
Distances: 350 yd
Mode: Live + Dry
Start: Hands relaxed
Scoring: Time + Accuracy

Draw and fire 6 rounds on a single target as fast as possible while keeping all hits in the A-zone. The foundational test of grip, trigger control, and recoil management. Rule of thumb: total time ≈ 2x your draw time.

Skills Tested

Cadence Control(1) PRIMARY
Draw Presentation(0.7)
Grip(0.8)
Trigger Control(0.6)
Recoil Management(0.9)

Live Fire Benchmarks (seconds)

DistCBAMGMYou
3 yd2.001.801.70
5 yd2.202.001.80
7 yd2.502.202.00
10 yd2.702.402.20
15 yd3.002.802.50
20 yd4.003.503.20
25 yd5.004.504.00
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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