The question of short form drills or tests (low round count), relatively easily administered (can be adapted to indoor and restrictive, i.e. no holster draw ranges) that exercise the armed self defender's defensive pistol technical competencies comes up every now and again.Before the age of the Internet and social media influencers/guntertainers, there were folks like the late Mike Waidelich. This is the old Bakersfield PD Qual from his time at Bakersfield PD as their rangemaster.Wilson Combat recently posted a video on this qual/skills test - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCRhhhU3Wi4The first stage is 1.5 seconds to shoot 2 rounds at 10 feet (just over 3 yards)The second stage is 2 seconds to shoot 2 rounds at 20 feet. (just under 7 yards)The third stage is 6 seconds (8 seconds for revolvers) to shoot 2 rounds, do an emergency reload and fire 2 more shots at 30 feet. (10 yards)The final stage is 3.5 seconds to shoot 2 rounds at 60 feet. (20 yards)Target: IDPA / USPSA or equivalent target will suffice although the original target areas were a bit different. See link below for more context.Scoring: 80 pts to pass, 90+ pts. for a good run. Hits in the -0/A zones are 10 pts. Hits in the -1/C zone are 9 pts. Hits in the -3/D zone are 7 pts.Time Penalties: Every .25 second over par is minus 1 pt.Administering the Course of Fire: You will need a shot timer of some sort. MantisX with live fire capability or ShotBud for those without a dedicated shot timer and/or are limited to busy indoor ranges. If shooting at a range that doesn't allow holster draws - shoot it from low ready and I would reduce the par times from each stage by at least .3 second.To maximize benefit, shoot this cold with whatever carry gun you've got. No warmup, no dry firing the presentation before each stage. Show up at the range, unpack your kit and give it a go.For the highly proficient shooters on the sub, you can play with par times and/or use a more challenging target like the 9/10/X rings of a NRA B-8.More context at: https://ift.tt/nCPYrXu good were BPD officers? 85% hits when the national average was 15%. (Lyle says this number would be higher but for one outlier shooting in which an officer missed with his entire first magazine.) Anyone who has studied the matter knows how significant this is. Most cops can’t shoot well, and the few who can are usually self-motivated enthusiasts. Not one officer was killed in a gunfight when Mike was BPD rangemaster. A few anecdotes flesh out the tale:When training in the L.A. area, Waidelich and other Bakerfield P.D. officers frequently heard comments like, “Oh. You’re from BAKERSFIELD. Our bank robbers go there to get killed.” Clearly the department had a widespread and well-earned reputation as real deal gunfighters.Once, a visiting firearms instructor expressed skepticism when Mike described the BPD standards:“You mean to tell me EVERY officer in your department passes this course?” “Everyone from the Chief on down.”“I’ll believe it when I see it!”Mike got on the radio. “Dispatch, please send two officers to the range.” Shortly, two random BPD cops arrived, and both shot better than 90% scores, cold. “I can call two more but the results will be the same.” via /r/CCW https://ift.tt/YMVy1LP
