Practice Drills For Defensive Rifle?

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Jack Carson

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There are any number of drills posted by various instructors for defensive pistol. Almost every "name" instructor has at least one or two to his credit. If I've seen one for defensive rifle I've forgotten it.

So far I've simply modified some of these drills and practiced with my Bushmaster. I can't help but think there are more advanced courses of fire I should be trying. Any suggestions or thoughts?
 
Well, what I do is adapt some of the pistol courses for rifle... but at longer ranges. Also practice the different shooting positions (prone, sitting (mostly for precision work), kneeling and standing (precision and snapshot).

Oh, and don't forget manipulation, failure, target acqusistion, and reloading drills. Through in some drills with high physical activity (running &/or strenuou exercises) prior to the shot. Also do not run the drills consistantly at know ranges. Very the ranges btwn 25 yds and 300 (?) or so yards.

Combine all the above and you should be able to come up with halfway decent drills that will improve your skills.

Just my thoughs.
 
Thanks for your input!

Schmit: I appreciate your thoughts. Basically I have been doing the same thing you are doing--adapting standard pistol drills for rifle.

I am trying to come up with ideas that will maximize the benefits of training most efficiently in terms of time and ammo. It seems that time is an especially scarce commodity these days.

Again, thanks for your post. jack
 
The reasons I agree with Schmit are simple: You're not ambling along like a deer hunter, nor sitting in a stand. You're not sitting home watching TV when there is great potential for need of a defensive rifle.

Rapid movement between shooting locations seems probable, to me. Targets may pop up quite close, or may be at varied distances--you just don't know.

Further, "defensive" doesn't mean move toward a group of hostiles; "shoot and scoot" is more likely to be the order of the day.

FWIW, Art
 
There Are a Number Of Books Out There

Jack,

Several top instructors have published some books with drills in them. Before i went out and bought a book to learn the drills, I'd take a good rifle/carbine course. No substitute for actual instruction. One I particularly recommend is Urban Carbine, Some of the Answer by Jim Crews. As far as I know it's only available through Jim at his website www.marksmans.com

I like to train from the low (or indoor) ready position shooting double taps and failure drills from close range (3-15 yards), then work on shooting while moving (both advancing and retreating. For longer range stuff I start from standing, then drop to either prone or kneeling before taking the shot.

If it's been awhile since I've practiced, I start with the basics and talk myself into all positions and through all drills "by the numbers" as I don't want to hurry up and miss. It's better to start slow after a break then get right into it and waste time and ammunition on incorrect repetitions.

Jeff
 
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