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Bonus Skillz&Drillz: 1-10 Drill on a Rifle
This month, not only are we giving you a bonus Skillz&Drillz, but we're revisiting a drill we posted in July of 2025! Rather than using your pistol to do the 1-10 Drill (check that out HERE), here's how you can do it with your rifle. This drill is highly beneficial to practice with your rifle for many reasons, like sight alignment, grip, and most importantly, trigger control. Course of Fire: 1 round: 3 seconds 2 rounds: 3 seconds 3 rounds: 3 seconds 4 rounds: 3 seconds 5 rou
Brandon Wright
Jun 291 min read


April Skillz&Drillz - The MSP Blackbelt Standards
Are you up for a challenge? These MSP Standards by Scott Jedlinski are not for the faint of heart! Here are the MSP Blackbelt Standards : 3 Yds - 3 rounds to the body; 2 rounds to the head in 2.0 seconds 7 Yds - 1 round to the body in 1.0 seconds 7 Yds - 6 rounds to the body (Bill Drill) in 2.0 seconds 25 Yds - 1 round to the body in 1.5 seconds Key Rules and Purpose: Fail Condition: A singular miss on the target and/or exceeding the time limit results in the failure of the
Brandon Wright
Apr 141 min read


March Skillz&Drillz - Man Card Challenge
Rick Crawley, the owner of Achilles Heel Tactical , can be found explaining his Man Card Challenge HERE . The targets for running this drill can be found HERE . Core Components of the Man Card Challenge completed at 25 yards: 1 Round Pistol (Compressed Ready): 1.0 second par time. 1 Round Pistol (From Holster): 1.5 seconds par time. 1 Round Rifle (Low Ready): 1.0 second par time. 1 Round Rifle (High Ready): 1.0 second par time. 1 Round Rifle to 1 Rd Pistol Transition: 2.5 sec
Brandon Wright
Mar 171 min read


February Skillz&Drillz - The X-Drill
The X-Drill is a great way for you to work on getting in and out of shooting positions. If I recall correctly, I saw this drill originally from Pat McNamara (T-Mac) on social media over ten years ago. He does this a little bit differently than I do, but you can modify this drill however you want to meet your needs. Personally, I like cones on the corners and/or barricades. Cones let you shoot into position a little sooner, while barricades reinforce your stand-off, or arms
Brandon Wright
Feb 162 min read
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