2x2x2 Drill

Back again with another good (On Demand) pistol drill.  This drill is the creation of Dave Spaulding (Handgun Combatives).  The drill is designed to be shot cold bore, no warm up or practice.  It is a drill that is designed to test your ability to present a gun from a holster and get two accurate hits on a small target from 20 feet.  The target represents the size of the Aorta area of the human body.

Ok, so here is the drill, 2 shots placed within the area of a 3" x 5" rectangular box (index card), in 2 seconds or less, from 20 feet. Anything on any line is considered a good hit.  Try it out!

I'll take that.  Not too bad for an old guy!

Food for Thought....Tiger Mckee

Skill Set: Prepare

Another active killer has attacked a school.  The uneducated public is calling for more control over firearms.  We know that’s not going to do any good, yet most of us sit quietly, never pushing or demanding for solutions that will work.  The best way to ensure safety is to prepare for violence.
It’s sad that money is protected well, much better than our children – our greatest asset.  Nobody would think of having thousands of dollars stacked up without a facility to protect it and armed guards ready to stop someone from taking it.  Yet we willingly send children off to school where there is no legitimate plan to protect them from a violent killer.  Gretchen and I don’t have kids, but if we had school-aged children I guarantee you we would be demanding school authorities provide adequate security.
What does “security” look like?  It doesn’t take much imagination to come up with a plan.  First off, limit access to school grounds.  The best way to defeat an attacker is to never allow them opportunity.  Nobody gets in without being admitted.
Students must be educated on what to do if an attack occurs.  I asked several teachers and school staff about how they prepare kids for an attack.  The responses were varied, but all of them were unacceptable.  Evil is out there, and it’s irresponsible not to teach our children how to address it.
Next, there should be armed, trained adults on campus who are ready and willing to defend students.  Firearms are the best tools we have to stop an armed and violent attack.  They are easy to use and extremely effective.  And, in the trained person’s hands, they are safe.  As always, training is the key.  The skills necessary to use a firearm safely and efficiently are not that difficult to learn and maintain.  That’s what makes firearms so great; you don’t have to be big or strong to use them.  Being equipped to defeat an attacker is not difficult.  There is no reason not to be ready.
The willingness to confront violence is of the utmost importance.  Given a choice, none of us would willingly go forward and confront violence.  Moving towards a violent conflict isn’t easy.  But, having an emotional attachment makes a difficult decision much easier.  Someone with a personal attachment to the possible victims is going to the danger, regardless of the odds they face.  Campus staff, parents and members of the community who are connected at the hearts to students must be ready to defend their wards.  Being responsible means taking measures to avoid danger.  If necessary – when these steps fail - it demands standing face to face with evil, addressing it with enough violence to stop it.
There is no reason we can’t protect those we are responsible for.  If you’re an adult, and choose not to defend yourself, that’s your choice.  Not safeguarding our children is disgraceful.  It’s time we demand that schools take the necessary steps to protect students.  As George Herbert said, “One sword keeps another in the sheath.”  A secure environment isn’t an easy target.  But, when these measures are unsuccessful we must be poised and ready to shut evil down with aggressive, controlled violence.  Or, we can all sit around, be punished for the sins of others and watch the same thing happen again.
Tiger McKee is director of Shootrite Firearms Academy

Hi folks, have some extra time so I just wanted to share a shooting drill with you.  The drill is called the 5x5x5 drill or the Larry Vicker's 1/2 test.  What it is, is a drill that is designed to test your skill level with your EDC gun.  It is a balance between speed and accuracy.  We all know or should know that fast misses don't count and only good solid hits will neutralize a threat. These hits have to be placed within a reasonable short period of time.  The fact is that the person who hits that high upper chest area first is generally the person that prevails in a life threatening encounter.  These are not my stats, but what has found to be true.  So without any further A-Do here is the drill.  This drill is fired from the holster at 5 yards, 5 shots and has to be done in 5 seconds or less, no misses.  Target is the 5 1/2" NRA  Bullseye target.  This drill can generally be done at most ranges that allow experienced trained shooters the benefit of being able to practice a necessary skill, presentation from a holster.  This drill should be shot cold with no warm-ups.  

 I carry a Glock 19 which I believe to be one of the finest midsize combat handguns ever made.  I shot this drill using 115 gr. hand loads that are loaded to factory specs.  Here are my results;

I'll take that.  Not bad for an old fart!

A little advice is to make sure that you are carrying a gun and a caliber that you can handle.  I often see too many people carrying firearms chambered in a caliber that they cannot not control the recoil.  The 40 cal. is just one example.

Till next time, TRAIN HARD, FIGHT EASY!