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Week 69: Triple Nickel (or iHack)
results may be posted until 11:59pm EST on Friday 31-May-2013.
If your range allows you to shoot multiple targets from the holster, shoot Triple Nickel. If not, shoot the iHack. Both drills are detailed below:
Triple Nickel
designed by the Federal Air Marshal firearms training unit
Range: 5yd
Target: see below
Start position: from concealment or a duty/retention holster
Rounds fired: 10
Targets can be (a) the 4/5 zone of a Transtar II, (b) the bottle of a QIT target, (c) the A/B/C zones of a USPSA "Metric" target, or (d) the -0 and -1 zones of an IDPA target. Any bullet strike completely within the designated area counts as a hit; any strike that touches the line or falls outside the designated area counts as a miss. There must be at least 18" between each target.
Shooter begins facing the target, hands at sides, gun in holster loaded with no more than nine rounds (shooter chooses to load anywhere between one and nine rounds). On the buzzer, draw and fire exactly two shots at each of the five targets. Shooter will need to perform a reload to accomplish this.
Please report the following when you post your results in this thread:
- Start position (concealed or duty).
- Time.
- Number of hits.
- Make & model of gun and holster.
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iHack
designed from the Hackathorn 3-Second Headshot Standards
Range: 5yd
Target: three 2" circles (.pdf target downloadable here)
Start position: varies (see below)
Rounds fired: 9
The iHack is an indoor range friendly version of the famous Hackathorn 3-Second Headshot Standards. The targets are much closer together but also significantly smaller than the regular version of the drill.
PAR time is set to three seconds for each string. There are three strings of fire.
- Fire one (and only one) shot at each target, going from left to right
- Fire one (and only one) shot at each target, going from right to left.
- Fire one (and only one) shot at each target, beginning with the middle target and then finishing with the two outside targets in any order.
Shots fired after the 3-second PAR time count as misses. In total, you will fire nine rounds (three shots in three seconds, times three strings of fire) for each run of the drill. A "passing" score is 7 out of 9.
There are three "levels" to the drill based on start position for each 3-shot string. From easiest to hardest, they are: ready position (pistol cannot be pointed at the target), open top holster with no concealment, and either concealed or retention holster. You can choose whichever ready position you wish. If the drill proves too hard or easy, switch to a different "level" as appropriate.
Please report the following when you post your results in this thread:
- starting position (ready position, open holster, retention holster, or concealed)
- total number of hits within the PAR time
Training with firearms is an inherently dangerous activity. Be sure to follow all safety protocols when using firearms or practicing these drills. These drills are provided for information purposes only. Use at your own risk.
Originally Posted by ToddG
