Originally Posted by
okie john
I've shot this one several times since my original post. Results are
20 DEC 2014 623
21 DEC 2014 610
26 DEC 2014 638
28 DEC 2014 638
23 JAN 2015 605
07 FEB 2015 584
17 APR 2015 618
18 APR 2015 578
01 NOV 2015 587
01 NOV 2015 596
04 FEB 2016 618
I shot all of the scores reported for 2014 and 2015 with Glocks. 2014 was mostly Gen3 G17s. 2015 was Gen3 G17s in the beginning, plus one run with a G26, finishing with a strong skew towards a Gen4 G17 and a Gen4 G19. The 2016 run was with a VP9. Once I get my G43 regulated and zeroed, I'll probably make a run with that, too.
There are a couple of administrative issues with this drill. First is that it requires a 25-yard range that lets you work from the holster. The range where I shoot this drill prohibits holster work as a general rule, but the rangemaster will let me and a couple of other guys do whatever we want if no one else is there. As a result, most of the winter runs were shot in failing light on rainy days, which may have affected my scores.
Another problem is that you have to shoot this drill cold. I seem to remember Kyle DeFoor defining cold as a week without shooting a pistol. I'm on the range often enough that I have trouble getting cold, which explains the gap between April and November in 2015. It also explains the higher scores toward the end of 2014--I was not shooting them cold.
I REALLY like this drill. It's kind of a bitch, but it shows me exactly where I am on fundamentals and where I need to improve. It doesn't cover reloads or real speed work, but we have the Hackathorn Standards and other things for that.
Okie John