Week 360: Reality Test

Week 360: Reality Test

Results may be posted until March 21st, 2020.

Designed by: nwhpfan
Range: 7 yards
Target: USPSA or IDPA
Start position: Holstered, hands at sides
Rounds fired: 21

The Reality Test, a drill composite from nwhpfan is a combined battery of benchmark tests to measure your skills.

String 1: Bill Drill – draw and shoot 6 to the body.
String 2: Mozambique – draw and shoot 2 to the body and 1 to the head.
String 3: FAST (modified) – draw and shoot 2 to the head, perform a slidelock reload, and shoot 4 to the body.
String 4: Two Offhand - strong hand only draw, transfer to support hand, shoot 2 to the body support hand only.
String 5: Four Aces – draw and shoot 2 to the body, reload (any type of reload is allowed), and shoot another 2 to the body.

Note: In nwhpfan’s Reality Test, the entire head box (A/B zone) is the no-penalty scoring zone for head shots (including on the FAST.)

Scoring: Your score is your time for all five strings combined, plus penalties for hits outside the A/B/-0 zone. A/B/-0 zone hits are no penalty (this includes entire head.) C/-1 zone hits are +.25 seconds each. D/-3 zone hits are +1 second each. Each draw and reload performed from either concealment or LE duty gear receives a -.25 scoring bonus/subtraction.

Goal structure suggested, to approximate GM performance:
Bill Drill – 1.9 seconds
Mozambique – 1.5 seconds
FAST – 4 seconds
Two Offhand – 2 seconds
Four Aces – 2.6 seconds

That’s a combined total of 12 seconds. nwhpfan’s goal is roughly 90% of that score, so 13.25 seconds including penalties.

See nwhpfan explain the test and shoot a great run!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WspW-YPN5m4

Please report the following when you post your results in this thread:

Pistol, holster, and concealment (optional) used
Time for each of the five strings
Total raw time
Penalties added
Final score
Anything you noticed

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.

G19
JMCK AIWB & BFG ten speed mag pouch
Untucked t shirt, w/ Polartec jacket over it

1 - 2.78
2 - 2.66
3 - 7.16 - and missed one head shot...
4 - 3.90
5 - 5.92

Raw - 22.42

11 As, 9 CS, 1 D, so total penalties = +3.25, and every draw and both reloads done from concealment so -1.75.

Final score: 23.92

Attachment 49070

Shot this cold, haven't shot pistol or dryfire for the week. Great drill.

Gun: Shadow2, USPSA Production rig

Bill -2C: 1.70 +.25+.25: 2.20
Mozambique 0.83, .18, .17: 1.18
FAST -2C: 3.45 +.5: 3.95
2 offhand 1.35, .45: 1.80
4 Aces -1C: 2.55+.25: 2.80
Total: 11.93s

Woohoo! Just made it under the GM par.

Having the entire head for scoring encouraged me to really push it on those strings. The Mozambique string had a head shot 1/8” below the upper perf.

Langdon PX4CC, JM Wing Claw 2.5, all times incorporate the concealment bonus and any points down:

Bill Drill 3.15 (clean)
Failure Drill 3.30 (clean)
FAST 8.15
Two offhand 5.85*
Four Aces 6.15

* reshot because I threw one completely off the target and didn’t know how to score it

TOTAL 26.60

M9 JMCK, T-shirt concealed

1 - 3.54
2 - 3.34
3 - 7.71 - bobbled the reload
4 - 3.67
5 - 6.01
Raw - 24.27
Penalties - 3.25
-0 x14
-1 x5
-3 x2
Total time 27.52

Good drill for me, makes me think a bit more.

Ran this cold this week, it showed on a few things. Ran from uspsa carry optics rig, CZ P-09/SRO.

B.D. - 2.21, 3 C = 2.96
F2S - 2.02, missed head box just low, C? - =2.27
FAST - 5.34 clean, mag failed to drop free giving me a glacial 2.73 reload
Two offhand - 2.39
Four aces - 3.90, had horrible strong hand grip on draw and spent the reload readjusting grip - 1.46 draw and 1.70 reload, probably suffered a little from trying to do it "fast"

16.86 total, not anywhere near M or GM but I didn't beat myself of too much for running it cold. I would like to run this more in the future, I believe I can dip into the 13's. Good test.

Attachment 49625

Pistol, holster, and concealment (optional) used
HK VP9/RMR09 Type 2/X300U in Phlster Floodlight; JMC AIWB high-ride mag carrier, concealed under fishing shirt

Time for each of the five strings
Bill: 3.29 (1.74/.37/.32/.30/.28/.28; 5A 1C)
Mozambique: 2.97 (1.68/.56/.73; 3A)
FAST: 5.98 (1.83/.59/2.54/.38/.32/.32; 5A 1C)
Two Offhand: 3.99 (3.17/.82; 2A)
Four Aces: 5.44 (1.74/.55/2.71/.44; 4A)

Total raw time
21.67

Penalties added
2C: +.50
7 draws/reloads from concealment: -1.75

Final score
20.42

Anything you noticed
Not sure my math is right on the concealment bonus. I read that to mean that for each draw and for each reload from concealment it's a .25 subtraction, so with five draws and two reloads it came out to -1.75. I ran this warmed up a little, after three FAST runs to start of the range session. The FAST during this drill was the second best time I've ever managed (I shot a 5.98 clean during my third FAST run at the start of the practice session, which was a PR). Pretty damn happy with that. Overall, I felt I shot this pretty well, especially considering I was going for the upper half of the A-Zone in the chest. Would have liked to see my splits during the Four Aces and Mozambique comparable to those of the Bill Drill. I seem to slow down a bit for shorter strings for no good reason. Still working on hand speed and acquiring the dot quickly on the draw. I've been shooting an RDS on my pistol for about 8 months now, and I am definitely sold on its utility, but while I'm improving significantly on tracking the dot in recoil, my initial presentation still lacks consistency.

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