Week 114: Garland PD 2008 Duty Handgun Qualification

[Mr_White]

Week 114: Garland PD 2008 Duty Handgun Qualification

A salute to the Officers of the Garland, Texas Police Department

Results may be posted until June 29th, 2015.

Range: 0 to 25 yards
Target: Offical target is TQ-15, or substitute USPSA Metric (A/B/C scoring zone), IPDA (-0/-1 scoring zone), TQ-19, Q, or other "C-zone or better" target
Start Position: Varies
Rounds Fired: 50
Minimum Passing Score: 80% hits to designated target zone (overtime shots count as misses)
Variations: Halved par times (Garland PD SWAT Handgun Qualification)

Procedure

String 1: Start holstered at contact distance. At start signal, push target with both hands, take one step back and draw, shoot 3 to the body. Time limit 3 seconds.

String 2: Start holstered at 3 yards. At start signal, draw, shoot 3 to the body. Time limit 4 seconds.

String 3: Start holstered at 5 yards. At start signal, draw, shoot 2 to the body and 1 to the head. Time limit 4 seconds.

String 4: Repeat String 3.

String 5: Start at strong hand only ready at 5 yards. At start signal, shoot 2 to the body. Time limit 2 seconds.

String 6: Repeat String 5.

String 7: Start at support hand only ready at 5 yards. At start signal, shoot 2 to the body. Time limit is 2 seconds.

String 8: Repeat String 7.

String 9: Start holstered at 7 yards with less than 10 rounds in gun. At start signal, draw, shoot 10 to the body, reloading when the gun is empty. Time limit is 15 seconds.

String 10: Start at ready at 7 yards. At start signal, shoot 6 to the body. Time limit is 6 seconds.

String 11: Start at ready at 10 yards. At start signal, shoot 5 to the body. Time limit is 6 seconds.

String 12: Start holstered at 15 yards. At start signal, draw, shoot 2 to the body. Time limit is 4 seconds.

String 13: Repeat String 12.

String 14: Start at ready at 25 yards. At start signal, shoot 5 to the body. Time limit is 19 seconds.

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

Equipment used: gun, holster, concealment (if any), target
Regular or SWAT (1/2 time) Qual
Number and percentage of hits to designated target zone (e.g., 45/50 hits, 90%)
Pass or fail
Observations: 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.

[ssb]

Shot this at work this afternoon.

- G19 + Trijicon HDs, Keeper's Concealment Keeper for G17, button-down shirt (closed) for concealment
- FBI Q target for scoring zone
- SWAT Qual
- 47/50 hits = 94% = Pass

String 1: 1.77/1.31/.23/.24 -2 (out of par)
String 2: 1.58/1.18/.21/.29
String 3: 1.70/1.19/.20/.31
String 4: 1.79/1.26/.20/.33
String 5: 1.15/.58/.57 -1 (out of par)
String 6: .95/.48/.47
String 7: .94/.43/.51
String 8: .92/.39/.53
String 9: 6.43/1.20/.21/.22/.20/.21/.19/3.35/.26/.25/.25
String 10: 2.26/1.27/.21/.20/.21/.18/.19
String 11: 2.24/.47/.47/.47/.38/.45
String 12: 1.79/1.38/.41
String 13: 1.84/1.44/.40
String 14: 5.99/.30/1.28/1.39/1.42/1.60

Notes: This was shot cold, as Friday and Saturday are my off days for dry fire. All shots were on the FBI Q bottle, with all but 4 of the torso shots within the 8" circle on the high chest (used a PTC target). All my "misses" were out-of-par shots. Overall, I was happy with my accuracy at speed. For the first string, I wasn't sure if that called for a retention shot or not so I defaulted to getting the gun up to eye level before shooting. In retrospect, I could have probably gotten within the par had I shot from retention, but I was working indoors and with a bench in front of me so I didn't want to chance shooting the bench. Reload screwed me as usual, but I think my cover garment played a part here (note to self: practice more w/ button down). Dry fire has paid dividends with my WHO shooting.

Also, lesson learned: do the first string last if you aren't using a cardboard backer. I ruined my first target.

Also also: this was my first time out live fire with my new Keeper. This thing is fast.

[MVS]

Gen 4 G17, Fricke Archangel, T shirt for concealment.
Used Regular Par time. Many of them were done in SWAT time but wouldn't have passed that way.
Not sure how to score it. One miss, and 4 hits outside of 8 inch circle.
Warm and drizzling rain.

[Kevin B.]

I shot the SWAT version of this qualification with a G17 from a Safariland ALS holster and Eagle FB mag pouch.

I was going to use A/B/C zones of an IPSC, but after looking at the TQ-15, that seemed too generous. I decided to use the A-zone and the "credit card" for the head shots.

I finished with a 46/50; Pass. I dropped a round on each of Stages 3 thru 6; 3 over time and one C. Two rounds under 1.0 to the A-zone one-handed is a bit beyond my skill level. I was consistently getting hits in the 1.1 range. I managed a .99 on Stage 6 and was rewarded with a C.

On several stages I was literally running on the ragged edge of my ability. I am surprised I did not have more rounds out.

[2alpha-down0]

Equipment: M&P9, Safariland 6377, no concealment, USPSA Metric
Time standard: SWAT
Hits/Percentage: 48/50, 96%
PASS

One round over-par by 0.02 on S1, one round in the B on the first 2B/1H string that was meant for the A/C (counting it as a miss since the B wasn't the designated target). The round at the top of the head cut the line and I counted it as a hit.




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[Range1]

Equipment used: From concealment using vest, Glock 23 with LWD 9mm conversion barrel, Safariland ALS strong side holster, American Eagle 147 grain ammunition, standard FBI Q target

Went with the regular time limits

Number of hits: 50/50 (100%)

Pass

Up close par times were more of a challenge for me. From 7 yards on times were a little more forgiving. Generous scoring area of the Q target was a help also.