Week 336: 10-8 Pistol Test

Results may be posted until September 30th, 2019.

Designed by: Hilton Yam
Range: 7 yards
Target: Silhouette with 8" body circle and 6x6" head box
Start Position: Concealed holster with hands at sides or retention duty holster from interview position
Rounds Fired: 65

Shots outside the 8" circle (body shots) and 6x6" head box (head shots) count as misses. Pick a par time (5, 6.5, or 8 sec) to use on all 12 strings of fire.

String 1: On the buzzer, draw from the holster and fire 4 shots to the body then 1 shot to the head, strong hand only

String 2: On the buzzer, from a high two-hand ready, transfer the pistol to the support hand then fire 4 shots to the body and 1 shot to the head, WHO

String 3: On the buzzer from a high ready with an EMPTY chamber; rack slide to chamber a round using the strong hand only, then fire 4 head shots all SHO

String 4: On the buzzer from a high ready with an EMPTY chamber; rack slide to chamber a round using the weak hand only, then fire 4 body shots followed by 1 head shot all WHO

String 5: Start with the pistol aimed at the target, slide locked open, empty mag, SHO; on the buzzer reload SHO and fire 1 shot to the body

String 6: On the buzzer, from the holster, draw and fire 7 shots to the body and 1 to the head

String 7: Start with 7 rounds loaded in the pistol; on the buzzer draw from the holster and fire 7 shots to the body, reload from slide lock and shoot 1 to the head

String 8: On the buzzer draw from the holster and fire 8 shots to the head

String 9: Start with 3 rounds loaded in the pistol; on the buzzer from a high ready, fire 2 shots to the body and 1 shot to the head, reload from slide lock and repeat the 3 shots

String 10: Start with 2 rounds loaded in the pistol; on the buzzer draw from the holster and fire 1 shot to the body and 1 shot to the head, reload from slide lock and repeat the 2 shots

String 11: Start with 4 rounds loaded in the pistol; on the buzzer from a high ready, fire 4 shots to the body, reload from slide lock and then fire 4 shots to the head

String 12: Start with 1 round loaded in the pistol and 2 additional mags with 1 rd each; on the buzzer draw from the holster and fire 1 shot to the body, reload from slide lock and repeat twice

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

Start position (concealed or duty retention holster)
PAR time selected
Total number of hits within the PAR time
Anything you noticed

Video of Jason Falla running the 10-8 Pistol Test:


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