Week 405: F.A.S.T.
Results may be posted until February 1st, 2021.
We’ve done the F.A.S.T. recently, but what the heck, it’s end of the year, a pretty bad year, and TLG’s signature test can say goodbye to 2020 for us!
Designed by: Todd Louis Green
Range: 7 yards
Target: 8" circle and 3x5 card (see http://pistol-training.com/wp-conten...ast-target.pdf for a downloadable target; this target must be printed on an 8.5x14 "legal" sheet of paper)
Start position: concealed, hands relaxed at sides (see below for alternatives)
Rounds fired: 6 per run
Pistol begins with exactly two rounds in the gun. Draw should be from underneath legitimate concealment (see below for alternatives). Arms must be relaxed with hands at your sides (not on the gun).
1. On the buzzer, draw and fire two rounds at the 3x5 card.
2. Reload from slidelock/empty gun.
3. Fire four rounds to the 8" circle.
Do not fire extra rounds. Shots intended for the 3x5 that hit the 8", or vice versa, count as misses.
Scoring is as follows:
Total time + 2s penalty for each 3x5 shot missed, + 1s penalty for each 8" shot missed.
The FAST is intended to be shot from legitimate concealment or with a duty/retention holster. Even when shot with a duty holster, start position is arms at sides (not "interview" stance). Score is modified as follows based on carry method:
Concealed: no penalty.
Retention holster with closed (snap or velcro) mag pouches: 0.5 second bonus (subtraction) per 6-shot run.
Retention holster with open top mag pouches: no penalty or bonus.
ALS, SERPA, or Thumb Drive (or similar) holster without concealment: 0.5 second penalty (addition) per 6-shot run.
Open top holster without concealment: 3 second penalty (addition) per 6-shot run.
If your range does not allow drawing from a holster, begin with the gun on a table with no round in the chamber (two in the magazine). On the start signal, pick up the gun, rack the slide, and shoot the drill. Reload from underneath concealment.
As an additional scoring twist in keeping with TLG’s overriding priority of consistency of performance, let’s see how many consecutive times we can shoot it clean! If your first run is clean (no points down/no penalty time added), you can shoot a second run. If your second run is clean, you can shoot a third run, and so on.
Please report the following when you post your results in this thread:
Gun used
Starting position (concealed, duty, open holster, or table start)
Type of holster (if applicable)
Time and hits for each run
How many clean runs you were able to shoot consecutively
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.