Revere’s Riders COI Basic Pistol - 1-Day - MCFG

7:00 AM Line set-up

7:30 AM Instructor Meeting / finish set-up

8:00 AM Check-in & equipment to line

9:00 AM Welcome, Introductions, Intro to Revere’s Riders program, Medical Plan, What we expect from you, What you can expect from us

Safety Rules - also explain Misfires / Hang fires / Squibs

Explain basic components and function of a pistol

Safe Pistol - unloading & clearing procedures

Pistols to the Line / RSO’s Clear Line

Line Commands - demo & explain, then assign backers & post Whittemore Skills Assessment Target

Explain aiming

Explain & demo - Weaver & Isosceles stance, Grip (Thumbs!), Low Ready position DRY run at the firing line - students get into Weaver & Isosceles stance, demonstrate proper grip

& low ready - NO ammo, each student with their handgun, Instructors must witness & only make gross adjustments for safety - further instruction will follow

Explain & demo prepping a magazine

Whittemore story & purpose of Skills Assessment Target

Shoot & score Whittemore Skills Assessment Target

# Shooters ______ 8” ______ 4” ______ 2” ______ 1” ______

Post drill target (5 shots per string of fire)

Instruction: Eye Dominance, Grip, Low Ready & Sul, Isosceles stance shoot drill target with Isosceles stance / DRY run 1st to verify position & grip / check target & mark

shots

Instruction: Weaver stance shoot drill target with Weaver stance / DRY run 1st to verify position & grip / post new drill target Instruction at Target Line: Basic Talking Targets - How big is my group? Where is my group?

Instruction: 5-Fundamentals of Shooting a Pistol shoot drill target 1st with Isosceles, then with Weaver, check & mark target after Isosceles, post

new drill target after Weaver Instruction at Target Line: Talking Targets - Teach shooters to self-diagnose group pattern, use

diagnostic target handout

Instruction: NPOA - demo with laser shoot drill target 1st with Isosceles, then with Weaver, check & mark target after Isosceles, post

new drill target after Weaver

Lunch / First Strike

Instruction: IMC & Sight adjustment (only if adjustable sights) shoot drill target with favorite stance (5 shot strings), check & mark target after each string,

perform IMC & verify (no more than 5 iterations). Use bench rest to verify sight regulation if sights not adjustable or to just verify adjustments.

Second Strike

Post & shoot drill targets: Student selects firing position, tie all instruction points together - up to 5 practice targets

Post Whittemore Skills Assessment Target (from the morning if available)

# Shooters ______ 8” ______ 4” ______ 2” ______ 1” ______

Third Strike

Shoot Steel: Establish new firing line at 20 yds. Shoot steel and/or timed NRA style targets (B-4 & B-5)

Wrap-up and call to civic engagement Help us, Join us Get Involved / Scouts / 4H / Church / Soup Kitchen / Attend Town Council Meeting Review of marksmanship skills learned / dry fire at home Drive safely / Vitamin I

5:00 PM Remove Pistols from Line / Clean-up / Instructor Meeting

Revere’s Riders COI Basic Pistol - 1-Day - MCFG

7:00 AM Line set-up

7:30 AM Instructor Meeting / finish set-up

8:00 AM Check-in & equipment to line

9:00 AM Welcome, Introductions, Intro to Revere’s Riders program, Medical Plan, What we expect from you, What you can expect from us

Safety Rules - also explain Misfires / Hang fires / Squibs

Explain basic components and function of a pistol

Safe Pistol - unloading & clearing procedures

Pistols to the Line / RSO’s Clear Line

Line Commands - demo & explain, then assign backers & post Whittemore Skills Assessment Target

Explain aiming

Explain & demo - Weaver & Isosceles stance, Grip (Thumbs!), Low Ready position DRY run at the firing line - students get into Weaver & Isosceles stance, demonstrate proper grip

& low ready - NO ammo, each student with their handgun, Instructors must witness & only make gross adjustments for safety - further instruction will follow

Explain & demo prepping a magazine

Whittemore story & purpose of Skills Assessment Target

Shoot & score Whittemore Skills Assessment Target

# Shooters ______ 8” ______ 4” ______ 2” ______ 1” ______

Post drill target (5 shots per string of fire)

Instruction: Eye Dominance, Grip, Low Ready & Sul, Isosceles stance shoot drill target with Isosceles stance / DRY run 1st to verify position & grip / check target & mark

shots

Instruction: Weaver stance shoot drill target with Weaver stance / DRY run 1st to verify position & grip / post new drill target Instruction at Target Line: Basic Talking Targets - How big is my group? Where is my group?

Instruction: 5-Fundamentals of Shooting a Pistol shoot drill target 1st with Isosceles, then with Weaver, check & mark target after Isosceles, post

new drill target after Weaver Instruction at Target Line: Talking Targets - Teach shooters to self-diagnose group pattern, use

diagnostic target handout

Instruction: NPOA - demo with laser shoot drill target 1st with Isosceles, then with Weaver, check & mark target after Isosceles, post

new drill target after Weaver

Lunch / First Strike

Instruction: IMC & Sight adjustment (only if adjustable sights) shoot drill target with favorite stance (5 shot strings), check & mark target after each string,

perform IMC & verify (no more than 5 iterations). Use bench rest to verify sight regulation if sights not adjustable or to just verify adjustments.

Second Strike

Post & shoot drill targets: Student selects firing position, tie all instruction points together - up to 5 practice targets

Post Whittemore Skills Assessment Target (from the morning if available)

# Shooters ______ 8” ______ 4” ______ 2” ______ 1” ______

Third Strike

Shoot Steel: Establish new firing line at 20 yds. Shoot steel and/or timed NRA style targets (B-4 & B-5)

Wrap-up and call to civic engagement Help us, Join us Get Involved / Scouts / 4H / Church / Soup Kitchen / Attend Town Council Meeting Review of marksmanship skills learned / dry fire at home Drive safely / Vitamin I

5:00 PM Remove Pistols from Line / Clean-up / Instructor Meeting

Pistol Group Analysis

Vertical Centre Placement

Possible Causes1. Weak shoulder muscles.2. Swaying forward and backwardcausing vertical patterns.3. Breathing while aiming andfiring.

No Group - Scattered

Possible Causes1. All problems are evident, nothingspecific stands out.2. Start with natural point of aim,then grip and trigger squeeze.

Low Centre Placement

Possible Causes1. Poor concentration.2. Poor follow through, loweringgun before the shot is away.3. Poor sight alignment: front sightis centred, but too low.

High Centre Placement

Possible Causes1. Heeling: applies pressure with theheel of the hand while the pistolfires.2. Breaking wrist up, pulling pistolup.3. Poor sight alignment: front sightis too high.

Left Horizontal Placement

Possible Causes1. Increasing grip pressure whileshot breaks, bending wrist to left.2. Relaxing elbow while the shotbreaks.

Right Horizontal

Possible Causes1. Applying extra pressure withthumb.2. Poor sight alignment: front sightalignment is off to the right.

Low Horizontal Left

Possible Causes1. Pushing the trigger, moving it andthe gun to the left.2. Poor sight alignment: front sightalignment is off to the left.3. Applying extra pressure withfingertips and/or pinkie.

Horizontal Centre Placement

Possible Causes1. Poor stance, resulting in badnatural point of aim.2. Poor handgrip, resulting in badnatural point of aim.3. Poor stance, resulting in bodysway to the right and left.

High Right Placement

Possible Causes1. Slackening the wrist while thepistol fires.2. Heeling: applies pressure with theheel of the hand while the pistolfires.3. Anticipating recoil.

Low Right Placement

Possible Causes1. Snatching the trigger, pulling itand the gun to the right.2. Slackening the wrist while thepistol fires.

Low Left Placement

Possible Causes1. Jerking: applies excessive pres-sure to trigger, pushing it down andto the left.2. Canting the pistol to the left anddropping the barrel.

Group analysis allows you to determine what you are doing wrong inyour shooting. Don’t look at this as a negative exercise: this is anopportunity to diagnose a problem. With a sound diagnosis, you candetermine a course of action to remedy it.

The following groups assume a right handed, right eye dominant shooter.For left-handed shooters, reverse the groups.

Pay attention to your groups, not individual shots.

Target and groupings are not to scale: use as examples fordemonstration / educational purposes.

TargetShooting Canada Copyright - 2003www.TargetShooting.ca

SqeezingkThumbkorTookMuchkTriggerkFinger

www5concealedcarryonline5com

PistolkDiagnostickTestingkTarget

TookLittleTriggerkFinger

TighteningkFingers

kkkSl

appi

ngko

r

Jerk

ingk

Trig

ger

kkkkkkkkkPushing

WAnticipatingkRecoil,

kkkkkk

kkkkH

eelin

g

WAntic

ipat

ingkR

ecoil,

kkkkkTightingkGrip

DuringkTriggerkPull

BreakingkWristkDown2

kkkkkkkkkkkkPushingkForwardkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkorkDroppingkHeadkkkkkkkkkkkkk

BreakingkWristkUp

8

9

4

5

6

7

8

9

f

Forkcorrectionalktipscrossreferencekthekknumberkofkthekkpiekslicekwithkthekbelowklist5

85CHoldCwristCatCaCfirmCnaturalCangle.95kDoCnotCanticipateCrecoil;CdoCnotCpush.CCheelCofChandCforwardCwhenCshotCbreaks.45RestCshootingChandCthumbCfirmlyConCCtopCofCotherCthumb;CpressCtriggerCinCConeCfluidCmotion.f5CMaintainCaCcontinuousCsteadyCgrip.C

65CPressCtriggerCstraigntCbackCsmoothly;doCnotChurryCshot.75kOnlyCmoveCtriggerCfinger.85kPressCtriggerCinConeCfluidCmotion.95kContactCtriggerCwithCtheCmiddleCofCtheCfirstCfingerCpad;CpressCtriggerCsmoothly;CfollowCthrough.C

55CHoldCwristCfirmCatCnaturalCangle;CkeepCyourCheadCup;CdoCnotCanticipateCrecoil.

RightkHandedkTarget

AFTCsuggestsCstartingCatC5CyardsCCCCCCandCincreasingCyourCdistanceCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCasCconsistentCaccuracyCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCimproves.

SqeezingkThumbkorTookMuchkTriggerkFinger

www5concealedcarryonline5com

PistolkDiagnostickTestingkTarget

TookLittleTriggerkFinger

TighteningkFingers

kkkSlappingkor

JerkingkTrigger

kkkkkk

kkkPush

ing

WAntic

ipat

ingkR

ecoil,

kkkkkkkkkkHeeling

WAnticipatingkRecoil,

kkkkkT

ightin

gkGrip

DuringkT

rigger

kPull

BreakingkWristkDown2

kkkkkkkkkkkkPushingkForwardkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkorkDroppingkHeadkkkkkkkkkkkkk

BreakingkWristkUp

8

9

4

5

6

7

8

9

f

Forkcorrectionalktipscrossreferencekthekknumberkofkthekkpiekslicekwithkthekbelowklist5

85DHoldDwristDatDaDfirmDnaturalDangle.95DContactDtriggerDwithDtheDmiddleDofDtheDfirstDfingerDpad;DpressDtriggerDsmoothly;DfollowDthrough.45DPressDtriggerDinDoneDfluidDmotion.f5DOnlyDmoveDtriggerDfinger.55DPressDtriggerDstraightDbackDsmoothly;DdoDnotDhurryDtheDshot..

65HoldDwristDfirmDatDnaturalDangle;DDkeepDyourDheadDup;DdoDnotDanticipateDrecoil.75DMaintainDaDcontinuousDsteadyDgrip.85DRestDshootingDhandDthumbDfirmlyDontopDofDotherDthumb;DpressDtriggerDinDoneDfluidDmotion.95DDoDnotDanticipateDrecoil;DdoDnotDpush.DheelDofDhandDforwardDwhenDshotDbreaks.DD

LeftkHandedkTarget

DAFTDsuggestsDstartingDatD5DyardsDDDDDDandDincreasingDyourDdistanceDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDasDconsistentDaccuracyDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDimproves.