April Drill

Range: 7yd
Target: standard IPSC target/”A zone” target
Start position: gun in holster, hands at surrender position or interview stance
Rounds fired: 6

The Bill Drill is intended to improve speed without sacrificing accuracy. The details listed above are the traditional version, but any 6-shot drill done at speed on a single target can achieve the same basic goal.

Six shots are fired as quickly as the shooter can achieve six hits on the target. The drill teaches sight tracking, proper visual reference, recoil management, and trigger manipulation.

One important aspect of the Bill Drill is learning to follow your sights during recoil so that you can fire your next shot as soon as you have an adequate sight picture. Usually, this means pulling the trigger as soon as the front sight comes back down onto the scoring zone without waiting for precise alignment or for the sight to stop movement in the middle of the target. At full speed, the front sight is constantly moving, never coming to rest until the drill is over. If you gun has an optic, you will see a flash of red over the A zone but don’t wait for the dot to completely stop and settle into the perfect position.

Let me know if you have any questions and have fun!

Stay safe but dangerous,

Kyle Price

Director

Upstate SC Constables Association