Dot Torture

Fifty rounds, ten small dots, three yards. Close enough to feel easy. It isn’t.

What this proves: You can make every hit on demand when nobody is rushing you.

Scored by: Pass or fail · Log it in Range Log

Setup

3 yd. One Dot Torture sheet (ten 2-inch dots). 50 rounds, about four magazines. Holster for the draw strings.

How to run it

1. Work the sheet dot by dot: slow fire, draws, strong hand only, support hand only, and pairs between dots, as printed on the sheet.
2. Shoot at a pace you can keep clean. Any hit outside a dot is a miss.
3. Pass is all 50 in the dots. Clean it at 3, then back up a yard.

The standard

Clean-run rule: Squared Away takes all 50 in the dots. Anything less, count the hits.

Next level: clean it at 5 yards, then 7. Or clean it at 3 in under 5 minutes.

Scoring and source

David Blinder’s drill.

What it trains

Trigger control, draws and one-handed shooting under zero time pressure, which is exactly where sloppy habits show.

Target for this course

Best Champion Shotkeeper 5-bull targets, 12 pack $5.99
Shoot: two sheets, ten bulls numbered 1 to 10 with a marker.
Sold out? Grab Allen EZ Aim 12×12 sight-in grid targets, 5 pack.

What you need

• Federal Champion 9mm 115gr FMJ, 250 rounds
• Maglula UpLULA 9-45 pistol mag loader
• B/C Target Stapler
• Pyramex Drone 2.0 clear shooting glasses
• Printable targets: RTB Targets

Buy the gear, then go shoot the drill.

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