An Official Journal Of The NRA | Defining Competency: The 5x5 Drill

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An Official Journal Of The NRA | Defining Competency: The 5x5 Drill

The 5x5 drill is So a shooter places a 5-inch circle target at five yards, and sets the shot timer par time for five seconds. Beginning with the gun in both hands at the low-ready position, at the beep of the timer the shooter then raises the gun and fires five shots as quickly as possible at the 5-inch circle. The goal is to score five hits within the circle in less than five seconds. Any hits outside the 5-inch circle, or going over the five-s…

An Official Journal Of The NRA | Let's Open The Gun-Control Playbook

Gun-control groups repeatedly repackage and resell their many falsehoods. As such, it is imperative we remain vigilant and ready to dispel their dishonest messages.