Welcome to the Drill of the Month collection – my personal firing line where every 30 days I drop a fresh training challenge that’s actually worth your ammo and range time.
These aren’t random internet reposts; they’re the exact drills I run with my own students, timed on the shot timer, tweaked for real concealed carry gear, and proven to smoke bad habits while building speed, accuracy, and confidence under pressure. From dry-fire only to full live-fire standards, par times, scoring, and the little fixes that turn a 3-second miss into a 1.8-second hit. New drills drops like clockwork. Bookmark it, run it, beat my times, then come brag in the comments.
Gabe White’s Technical Skills Tests consist of four renowned target drills, each with three levels of standards. The pins are highly regarded among armed self-defense practitioners, representing proficiency in technical skills beyond minimum competence.
We’re taking a look at The Test, also known as the 10-10-10 drill, for the second drill of the month post. A passing score on it is relatively easy. A perfect score? Not so much.
A look at Gila Hayes’ 5×5 drill is the first post in a new series looking at shooting drills. A word of caution should you decide to attempt the 5×5 drill: it is deceptively simple and harder than it looks.
