“I’ve been shooting guns for about 5 years now and competing for 4 of those years. Growing up in the Philippines guns were never really a thing I was involved in due to the fact is very hard to own one there from the monetary stand point. I am a first generation gun guy in my family. I picked up my first gun a month before covid hit and I’ve been involved in it ever since.”
Hey all! 6-1 here again, bringing some content regarding the illustrious act of reloading in a competition context. With this topic, I’m keeping it specific to non-retention reloads. I will not be covering retention reloads, where one stores the ejected magazine on their person as required by certain shooting leagues.
This drill is one of my own creation. The Paul W. Shotgun Drill is essentially a Bill Drill, but modified to work with a wide range of shotguns.
The “Can You SHO & WHO” Drill is a straightforward, low round count exercise that is all about one-handed shooting. Building skill in Strong Hand Only (SHO) & Weak Hand Only (WHO) shooting will make you a better shooter as a whole, and low round count drills make that even easier.
The Low–High Reload Drill is a straightforward, low round count exercise that blends fundamentals with shot placement prioritization and a reload under mild pressure. It introduces visual transition control and emphasizes accountability on both speed and accuracy.
Dry Fire is the simple act of running your gun without any ammo. This involves charging your firearm and dropping the striker or hammer. You may have heard that this is bad for your gun: It is not.
