Five & Dime- 5 shots, 5 yards in 10 seconds
Objective: The shooter must demonstrate the ability to make surgical hits, use cover and efficiently reload the combat revolver.
Scenario: You have fired multiple rounds without effect and only 3 remain in your revolver. The location of your assailant is no longer known and there may be a second subject in close proximity.
Ammunition Needed: Initial load-out is 3 rounds. You will also need a speedloader, strip or 2X2X2 pouch for a reload.
Range Prop: High Cover (stacked barrels, 9 Hole etc.)
Targets: Two cardboard or paper silhouettes with a high value scoring area (T1 & T2) such as IPSC or IDPA. The targets will be set 5 yards away with a spread of 3 yards between them.
Begin Exercise: Start in Shoot Box A revolver, load with 3 rounds and index the cylinder. Gun will be in low ready, muzzle depressed. Face uprange, back to the target. On the signal, pivot 180 degrees, fire 2 body shots and 1 head shot to T1. Immediately move to cover, RELOAD and fire 2 body shots to T2.
Scoring: If you can run this in 10 seconds or less with quality hits, go to the head of the class. Twelve seconds is still a pretty good performance. Penalties, 1 second added to total time for each hit outside the high value area. Missed head shot=DQ
Variations: a) run it in poor light b) place “innocent bystander” in close proximity
Layout: T1——-3yards——–T2@ 5yards
Shoot Box A—–High Cover
Safety Reminder- When performing the pivot , make sure the gun comes up only when facing downrange!
*Mike Boyle is a retired law enforcement officer and has been active in use of force instruction for over 40 years. He has been a police academy assistant director, instructor, Rangemaster and is the author of 2 books, 3 training videos and hundreds of magazine articles on firearms, training and tactics. Mike served 21 years on the Board of Directors of the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors. Mr. Boyle can provide instruction on various firearms disciplines including handgun, shotgun and low light threat management. He can be reached at mboyle308@gmail.com.
