Skills Maintenance/Natural Point of Aim | Feb. 21, 2025 | Ready Gunner

SUMMARY:

Natural Point of Aim (NPA) and retention fire are two defensive handgun techniques  that are difficult to practice in traditional range settings.

This Skills maintenance will help you to focus on developing and improving your NPA and retention fire skills by utilizing drills that specifically require the use of varied shooting positions, target locations, and multiple threats. .

These positions include close encounters, off balance drills, multiple targets, non drawing from concealment, dominant hand shooting and many more.

Practice quick draw and immediate shot exercises where the time needed for precise aim is not available.

TIME: 2 Hrs

PRICE: $50

SETTING: Range

STUDENT NUMBER: 12

PREREQUISITES: Ready Gunner Handgun Defensive (or equivalent from another training org.)

SETTING: Range only

This class is held in front of the regular shooting stalls, involves moving, multiple targets, and drawing from the holster.

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT:

• Eye and ear protection
• Students may use a Pistol and/or Rifle in this course; if using a rifle you must have a sling.
• Sturdy Holster Belt (if using a pistol)
• Holster and magazine carriers compatible with your pistol
• Minimum three (3) magazines for pistol (more is recommended)
• Minimum 200 rounds of pistol or rifle
• Holster and magazine carriers compatible with your pistol and rifle
• Long pants
• Closed toe shoes
• Concealment garment(s) that you normally use.
• No serpa style, nylon or ‘sticky’ holsters

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We’ll finish the class using a simplified version of the drill from the infamous alley scene the movie ‘Collateral’- you can see an example of this on the Vickers Tactical YouTube channel here: