An excellent training aid for those new to handgun shooting.

[AbNo]

Originally Posted by L10XD

I am a new XD9 owner here and I am sure I will get great use out of these targets to help improve my shooting skills. I also had the same question as the person up a few slots, are you guys printing these things on special printers/paper or just a regular laserjet and 8.5x11?

BTW Loving the XD!!

You bet! These things print GREAT on a printer you have.

Even if the printer's at work.

[charlie.45]

I am dominant right handed but I also think its very important to train to shoot left handed in case your more dominant hand is injured it is very frustrating at first but I hope these targets will help thanks dave

[Scribe]

Just printed a copy and I'll take it to me on the range next week. Won't shoot it though because our range allows non-practical shooters to shoot only from 27,5 yards: I'll just compare the shots on the actual large target to the grids on this one.

Thanks a bunch for such a great training aid!

[Lefthanded Shooter]

I am brand new to handgun ownership and use, and this forum, with this being my very first post here. THANK you Dave and the person who posted the information.

I can hardly wait to get to the range and try out my XD-40 that I picked up today. Man I feel as lucky as a fat rat in a cheese factory.

I appreciate these targets!!!

LS

[gimp297]

I found this posted on this forum a few months ago i started using the target and now from ten yards i can hit the center and get a whole mag in side the red circle it helped me out tons. And i was going to spent $200 on a class hahaha.

[Edubya]

Originally Posted by Lefthanded Shooter

I am brand new to handgun ownership and use, and this forum, with this being my very first post here. THANK you Dave and the person who posted the information.

I can hardly wait to get to the range and try out my XD-40 that I picked up today. Man I feel as lucky as a fat rat in a cheese factory.

I appreciate these targets!!!

LS

Welcome aboard, Lefthanded Shooter, now post one on the New Comers listing and let us know a little more about you. I'm sure that you will learn a whole lot more on this forum than you already have, before too long you'll be giving advise to your buddies at the range.

[Edubya]

Originally Posted by TEXXD

How far away should you practice with this target? From which distance should a beginner start.

#1 30 Round Self Defense Practice Drill Ken Hackathorn
With just one IDPA sized target, a sheet of target patches, and the Drills that I will enumerate
below, one can now have a decent guide in teaching oneself the finer points of armed self
defense. A friend with a competition timer will also come in handy. All Drills involve firing live
ammunition and should only be performed in a shooting range or a place where there is no
danger of hitting anything other than your target or its backstop. Oh yeah, you'll also need a gun.
The instructions below assume that you are using a semi-auto pistol, for wheel-gunners replace
magazine changes with speed loader reloads.
Remember to observe and practice the four rules of gun safety.
1. From 5 yards, allowing 1 ½ seconds, beginning at "low ready" one shot to head.
Repeat 3 times.
2. From 5 yards, allowing 2 seconds, beginning with gun holstered, one shot to head.
Repeat 3 times.
3. From 5 yards, allowing 2 seconds, beginning at "low ready," strong hand only, two shots to
body.
Repeat 2 times.
4. From 7 yards, allowing 2 seconds, facing 90̊ to left of target, gun holstered, two shots to
body.
One time only.
5. From 7 yards, allowing 2 seconds, facing 90̊ to right of target, gun holstered, two shots to
body.
One time only.
6. From 7 yards, allowing 2 seconds, facing target, gun holstered, two shots to body.
One time only.
7. From 7 yards, allowing 4 seconds, while backing to 10-12 yards, three shots to body.
Repeat 2 times.
8. From 10 yards, allowing 3 seconds, beginning with gun on target and round in chamber,
change magazine and fire one shot to body.
Repeat 2 times.
9. From 10 yards, allowing 3 seconds, beginning with gun on target and slide locked back,
change magazine and fire one shot to body.
One time only.
10. From 15 yards, allowing 2 ½ seconds, draw and fire one shot to body.
Repeat 5 times.
Head shots only count if you hit the A zone of the "head" of the target. Body shots count if you
hit the A, B, or C

http://www.handgunlaw.us/documents/HandgunDrills.pdf

This is a good site to bookmark, it’ll come in handy for the beginner all of the way to the expert.

[Lefthanded Shooter]

Originally Posted by Edubya

Welcome aboard, Lefthanded Shooter, now post one on the New Comers listing and let us know a little more about you. I'm sure that you will learn a whole lot more on this forum than you already have, before too long you'll be giving advise to your buddies at the range.

Edub, thank you, and thank you for the suggestion. My learning curve is about 90 degrees and I have a looonnnnnng way to go before I will feel credible enough to give advice to others. However, I am optimistic.

LS

[dreydin]

/super tag! great stuff!

[speeddemon40]

Awesome thread guys! Silly question though... The clips for the targets at the range I go to are about 16" apart. Do you guys take these 8.5x11 targets to bigger sheets or what?

Thanks