Videos tagged with Seven Yards

This video details an unedited handgun training session focusing on foundational skills. Key drills include practicing recoil control and trigger discipline with 'doubles' at 7 yards, emphasizing red dot return and analyzing shot groups. The session also covers draw stroke practice with follow-up shots and target transitions, highlighting the importance of consistent fundamentals over speed. The instructors share personal challenges and insights, offering a realistic look at skill development.

This video from USCCA features a Navy SEAL discussing his top pistol picks for 2025. The content includes shooting demonstrations of drills like 'doubles' at seven yards and a 'bill drill'. The instructor's experience is evident, providing insights into practical firearm application.

This video provides a practical shooting assessment of various Staccato 2011 pistols, including the CS, C2, P, XL, and XC, all chambered in 9mm. The instructor evaluates each model's performance at seven yards, focusing on shot placement, grouping consistency, and reliability by firing two magazines per pistol, with the second magazine at an increased rate. The assessment includes identifying any malfunctions, such as failures to eject or lock back, and comparing the resulting targets to determine individual preferences and the 'best' shooting pistol for the instructor.

This video demonstrates a variation of the Bill Drill, focusing on increasing draw and shot cadence incrementally. The drill involves five iterations from seven yards, starting with one shot and increasing by one round per iteration up to five shots. The goal is to complete all five iterations in 10 seconds or less without misses, with penalties for any misses.

This video outlines a personal marksmanship drill focused on establishing and meeting high accuracy standards. Instructor Daniel demonstrates shooting at 5, 7, and 10 yards, aiming for progressively larger scoring rings (X, 10, and 9 respectively) on a B8 bullseye target. The emphasis is on precision and fundamentals like sight alignment and trigger control, rather than speed, encouraging viewers to set their own achievable standards.

This video focuses on translating precise shooting skills into practical defensive handgun application. Instructor GBGuns emphasizes finding a balance between speed and accuracy, moving from tight bullseye groups to larger torso targets at common defensive distances (seven yards). The core technique involves maintaining good sight alignment for the first shot and then executing faster follow-up shots, aiming for a hand-sized group in the chest area, rather than extremely tight groupings.