About the Author

Woody is a 10 year veteran of the US Coast Guard, where he has served at various units including the International Training Division and Maritime Security Response Team. He has held qualifications including Deployable Team Leader/Instructor, Direct Action Section Team Leader, and Precision Marksman – Observer. He has deployed/instructed on five continents and served in quick reaction force roles for multiple National Special Security Events in the US.

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Revised 28FEB14 range plan

Targets: 3" dot, 6" dot
Rounds: NTE 100
WITH GLOVES

String 1 (5 yds, 3" dot): 10 rounds from position 3.
Push out, acquire sights, fire one round into dot.  Scan, return to position 3.

String 2 (5 yds, 3" dot): 20 rounds from position 1
Draw, acquire sights, fire one round into dot.  Scan, return to position 1.

String 3 (5 yds, 3" dot): 20 rounds from position 1
Draw, acquire sights, fire a controlled pair into dot.  Scan, return to position 1.

String 4 (7 yds, 6" dot): 15 rounds from position 1
Draw, acquire sights, fire a controlled pair into dot.  Scan, return to position 1.

String 5 (7 yds, 6" dot): 15 rounds from position 1
Draw, acquire sights, fire a controlled pair into a dot, fire controlled pair into a second dot.  Scan, return to position 1.

String 6 (7 yds, 6" dot): 20 rounds from position 1
Immediate action drills with multiple magazines and dummy rounds.

Target: 100 yd zeroing
Rounds: NTE 40

Zero M14 at 100 yds, gather data (come-up and hold-over) for 200 yds and 300 yds.

Monday, February 24, 2014

Workout 25FEB14

Choose a weight, go until failure.  Half the weight, go until failure.  Half the weight, go until failure.

Back squat
Bench press
Bent row
Shrugs
Calf extensions
Curls

Row 1000m
Rest 1:1
Row 500m
Rest 1:1
Row 250m

Workout 24FEB14

Run 30 minutes on treadmill at 6.5-7mph pace.

For time:

40 kettle bell swings
50 ball slams 
60 box jumps 
70 sit-ups 

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Range plan 28FEB14

Targets: IDPA, 3" dot, 6" dot
Rounds: NTE 100

String 1 (5 yds, 3" dot): 10 rounds from position 1
    Draw, acquire sights, fire a controlled pair into dot.  Scan,
return to position 1.

String 2 (5 yds, 3" dot): 20 rounds from position 1
    Draw, acquire sights, fire a controlled pair into dot.  Scan,
return to position 1.

String 3 (10 yds, 6" dot): 20 rounds from position 1
    Draw, acquire sights, fire a controlled pair into dot.  Scan,
return to position 1.

String 4 (10 yds, 6" dot): 20 rounds from position 1
    Draw, acquire sights, fire a controlled pair into a dot, fire
controlled pair into a second dot.  Scan, return to position 1.

String 5 (10 yds, 6" dot): 20 rounds from position 1
    Immediate action drills with multiple magazines and dummy
rounds.

String 6 (7 yds, IDPA): Slide lock reload test
    From position 4, at the buzzer, fire one round into the target,
reload, fire one more.  Par time 4.15 sec, one round must be in -0, one
must be in -1 or less. Limited Vickers.

String 7 (5 and 7 yds, IDPA): Multi target engagement test
    From position 1, at the buzzer, draw and fire two rounds into
each target.  Par time 4.40 sec, on each target one round must be in -0,
one must be in -1 or less. Limited Vickers.

Targets: 12"x12" steel plate
Rounds: NTE 50

15 yds: Work slide lock reloads, multiple target engagement on timer

Target: 100 yd zeroing
Rounds: NTE 40

Zero M14 at 100 yds, gather data (come-up and hold-over) for 200 yds and 300 yds.

Target: 100 yd zeroing
Rounds: NTE 20

Have fun with M48 Yugo Mauser.


Nightly Dry Fire 23FEB - 01MAR14

Since I've been doing the dry fire routine I posted on 12FEB for almost two weeks, I'm switching it up.  This weeks routine, 40 minutes per night broken down as follows:

10 minutes from Position 1 (concealed) - draw, acquire sights, fire.

10 minutes from Position 1 (concealed) - immediate action drills.  Draw, acquire sights, fire, perform immediate action.

10 minutes from Position 1 (concealed) - reload with retention.  Draw, acquire sights, fire, perform reload with retention.

10 minutes from Position 1 (concealed) - BUG.  Draw, acquire sights, fire.

Monday, February 17, 2014

From today's range day

So after I got done with the "work" part of my shooting day, I broke out my Vz-24 that I've had for a year or so and shot it for the first time.  I love Mausers...
Checked it at 50 yds to make sure I was on paper, then rang steel at 100 and 200 yds

Home after a day on the range.

This is what a 196 gr Soft Point looks like after the RSO has to bang it out of your barrel with a cleaning rod...

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Monday's range plan

Rounds: NTE 100
Targets: 3" dots, 6" dots

String 1 (3-5 yds, 3" dot): 10 rounds from position 3.
Push out, acquire sights, fire one round into dot.  Scan, return to position 3.

String 2 (3-5 yds, 3" dot): 20 rounds from position 1
Draw, acquire sights, fire one round into dot.  Scan, return to position 1.

String 3 (3-5 yds, 3" dot): 20 rounds from position 1
Draw, acquire sights, fire a controlled pair into dot.  Scan, return to position 1.

String 4 (5-7 yds, 3" dot): 20 rounds from position 1
Draw, acquire sights, fire a controlled pair into dot.  Scan, return to position 1.

String 5 (10 yds, 6" dot): 15 rounds from position 1
Draw, acquire sights, fire a controlled pair into dot.  Scan, return to position 1.

String 6 (10 yds, 6" dot): 15 rounds from position 1
Draw, acquire sights, fire a controlled pair into a dot, fire controlled pair into a second dot.  Scan, return to position 1.

Basically, I've found that I can shoot fast, but my accuracy is suffering.  This range plan is designed to work on my accuracy.