5x5 Skill Test
Four draws at 10 yards, 25 rounds, scored on time with penalties.
Setup
A standard IDPA target with the 4-inch head circle, at 10 yards. Gun holstered, hands at sides; no concealment garment needed. 25 rounds.
Steps
4 steps · 25 rds- 1
Draw and fire 5 shots, freestyle.
10 yd · 5 shots
- 2
Draw and fire 5 shots, strong hand only.
10 yd · 5 shots
- 3
Draw and fire 5 shots freestyle, reload from slide lock, and fire 5 shots freestyle.
10 yd · 10 shots
- 4
Draw and fire 4 shots to the body and 1 to the head, freestyle.
10 yd · 5 shots
Scoring
Add the four times together, plus 0.5 seconds for every point down, as Bill Wilson first scored it: 15 seconds or under is grandmaster, 20 master, 25 expert, 32 sharpshooter, 41 marksman, 50 novice. As the IDPA 5x5 Abbreviated Classifier it is 1 second a point down, with the thresholds set by division.
Scored on
Time
- Novice
- 50
- Marksman
- 41
- Sharpshooter
- 32
- Expert
- 25
- Master
- 20
- Grandmaster
- 15
Written for
- Fire
- Live fire
- Platforms
- Pistol
Targets
IDPAPreferred
With the 4-inch head circle; points down as penalties
Where it came from
Bill Wilson; the IDPA 5x5 Abbreviated Classifier · Source