American Pistol Institute Basic Drill (1980)

Silhouette targets. Every start from condition one, holstered and locked, hands clasped at the chest; someone else runs the timer. From under a coat once it is smooth. For the sextets and Presidentes, three targets three paces apart. 100 rounds, meant twice monthly, beside 15 minutes of dry handling a day.

1. 1

   Singles: draw and fire 1 round. As it gets easy and groups average 8 inches, work toward 1 second.

   7 yd · 1 shot · par 1.50 s · ×8

2. 2

   Singles: draw and fire 1 round. As it gets easy, add a yard at a time toward 10 meters.

   7 yd · 1 shot · par 1.50 s · ×10

3. 3

   Singles: draw and fire 1 round. Work out 2 meters at a time toward 25 meters.

   15 m · 1 shot · par 2.50 s · ×10

4. 4

   Pairs: draw and fire 2 rounds. As it gets easy, add speed, not distance.

   10 m · 2 shots · par 2.00 s · ×5

5. 5

   Quads: draw and fire 2 rounds, reload, and fire 2 rounds, all in the ring. Start at 8 seconds and work down to 5.

   10 m · 4 shots · par 8.00 s · ×5

6. 6

   Sextets: from a 90-degree pivot, hit each of three targets twice. Work toward 4 seconds.

   10 m · 6 shots · ×3

7. 7

   Presidente: back to the center target, pivot 180 degrees, hit each target twice, reload, and hit each twice again. Work toward 10 seconds.

   10 m · 12 shots · ×2

Hits in the ring, and the times worked toward.