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First Round/Cold Bore Drill

Use a small dot or multiple black dot target, as this is a one round drill. Dry fire your rifle a few times to warm up. Using one round, make a cold bore shot. This shot ideally should be a perfect zero shot, as the first round is the most important. This should be done every time you go to the range and be kept track of in your dope book. In the picture above, the bottom, center dot marked ZERO is the cold bore shot.

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Dot Drill

Dot drills should be done at different speeds. Keep these in a binder or in your dope book to keep track of your, and your rifle's, progress. Take your time to get the perfect shot for each dot. This will show the consistency (or lack thereof) from shot to shot. This drill can be done at any range, but starting at 100 yards is ideal. 
Next, with a new sheet of paper, speed up your dot drill. Allow yourself a set number of seconds (3 or 4) per dot. Get into a fast but consistent timed rhythm. Make sure to mark on the paper "Fast" or "Slow" to keep track of your progress.

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One Shot One Kill Drill

The idea of this drill is quick engagement. You get one shot per target. It's best to race someone, but this can be done by yourself. Starting at 100 yards, engage targets out to 1000 per 100 yards. (100, 200, 300 and so on) Dial your dope on your turret. The first one to hit 1000 yards with no misses wins. For more competition, start at 100, shoot out to 1000 yards and back. Also, switch up distances. Shoot the even targets out and odd target back. Or 100, 300, 200, 400, 300, 500 and so on.
This drill can be modified to the distance you have access to, or in any order, to make it harder and more competitive. For this drill, it's easier to win if you memorize your dope. This drill is also designed to help you memorize your dope.

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Hold Over Drill

This drill is designed for immediate engagement, when there is no time to dial in on your scope. It is just like the One Shot One Kill drill but you will not be dialing your dope on your turret. You will only hold over. This drill is more difficult, and it is a must that you memorize your dope. This drill can be modified however you see fit to engage targets using hold overs. For beginners, I would start from 100 - 500 yards. To make it more competitive for beginners, engage targets 100, 300, 200, 400, 300, 500. For each round, add another target until you reach your maximum distance. 

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5 Shot Group Drill

This drill is the typical 100 yard, 5 shot group drill. It's simple but there's a twist, and you have to be honest. This 5 shot group is the first 5 rounds only. Not the best of the day, or after you warm up. THE FIRST FIVE! This will tell you a few things. One, it will show you the truth. No excuses about cold bore or blah blah blah. Two, it will make you focus more because you will keep track of this and show people. Three, if you consistently shoot a 1/4 MOA group, but all of a sudden it starts opening up, it might be time to clean the barrel. Use index cards with a dot like pictured and save it in a binder. Keep track of all the information and write it on the card especially whether or not it's a clean or dirty bore.

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Dry Fire Practice Drill

Dry fire practice can be as simple or as complex as you would like. The most important thing is focusing and practicing the fundamentals. I wrote a blog about this, so I wont get into detail but here is the link. 
https://theoverwatch.wixsite.com/theoverwatch/post/dry-fire-practice

Depending on how much time you have, modify the dry fire practice drills to meet your needs. I do believe dry fire practice is the most important thing you can do to improve your skillset, second only to live fire practice.

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Maximum First Round Hit Drill 

This is more of a test than a drill. But, I believe it very important to know how far you can guarantee a first round hit on the smallest target possible. I specifically practice this at 500 yards on a 4 inch steel plate. At the time of this writing I have about 5 first rounds hits. I have yet to miss with my .308 or 6.5 C. So, for me I would say 500 yards. By first round hit I dont mean the last shot of the day, but first shot on a sub MOA target. I mean, first round of the day, cold bore, cold shooter, first round hit. This should be something you keep track of so you can see your skill set improve. Pictured above is my best group ever. This is the 4 in plate I shoot at 500 yards. In the picture you can see 3 of the 5 shots at 500 yards using my .308. Yep, I missed twice, but the other two shots were only just enough off to miss. But a miss is a miss.

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Hat Drill

Put 10 rounds in a hat and place the hat about 10 to 15 yards behind you. Start at the gun, and in the position you will be shooting in. On go, you will have 2 minutes to run to the hat and grab one bullet and engage your targets using all 10 rounds. Ideally, you would engage targets between 300 and 700 yards (or farther) and back. The distance for this drill can be modified to meet your needs, but should be challenging. If you complete this drill the first time, you are either really good or are probably doing it incorrectly. Try shooting targets at farther distances. This drill is designed to simulate stress by running and being timed. It should point out the weaknesses in your skill set, like memorizing your dope, trigger control, and shooting under stress. This drill will test your fundamentals. 

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The Wait Drill

The name of this drill gives you a hint of what's going on. This drill will not only test your shooting skills, but your patience as well. This is at least a two man drill; Alpha, the spotter and Bravo, the shooter. On go, you will grab your gear and run to the designated firing line and, as quickly as possible, get into position to engage the target. You will only engage the target when Alpha gives you the go. You will have only 5 seconds to engage the target. Now, how hardcore you want to run this drill is up to you. Alpha should change up times between drills from an immediate engagement to 15 minutes. Or for hardcore, up to two hours or more.

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Balloon Drill

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