Here are several. Note that many of these add drawing from the holster as an advanced form of the drill but start out without holster work for the basic drill.
Basic Skills Assessment
Ralph Mroz, American Handgunner March/April 2017
Tactics & Training Column
Conscious Marksmanship: An 8" or 10" plate can be hit "almost all of the time" when shooting deliberately.
Serious Shooter: Hit an 8" plate at 25 yards from low ready in 2.5 seconds or from the holster in 3 seconds.
Higgenbotham Controllability Drill
From the low ready position, engage a 5.5"x8.5" target at 5 yards with 5 rounds.
Par time is 2 seconds which demonstrates that the shooter can control the gun at "realistic speeds".
Super Test (from an article by Dave Spaulding in Feb/March 2017 Handguns Mag. Drill created by Officers Wayne Dobbs and Daryl Bolke of Hardwired Tactical Shooting)
Engage an NRA B8 repair center bullseye from 15, 10 and 5 yards.
Starting from a ready position, engage the target from 15 yards with 10 rounds in 15 seconds.
Starting from a ready position, engage the target from 10 yards with 10 rounds in 10 seconds.
Starting from a ready position, engage the target from 5 yards with 10 rounds in 5 seconds.
Score each shot based on the scoring rings on the target. 270 is passing
When passing is achieved from ready, start from the holster. When passing is achieved from the draw, start by drawing from concealment.
Modified Bill Drill
From August/Sept 2018 Handguns Magazine
Speedloads Column
Skills Drills By Eve Flanigan
Article states that this drill is promoted by Kyle DeFoor to help increase speed for shooters who have mastered the fundamentals.
Engage an IPSC target (or 4x11 inch box) at 5 yards from the on target position.
Stage 1. Fire 6 rounds (or 5 from 5 shot revolvers) on the target in a one second cadence generated by counting out loud: "One-one thousand, two-one thousand, etc."
Stage 2. Fire 6 rounds (or 5 from 5 shot revolvers) on the target in a half-second cadence generated by counting out loud: "One-one, two-one, etc."
Stage 2. Fire 6 rounds (or 5 from 5 shot revolvers) on the target in a rapid cadence generated by counting out loud: "One, two, etc."
All hits should be in the box/A-zone, however in the beginning, a miss or two in stage 3 is acceptable.
Stage one should be a clear and perfect sight picture. Stage two shots should break when the front sight settles in the rear notch. Stage three, the sights may be mostly a blur.
A shot timer can be used to insure that the cadences are consistent.
Left-Right-Ready Acclimatizing to a DA revolver trigger (from an article by Ethan Johns in SWAT Magazine)
Engage an IDPA-type target or 8" circle at 5 to 7 yards
Starting from an aimpoint approximately 18" left of the target, begin moving the handgun toward the aimpoint while rolling the trigger back evenly so that the shot breaks inside the 8" circle.
Repeat starting on the right of the target.
Repeat starting at low-ready.
The drills are performed until the shooter is proficient.
Rolling Out Acclimatizing to a DA revolver trigger (from an article by Ethan Johns in SWAT Magazine)
Engage a steel plate or 8" circle at 10 yards
Beginning from "close" ready (sometimes called the retention position--about the point where the weak hand joins the strong hand on the gun during a draw stroke), at the buzzer push the gun out. Get pressure on the trigger when the front sight is visible and begin rolling the trigger back evenly when the front sight settles in the rear notch so that the shot breaks when the sights are on target.
Par is 2 seconds. 2.5seconds for a very heavy trigger or in low light. With practice and good equipment 1 second or better should be achievable.
1-Reload-2 (created by Todd Green)
Engage a USPSA/IDPA target or an 8.5x11 sheet of paper at 5 yards
Aim at the target, finger on the trigger. At the signal, fire a single shot, reload and fire two more accurate rounds.
Par times. 3 seconds for the shot-to-shot reload time if the reload is a slide lock reload. 2.5 seconds for a speed reload and 4.5 seconds for a reload with retention.
For times to count, all hits must be accurate.
5x5 Drill
Engage a 5" circle at 5 yards.
5 runs will be performed with 5 shots fired each time for a total of 25 rounds.
Starting from the low ready position, fire 5 shots at the target in 5 seconds.
All 25 shots should hit the 5" circle for a "pass".
For an additional challenge, start from the holster.
To make this an "advanced" drill, draw from concealment.
Tuf/Ruf (Timed Fire/Rapid Fire)
From the ready position, engage a B8 target from 25 yds
5 rounds in 20 seconds
5 rounds in 10 seconds
Goal is all rounds in the black.
The Test (Ken Hackathorn?)
Centerfire
From the ready, engage a B8 target from 10 yds
10 rounds in 10 seconds
Goal is a score of 90.
Rimfire Version
From the ready, engage a B8 target from 10 yds
10 rounds in 9 seconds
Goal is a score of 100.
50 Round Practice Drill. (No accuracy/time standards)
Fire 15 rounds (including one reload) left handed at 25 yards
Fire 14 rounds (including one reload) right handed at 25 yards
Fire 14 rounds (including one reload) two handed rapid fire at 25 yards
Fire 7 rounds two handed at 25 yards trying for the tightest group possible.
