{"id":16308,"date":"2020-11-05T15:49:30","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T15:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?p=16308"},"modified":"2021-02-12T21:12:08","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T21:12:08","slug":"handgun-training-drills-from-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/handgun-training-drills-from-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"Handgun Training Drills from Experts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are few things as exciting as buying a new handgun. Conversely, there are few things as important as learning how to shoot a handgun. Not all of us can afford to attend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsite.com\">Gunsite Academy<\/a> like we should, but we can discover practical training drills to work with when we find time to get to the range. I surveyed some of the best defensive handgun training instructors I know and here are their &#8212; if you could only use one drill &#8212; suggestions. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shootingillustrated.com\/articles\/2020\/10\/21\/6-best-self-defense-handgun-training-drills\/\">HERE<\/a> to read the article at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shootingillustrated.com\">Shooting Illustrated<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"999\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-1.jpg?resize=999%2C678&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"16309\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16309\" class=\"wp-image-16309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-1.jpg?w=999&amp;ssl=1 999w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-1.jpg?resize=300%2C204&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-1.jpg?resize=768%2C521&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Il Ling New<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-2.jpg?resize=1000%2C750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"16310\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16310\" class=\"wp-image-16310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-2.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-2.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-2.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Ken Hackathorn<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-3.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"16311\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-3.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16311\" class=\"wp-image-16311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-3.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-3.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-3.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Training at Gunsite.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"942\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-4.jpg?resize=1000%2C942&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"16312\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-4.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16312\" class=\"wp-image-16312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-4.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-4.jpg?resize=300%2C283&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-4.jpg?resize=768%2C723&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Bill Wilson<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-5.jpg?resize=850%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"16313\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-5.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16313\" class=\"wp-image-16313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-5.jpg?resize=850%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-5.jpg?resize=249%2C300&amp;ssl=1 249w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-5.jpg?resize=768%2C925&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-5.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Tiger Mckee<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"841\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-6.jpg?resize=1000%2C841&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"16314\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-6.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16314\" class=\"wp-image-16314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-6.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-6.jpg?resize=300%2C252&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-6.jpg?resize=768%2C646&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Richard Mann<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"923\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-7.jpg?resize=1000%2C923&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"16315\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-7.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16315\" class=\"wp-image-16315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-7.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-7.jpg?resize=300%2C277&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-7.jpg?resize=768%2C709&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">SGM (ret.) John \u201cShrek\u201d McPhee<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are few things as exciting as buying a new handgun. Conversely, there are few things as important as learning how to shoot a handgun. Not all of us can afford to attend Gunsite Academy like we should, but we can discover practical training drills to work with when we find time to get to the range. I surveyed some of the &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":16317,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2509,2820,2816],"tags":[2730,2159],"class_list":["post-16308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-defense","category-latest","category-nras-shooting-illustrated","tag-shooting","tag-tiger-mckee"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OD-8.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5hujZ-4f2","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7398,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/one-drill\/","url_meta":{"origin":16308,"position":0},"title":"One Drill","author":"gunwriter","date":"August 7, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"If you could only use one drill to test the defensive handgun proficiency of someone what would that drill be? 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Just the same, some train with it at three yards, others at five yards, and some\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;DEFENSE&quot;","block_context":{"text":"DEFENSE","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/category\/defense\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"FINAL-COVER-SMALL-201x300","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/FINAL-COVER-SMALL-201x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":8856,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/lasers-and-the-right-sights-make-a-difference\/","url_meta":{"origin":16308,"position":2},"title":"Lasers and the Right Sights Make a Difference","author":"gunwriter","date":"April 22, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"A few years ago while\u00a0conducting research for my book, Handgun Training for Personal Protection, I helped put together a shooting match at my local gun club. One of the drills in the match was the Forty-Five Drill, which is\u00a0a drill I use constantly when testing firearms, holsters and ammo. It\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;DEFENSE&quot;","block_context":{"text":"DEFENSE","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/category\/defense\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"S-1","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/S-1-1024x451.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/S-1-1024x451.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/S-1-1024x451.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/S-1-1024x451.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7115,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/fresh-off-the-ups-truck\/","url_meta":{"origin":16308,"position":3},"title":"Fresh off the UPS Truck","author":"gunwriter","date":"June 10, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"I've tested handgun ammunition loaded with Barnes Tac XP bullets before and I've yet to see a bad performer. I'm betting the Barnes TAC XPD ammo will do just as well as the loads from Black Hills, Buffalo Bore and Doubletap which are loaded with Barnes bullets. Watch for a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;DEFENSE&quot;","block_context":{"text":"DEFENSE","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/category\/defense\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/TACXPD-1-300x272.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7846,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/12-last-minute-christmas-gifts-for-the-gun-guy\/","url_meta":{"origin":16308,"position":4},"title":"12 Last Minute Christmas Gifts for the Gun Guy","author":"gunwriter","date":"December 10, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Here you go, the Empty Cases' best, last minute, gifts for shooters for under $ 50.00. 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And, a man need a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;DEFENSE&quot;","block_context":{"text":"DEFENSE","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/category\/defense\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Barranti 2","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Barranti-2-300x180.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16308"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16318,"href":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16308\/revisions\/16318"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}