What should I be practising before taking Black Badge Course?

Keeping your finger off the trigger until you are on target (thus not during draw, reload etc).

Keeping your barrel downrange no matter what else (even if you're running uprange).

The hardest parts for me was shooting prone (never done with a pistol) and transitioning the gun from one hand to the other without "hot potatoing" it.

But really, you're there to learn, not there to know everything.

Just listen to instruction, make sure you understand everything and have fun.
 
I would say practice hitting a 8" circle at 15-18yds consistently. Just get comfortable with your gun. You are probably going to shoot 500-1000 rounds in 2-3 days. Have you ever done that. Fatigue does happen. It happened to a few people in my course.

You are going to have a blast. It is a lot of fun.
 
Hey, thanks!!!!

Besides the fee of the course, are you required to bring your own ammo?

If so, how much ammo are you suppose to bring?
 
Yes....you'll need to bring your own ammo.
Depends who's teaching the course.
You'll probably use most ammo on the second day....bring about 250-300 rds.
 
Kastro_316 said:
Hey, thanks!!!!

Besides the fee of the course, are you required to bring your own ammo?

If so, how much ammo are you suppose to bring?
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You're kidding right?

Did anyone mention it's a good idea to bring your own gun, mags, belt, holster, mag pouches.....
 
redbirddog said:
how about loading your mags!

by day 2, your thumbs will be sore. Invest in a mag loader like a UPLULA!

And just be comfortable with the gun you bring.

Good Luck!
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Oh man, good one. Mag loader for sure. UPLULA 100%

I would have 1000 rounds on hand for the course. If you are really good with your gun then 500 will do.
 
You can pass the course in under a hundred And fifty rounds....you won't, but you could....bring lots, at least 500 and plan on more
 
Fundamentals, sight picture, trigger squeeze/press, grip and don't try doing fast draws or anything like that, it just makes more stress for you and the instructor to break whatever bad habits you have.
Make sure you have a good pair of hearing protection AND earplugs, safety/shooting glasses, a baseball cap and don't wear a shirt with a loose collar so others brass can't fall down it and a comfortable pair of shoes doesn't hurt either.
 
Kastro_316 said:
What should I be practising before taking Black Badge Course?

Thanks!
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This is what you will need to do in the BB Course. You can practice them on your own time:

The Accuracy requirements for all strings are: 50% A's with all shots on target. C's or better.

My BB Instructor are harsh on this, if not enough A's[Even touching the A's line is not acceptable], repeat again.

1. Initial Classroom Lecture;
2. Load and Unload(with Dummy ammo);
3. Draw, 1 shot, 6 times, 10 Meters;
4. Draw, 1 shot, 6 times, 15 Meters;
5. Draw, 1 shot, 2 sec. 6 times, 7 Meters;
6. Draw, 2 shots, 2 sec. 6 times, 7 Meters;
7. Draw, 2 shots, 3 sec. 6 times, 15 Meters;
8. Draw, 2 shots, reload, 2 shots, 7 sec. 3 times, 10 Meters
9. Draw, 1+1 shots, reload, 1+1 shots, 2 targets, 7 sec. 3 times, 10 Meters
10.Turn 180 degrees, draw, 2+2+2 shots, reload, 2+2+2 shots, 3 Targets,12
sec. 15 Meters;
11. Draw, 2 shots, move 2 shots, move 2 shots, 2 targets, 3 shooting position
12. Draw, 2 shots, move & reload, 2 shots, move & reload, 2 shots, 2 targets
13. Strong Hand: Draw, 2 shots, 3 sec.3 times, 10 meters;
14. Weak Hand: Draw strong hand, change to weak hand, 2 shots, 5 sec. 3
times, 10 meters;
15. Kneeling: Draw and kneel, 1 shot, 6 times, 20 meters;
16. Prone: Draw and go prone, 1 shot, 6 times, 20 meters;
17. Barricade: Right side, draw, 1 shot, 6 times, repeat 6 times on left. 15
Meters;
18. Open Book Exam: Pass Mark
19. IPSC Ontario Practical Pistol Match must be successfully completed to
qualify for Permanant Black Badge.

I've seen people keep repeating the exercise until the insturctor is satisfied.
IMO, BB Course is not hard, but is not easy either.
 
Kastro_316 said:
Hey, thanks!!!!

Besides the fee of the course, are you required to bring your own ammo?

If so, how much ammo are you suppose to bring?
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They'd advised you to bring 400-500 rounds, but most people will bring more. I'd spend approx.350 rounds for the course + 50 rounds for the Mini-match at the end.
I've seen a few students has to spend 700-800 rounds before they can fullfill the exercise requirements.:redface:
 
Get in the habit of holding your gun with your trigger finger off the trigger and outside the trigger guard.

Get in the habit of doing mag changes (slowly) with your trigger finger outside the trigger guard and your body at different angles to the target line. Always with the pistol pointing downrange.

Everything else will come.
 
Principles of marksmanship is always good to practice.
Practicing a proper draw stroke will help immensely too.
Neither one of these things go out of style or favour.
 
Sorry for my ignorance. I too am a noob that probably will want to try action shooting in the coming year.

Glock 2010 - what do you mean by "A's". What size target is that?

What do you mean by 1+1 or 2+2

Somewhere someone said you have to hit an 8" target at 15 meters to meet the accuracy requirement. Is that right?
 
BlaqueJacqueShallaque said:
Sorry for my ignorance. I too am a noob that probably will want to try action shooting in the coming year.

Glock 2010 - what do you mean by "A's". What size target is that?

What do you mean by 1+1 or 2+2

Somewhere someone said you have to hit an 8" target at 15 meters to meet the accuracy requirement. Is that right?
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A's means for each exercise, you have to have all your shots on the IPSC target. 50% has to be at dead center the A zone. eg. If you have to do the exercise 6 times, 1 shot each time, then at least 3 shots must be on the A Zone area. eg.No.2. For exercise No.10, you have 12 shots total in 12 seconds. At least 6 shots must be at the A Zone at 15 Meters. If not, repeat until you complete the exercise. It is an official IPSC target and you can find the size at the current rule book download at www.ipsc.org

2+2+2 or 1 + 1 means: 3 targets, 2 shots to target 1, then 2 shots to target 2, then 2 shots to target 3. Then Reload, and do it one more time in 12 seconds. At 15 meters.

And as the other member said, you should be able to shoot a 8x11" target 9 out of 10 times at 15meters at your own time. Then you will be much easier to handle the course than those who can't. And for the IPSC A zone area, it is actually less than this size. It is about 6"x13". http://www.ipsc-ont.org/targets.htm

From my experience to the BB course, the thing you should be work on NOW if you are planning for the course are: 1)Safety with your trigger finger and muzzle; 2) Accuracy; 3) Mag change.

Other than Safety, Accuracy is another most important issue in the course. Speed will come later.
 
there are a number of problems with people "practising" before a BB course. the first one is that they usually do not know how to properly grip a gun. i have seen every type of grip on a BB course up to and including a "homey" grip.

The next problem is that most people draw a gun and swing it up instead of bringing it to the centre of the body and punching it out.

it gets very frustrating for a student to have the instructor always saying grip and punch it out.

While it is nice to have a student to be familiar with his handgun and to be able to hit an IPSC target at 20 meters, it can get very time consuming to have to correct bad habits. the worse case scenario i had was a fellow who had a IPSC shooter with one year experience try to teach him what he needed to know to pass his BB course. he could not hit an IPSC target at 7 meters with any constituency. it took 800 rounds to fix everything which is the most rounds i have ever had used in a BB course (normally i run around 400 on average.)

I would really suggest that before you practise anything you have an instructor show you the basics.
 
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