The Baer Standard: A Bear of a Self-Defense Drill (VIDEO)

By BA Staff

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Guns.com.

When a self-defense situation presents itself, you won’t have the luxury of a warm up, so you’ll need to be ready to follow through the step-by-step motions to safely and competently handle your firearm. The Baer Standards drill – created by the Tennessee-based training company Baer Solutions – was designed to be shot “cold” so it requires high standards right off the bat.

For the drill, you’ll need two 6×3.5-inch rectangle targets (easily printed on the left and right side of standard printer paper and available from Baer) and three magazines. One magazine will be loaded with five rounds, another with three rounds, and then a spare mag (full or otherwise). You can run the drill at a variety of distances – three, five or seven yards – with a pistol, but it could also be run with a rifle at 10 yards.

The drill requires balancing speed and precision. It tests your ability to focus and control your movements in order to meet the accuracy standard. It breaks down into four steps:

1. Start from the holstered position with the 10-round magazine inserted in your pistol, draw and …Read the Rest

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