U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- The Baer Solutions Standards is a less commonly seen drill than something like The Test or the Bill Drill. That being said, it still maintains a fair level of popularity. This is especially the case in circles like those who follow Lucas Botkin and GarandThumb, who have collaborated with Baer Solutions in the past. What exactly goes into shooting this drill?
Setting Up Baer Solutions Standards
For this drill you’ll need their printed target, your pistol, a holster, two magazines, thirteen rounds, and a shot timer. There are no provisions for pistols with capacities lower than ten rounds, so no snubbies allowed! Set your target up at either three, five, or seven yards. Baer Solutions recommends starting at five yards, but vary this based upon your level of skill. Load ten rounds into one magazine, and place that in the gun. Load the remaining three rounds into your spare magazine, and place it wherever you carry a reload.
Starting position is hands relaxed at sides, not touching the gun. On the “beep”, draw and fire five rounds in one of the grey rectangles, then transition and fire five rounds in the other rectangle. Once your slide locks open, reload using your spare three round magazine. Fire your remaining three rounds into the center circle on the target. This is all done in a single string of fire, no pausing between target areas.
Scoring Baer Solutions Standards
Scoring is very straightforward with this drill. Any rounds landing outside the target areas count as a miss, and a failure of the drill. The par time is 9 seconds or less for everything. No additional points are awarded
