Home Practice: Pistol Fundamentals

A 4-week dry-practice program from an NRA Certified Pistol Instructor. Ten to fifteen minutes a day with an unloaded pistol builds the grip, sight picture and trigger press that make shots go where you aim.

What's inside (41-page PDF, US Letter)

• Safety first. The rules, how to choose a backstop at home, and a start and end routine for every session.
• The fundamentals. Grip, stance, iron sights, finding your dominant eye, red dot sights, and trigger control.
• 13 home drills. The wall drill, sight picture, slow press, coin drill, trigger reset, one-handed work, press-outs, and three red dot drills.
• The draw from the waist. Choosing a holster, the draw in five steps, and holstering safely.
• Fixing problems. What the front sight does at the click, and what to do about it.
• Your 4-week plan. Short sessions, a Day 1 and Day 28 check, logs, and how to take it to the range.
• Printables. True-to-size targets, a door sign and pocket cards.

Who it's for. Pistol owners who've had some basic instruction and want a safe, structured way to keep improving at home. New concealed carriers who want a careful, step-by-step draw. Red dot owners finding the dot for the first time.

This guide adds to hands-on instruction; it doesn't replace it. If you've never had a lesson, start with one: private lessons in the Roswell and Alpharetta area at rangedefense.com.

What you need. Your pistol and its owner's manual, a safe backstop, a printer and painter's tape. A holster only for the draw section. Print the targets at 100% ("Actual size"); page 31 has a quick check.

Educational PDF only: no firearms, ammunition or parts are sold or shipped. This guide is not an NRA publication and is not endorsed by the National Rifle Association.

Questions? Call 770-744-1893 or email info@rangedefense.com.