Pistol drill #4

     The next step in pistol shooting after establishing point shooting verses making and intended shot is adding sideways movement to the draw stroke and practicing a mag change. 
     For this drill place two silouette targets 10 feet appart at a distance of 15 feet from the shooter.  Two magazines each should be loaded with three rounds.  This drill starts with both hands at chest level and a loaded consealed handgun in the holster.  One the call to fight the shooter takes one large step to the left while drawing ones pistol.  Two rounds are fired to the chest of the first target then one shot to the head.  The pistol will go to slide lock.  The shooter then steps to the left while reloading and performing the same mozembique drill on target 2. 
     Several skills sets go into this drill.  The draw stroke with movement, the transition from a large center mass shot to the precise head shot, and the slide lock reload.
     The side step while drawing is important.  Roughly 85% of the population is right handed.  Right handed shooters tend to miss to the left when jerking the trigger so the side step could make an attacker miss.  Movement also gets one off the line of attack and makes a more difficult target.  The rationale behind this has its roots in OODA loop theory.  Basically when a person is attacking you, the first observe their target, orient to it, make a decision, then act.  Moving to the left causes the attacker to start this process over and forces them to react to you.