Three rounds of ammunition, two dimes’ worth of office supplies and five minutes could tell you much about your degree of readiness.
Many of us keep rifles for self-defense at home. Some prefer simple solutions, like an M1 carbine or an AK clone without optics. Others favor more complex, more flexible solutions like an AR15 or a Sig 556 with a red dot, a light and a laser. Regardless of how you set up your weapon, it’s a good idea to know if you are proficient with it. The following exercise requires three rounds of ammunition, twenty cents worth of supplies and about five minutes of time, most of which would be spent walking to the target backer.
The required supplies are two paper or Styrofoam plates and two sticky notes. You can use either 3″ or 4″ variety — the difficulty of the exercise would not change from the substitution. Bring the rifle to the range and set it up in the exact configuration used at your home. If the red dot is turned off, it should be off at the start of the diagnostic test. If the chamber is empty, keep it empty. The same goes for the safety, optic caps and stock position. Set up three targets and get ready.
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