USCCA Protector Academy Qualifications Level 2

SUCCESS CRITERIA: You must complete the following:

• Competency check: Load, unload and show clear (using snap caps).
• Complete the following three drills with 100% accuracy and in the allotted amount of time for each drill.

COURSE OF FIRE: You will complete a series of drills meant to test your ability to load and unload, load and shoot, reload, and clear malfunctions while engaging a target at a distance of 3 yards. Each drill will be timed. This course of fire is designed to test your ability to complete these tasks under the stress of time while accurately engaging your target at a plausible self-defense distance

***You MUST be facing downrange at your target BEFORE you pick up and secure your firearm for any drill.***

***Your firearm MUST be secured in a proper grip — with the barrel facing downrange at your target — BEFORE you chamber a round.***

COMPETENCY CHECK: Using snap caps, load, unload and show clear (three repetitions, not timed) .

PART 1: LOAD & SHOOT DRILL

• You must complete this drill in under six seconds and with 100% of your hits inside the 9-inch center of your target.
• Place your target 4 yards downrange.
• Load three rounds into one magazine. Place it on the table. Do not load your firearm yet.
• Lock the slide of your UNLOADED handgun to the rear. Place it on the shooting table with the ejection
• port skyward and the barrel facing your target downrange.
• Face your target downrange. If allowed by the range, start by facing away from your target, turning after starting the timer.
  • Start the drill and timer (required time = six seconds or less).
  • If you’re starting turned away from your target, turn your whole body until it is facing the target. (If not, continue to face your target directly downrange.)
  • Pick up your firearm and secure a proper grip with the barrel pointing downrange at your target while you’re in the high compressed ready position.
  • Insert your loaded magazine (with the gun’s barrel still pointing downrange), chamber a round, extend the firearm and fire all three rounds at the 9-inch center of your target.
• Clear the firearm and return it to the table.
• Repeat three times. The first time is an untimed

PART 2: RELOADING DRILL

You must complete this drill in under 12 seconds and with 100% of your hits inside the 9-inch center of your target.

• Keep your target 4 yards downrange.
• Load three rounds each into two magazines. Place them both on the table (or keep one on the table and one in a pocket or magazine pouch). Do not load your firearm yet.
• Ensure your firearm is completely unloaded with no rounds in the chamber. Place it on the shooting table with the barrel facing your target downrange.
• Face your target downrange. If allowed by the range, start by facing away from your target, turning after starting the timer.
  • Start the drill and timer (required time = 12 seconds or less).
  • If you’re starting turned away from your target, turn your whole body until it is facing the target. (If not, continue to face your target directly downrange.)
  • Pick up your firearm and secure a proper grip with the barrel pointing downrange at your target while you’re in the high compressed ready position.
  • Insert one of the three-round magazines (with the gun’s barrel still pointing downrange), chamber a round, extend the firearm and fire at the 9-inch center of your target until the slide locks on empty.
  • Drop the empty magazine from the firearm while returning to a high compressed ready position.
  • Reload using your second magazine, chamber a round, extend the firearm and fire at the 9-inch center of your target until the slide locks on empty.
  • Clear the firearm and return it to the table.
• Repeat three times. The first time is an untimed warmup. The second and third repetitions are timed and count toward qualification requirements.

PART 3: CORRECT MALFUNCTION & RELOAD DRILL

You must complete this drill in under 15 seconds and with 100% of your hits inside the 9-inch center of your target.

Note: You will be using two snap caps to simulate malfunctions (one in each magazine). You will have to clear the simulated malfunctions when they occur by using the tap/rack method and then finish firing your remaining rounds to complete the drill.

• The target remains 4 yards downrange.
• Load three rounds and one snap cap at random into each of the two magazines. Place both magazines on the table (or keep one on the table and one in a pocket or mag pouch). Do not load your firearm yet.
• Ensure your firearm is completely unloaded with no rounds in the chamber. Place it on the shooting table with the barrel facing your target downrange.
• Face your target downrange. If allowed by the range, start by facing away from your target, turning after starting the timer.
  • Start the drill and timer (required time = 15 seconds or less).
  • If you’re starting turned away from your target, turn your whole body until it is facing the target. (If not, continue to face your target directly downrange.)
  • Pick up your firearm and secure a proper grip with the barrel pointing downrange at your target while you’re in the high compressed ready position.
  • Insert one of the three-round-plus-one-snap-cap magazines (with the gun’s barrel still pointing downrange), chamber a round, extend the firearm and fire at the 9-inch center of your target. Clear any malfunctions as needed and continue firing until the slide locks on empty.
  • Drop the empty magazine from the firearm while returning to a high compressed ready position.
  • Reload using your second magazine. Chamber a round, extend the firearm and fire at the 9-inch center of your target. Clear any malfunctions as needed and continue firing until the slide locks on empty.
  • Clear the firearm and return it to the table.
• Repeat three times. The first time is an untimed warmup. The second and third repetitions are timed and count toward qualification requirements.

ASSESSMENT: If you successfully placed 100% (30) of your shots inside the 9-inch center target in under the required time for each drill, you have completed your Level 02 USCCA Qualification.