Assessments & Targets - Casual Firearms

Not everything you shoot needs to be a drill.

Drills are generally used to practice or develop a skill. Assessments and standards are used to measure performance.

You don’t need to turn every range session into a competition with yourself, but occasionally measuring performance helps you understand whether your training is producing results.

These repeatable assessments give you a snapshot of your current abilities. Shoot them, record your results, identify weaknesses, train those weaknesses, and come back later to see if your training is working.

Some assessments use a defined performance standard. Others simply give you a consistent way to measure yourself over time.

Measure. Train. Reassess.

ASSESSMENTS

Casual Firearms Standard

A multi-skill handgun assessment built around accuracy, speed, transitions, gun handling, and accountability.

The Casual Firearms Standard uses multiple target sizes and shooting demands to create a repeatable assessment of overall handgun performance.

With three Courses of Fire and an optional reload, shooters can choose an appropriate challenge while using Hit Factor to measure and track their performance.

View the Casual Firearms Standard →

The 7 Ring

A focused assessment of your draw and first-shot performance.

The 7 Ring measures repeatable first-shot performance across 10 individual draws, combining speed and accuracy into a single Hit Factor.

Beyond tracking improvement, the assessment can also help shooters compare different firearms, holster configurations, and starting positions to better understand what works for them.

View The 7 Ring Assessment →

The Good Buddy

A deceptively challenging handgun assessment with two distinct challenges: Quad-4 and 10-4.

The Good Buddy uses a friendly, smiling 4-inch target at 4 yards, with a 4-second time limit for both challenges. Quad-4 requires four accurate hits, while 10-4 raises the demand to ten, both from concealment.

Passing Quad-4 suggests your concealed carry gun is a Good Buddy to you. Passing 10-4 suggests you’ve developed the skills to be a Good Buddy to your gun.

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TARGETS

Already familiar with the assessments? Download the printable targets directly below. Print at 100% / Actual Size.