Just got a fresh shipment of .223 bulk ammo and ready to get to the range?

Don’t just burn brass. It’s fun, but make those dollars count.

Here are three great AR shooting drills that can make you a more proficient, confident shooter while improving handling and accuracy.

Offhand Shooting

Get a paper plate or a target of a similar size. Set it up 100 yards downrange, right at the base of the berm if that’s where it is.

Move back to your shooting position, load ten rounds.

Raise the rifle to your shoulder, aim, and fire offhand. Lower the rifle. Take a breath, reflect, and repeat.

Do that ten more times, and give yourself ten minutes to do this. You want to shoot as small of a group as possible, and you don’t want to rush.

This is a really excellent drill for mastering offhand shooting, one of the most basic of all rifle shooting skills, especially in real-life situations in which you might not have a bench, a bipod, or optics.

It also doesn’t require fancy targets or a lot of ammo.

Now you want a real challenge? Complete this drill without optics, over iron sights.

Single Shot and Reload

For this drill, you’ll need two mags; load one round into each. You don’t need to set up a target at a great distance for this drill. It’s more about handling and fire control manipulation than about pinpoint accuracy.

No timing needed here. When you’re ready, charge the first mag and load the rifle. Raise the rifle and shoot offhand.

Deliberately, drop the mag, then charge the new mag, release the bolt, raise the rifle, and fire the second shot offhand.

The goal is to hit the target both times. If you want more of a challenge, increase the range to 50 or even 100 yards or greater.

It’s a great drill because it coaches instinctual handling and fire control manipulation.

Malfunction Drill

The malfunction drill simulates a malfunction and drills you on the proper protocols to clear it and get the rifle back in working order.

Have a friend load a mag for you, but make the friend load a snap cap in a random place in the mag, before handing it to you.

When the hammer drops on the snap cap, you need to eject it and recharge the rifle to get it ready to fire again.

You can time this drill; starting from the first shot to when the snap cap has been cleared and the subsequent shot fired. Times will vary depending on where the snap cap is loaded, but in general, you want to be able to clear and fire as quickly as is safely possible.

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