Description

The officer was instructed to hold the weapon at a “classical” low ready position, arms extended in front of the body at a 45-degree angle, two-handed grip. The officer was instructed to, at the sound of a buzzer, raise the weapon, get a sight picture and pull the trigger as quickly as they could. The distance from officer to target was 15 feet.

The officers were then asked to repeat the same test as above, but to not acquire a sight picture and immediately pull the trigger when the weapon was raised to the discharge level.

* benefit to a sight picture at 15 feet : arms and shoulder hits vs. central body hits
Action
Average Time
Ranges
 Ring Score
Raise the weapon acquire sight picture, fire one round .83 seconds (.50 -> 1.71)
Move the weapon from the Low Ready to a position on target .64 seconds
SIGHTED shot .83 seconds 8.57
UNSIGHTED shot .64 seconds 5.42
Get a sight picture* .18 seconds