State Of Illinois Mandatory Annual Active Duty and Retired Officer Handgun Qualification Course of Fire

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Total Rounds: 30 

- Distances fired from Target: 5, 7, and 15 yards (25 yards optional) 

- Target Scoring Area: 81/2 x 14 inch overlay / center mass of target 

- Handgun Type: Semi-auto / Revolver; minimum capacity 5 rounds 

- For Duty Handgun Qualification, all stages of fire will commence from a secured holster. 

- For off duty / retired officer qualification, all stages of fire will commence with the 

handgun in hand from the “low ready” position. 

- Where indicated below, the word “DRAW” requires the shooter to withdraw the handgun from a secured holster on the command to fire. 

- The word “PRESENT” means that the shooter has the handgun in the shooting hand in low ready (depressed muzzle) position and stands ready for the command to fire.

- Shooters will reload without command as needed between stages of fire.

- Minimum Passing Score: 70% 

5 Yard line – Total of 12 rounds 

Stage 1 Draw/Present and fire 2 rounds in 6 seconds 

Stage 2 Draw/Present and fire 2 rounds in 6 seconds 

Stage 3 Draw/Present and fire 2 rounds in 6 seconds 

Stage 4 Draw/Present and fire 2 rounds in 6 seconds 

Stage 5 Draw/Present and fire 2 rounds in 6 seconds 

Stage 6 Draw/Present and fire 2 rounds in 6 seconds 

7 Yard line – Total of 12 rounds 

Stage 7 Draw/Present and fire 3 rounds in 7 seconds 

Stage 8 Draw/Present and fire 3 rounds in 7 seconds 

Stage 9 Draw/Present and fire 3 rounds in 7 seconds 

Stage 10 Draw/Present and fire 3 rounds in 7 seconds 

15 Yard line – Total of 6 rounds 

Stage 11 Draw/Present and fire 3 rounds in 10 seconds 

Stage 12 Draw/Present and fire 3 rounds in 10 seconds

25 Yard line – OPTIONAL DISTANCE 

Stage 12 Draw/Present and fire 3 rounds in 15 seconds (in lieu of the second three round string at 15 yards). OPTIONAL

The above course of fire is the minimum required. All agencies may include any 

modification that increases the level of difficulty such as reloading, alternate hands, 

movement, time restriction, or other job related skills.

App Settings

State Of Illinois Mandatory Annual Active Duty and Retired Officer Handgun Qualification Course of Fire

Remember to adjust the settings between reps if you are feeling rush.  Also these settings call for a five time repetition.  Leave them like that until you get a chance to try the drill, once you begin adjust as necessary.   Target Re-Appear Time controls your PAR time, you can decrease the amount but not increase it, since that would set the drills outside the margins of needed performance.

Name:  SOI MAADARD HQC STAGE 1-6*

Time Start: Random

Time Min: 00:01:00  Time Max: 00:03:00

Target Start: None

Audio Start: Command and Start Signal

Target Stay Time: 00:00:00

Target Re-Appear Time: 00:06:00

Restart Drill In:  00:05:00

Drill Duration:  5 Times

Notes and Drill suggestions

This drill cover stages one through six.  Even though the stages are different, for training purposes they are the same.  Same number of shots, discharged from the same location.   

Name:  SOI MAADARD HQC STAGE 7-10*

Time Start: Random

Time Min: 00:01:00  Time Max: 00:03:00

Target Start: None

Audio Start: Command and Start Signal

Target Stay Time: 00:00:00

Target Re-Appear Time: 00:07:00

Restart Drill In:  00:05:00

Drill Duration:  5 Times

Notes and Drill suggestions

This drill cover stages seven through ten.  Even though the stages are different, for training purposes they are the same.  Same number of shots, discharged from the same location.   

Name:  SOI MAADARD HQC STAGE 11-12*

Time Start: Random

Time Min: 00:01:00  Time Max: 00:03:00

Target Start: None

Audio Start: Command and Start Signal

Target Stay Time: 00:00:00

Target Re-Appear Time: 00:10:00

Restart Drill In:  00:05:00

Drill Duration:  5 Times

Notes and Drill suggestions

This drill cover stages eleven through twelve.  Even though the stages are different, for training purposes they are the same.  Same number of shots, discharged from the same location.   

Name:  SOI MAADARD HQC STAGE 12*

Time Start: Random

Time Min: 00:01:00  Time Max: 00:03:00

Target Start: None

Audio Start: Command and Start Signal

Target Stay Time: 00:00:00

Target Re-Appear Time: 00:15:00

Restart Drill In:  00:05:00

Drill Duration:  5 Times

Notes and Drill suggestions

This drill cover the last stage.  This is Optional for all agencies.  I left it with the twelve number for those superstitious folks out there. 

Regimen

I see no need to create another set of drills for this qualifier.  Just change the  Drill duration timer if you want to time yourself with live fire.

Good luck everyone and stay safe.