FASTest

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The F.A.S.T. is a standard part of every pistol-training.com class. Students who can shoot the drill in less than five seconds with no misses twice are awarded a numbered commemorative challenge coin.

This page will recognize the top shooter from each pistol-training.com open enrollment class as well as track the top scores on the F.A.S.T. View the F.A.S.T. Wall of Fame, listing all pistol-training.com students who achieved a ranking of Advanced or higher on the drill.

Coin Recipients:

#00 Todd Louis Green
#01 SLG (Sep’07)
#02 David Sevigny (Feb’08)
#03 Todd Kennedy (May’09)
#04 Ernest Langdon (October’09)
#05 Justin Dyal (May’10)
#06 Jimmy Creed (August’10)
#07 JV (November’11)
#08 Joe S. (November’11)
#09 Gabe White (July’12)
#10 Josh Savani (August’12)
#11 Robert Vogel (May’13)

Class Top Shooters:

• David Williams (Coraopolis, PA August 2008): 6.29 (video)
• Mike Christensen (Abbotsford, BC September 2008): 5.50 (full duty gear)
• Eric Beerbaum (Sacramento, CA March 2009): 6.78
• John Thompson (Stroudsburg, PA May 2009): 7.62
• SLG (Glasgow, MT May 2009): 5.52
• Chris Rhines (NRA Practice Session, June 2009): 5.23
• Failure2Stop (Culpeper, VA August 2009): 5.90
• Jimmy Creed (Los Alamos, NM August 2009): 5.66
• Jeff Freuler (Smithfield, NC September 2009): 5.52
• Joe S. (USMA West Point, NY October 2009): 5.79
• Jeremy Jouette (Thibodaux, LA October 2009): 7.10
• Randy Richardson (Memphis, TN January 2010): 5.38
• Eric Beerbaum (Sacramento, CA March 2010): 6.25
• Fritz Borke (Wilmington, OH March 2010): 6.59
• Chris Rhines (Coraopolis, PA Apr 2010): 5.36*
• Spencer Keepers (Oklahoma City, OK May 2010): 5.19
• Vinh Tran (Culpeper, VA): 5.78
• Stacey Hartford (Abbotsford, CA June 2010): 5.61 (full duty gear)
• Bill Blowers (Ravensdale, WA July 2010): 5.16
• Jimmy Creed (Los Alamos, NM August 2010): 4.59 (video)
• James V. (Culpeper, VA October 2010): 6.38
• John Nelson (Indianapolis, IN October 2010): 6.04
• Brett Berg (Phoenix, AZ October 2010): 6.09
• Rich (Azusa, CA November 2010): 5.62
• Brian Ellington (College Park, GA March 2011): 4.66
• Chris Carr (Sacramento, CA March 2011): 7.38
• Jeremy Pagan (Ravensdale, WA March 2011): 5.32
• NickA (College Station, TX April 2011): 8.06
• Donnie Black (Sacramento, CA April 2011): 6.33
• Bullets (Hartford, CT May 2011): 6.12
• Michael Abshire (Wilmington, OH June 2011): 5.03
• Mike Seeklander (Oklahoma City, OK June 2011): 4.80
• Spencer Keepers (Oklahoma City, OK June 2011): 4.96
• Spencer Keepers (Albuquerque, NM August 2011): 4.83
• Eric Brown (Culpeper, VA September 2011): 6.96
• John Nelson (Indianapolis, IN September 2011): 5.90
• Corey Hubbard (Salt Lake City, UT October 2011): 6.59
• Gary Smidt (Humble, TX December 2011): 6.58
• L.K. (USMA West Point, NY February 2012): 5.80
• Darren Mayo (Sacramento, CA March 2012): 5.18
• Tony Mayer (Sacramento, CA March 2012): 5.80
• Grant LaVelle (Pittsburg, KS March 2012): 6.16
• Tim Parker (Covington, GA April 2012): 6.28
• jstyer and “Pops” (tie) (College Station, TX April 2012): 5.76
• smithjd (Culpeper, VA April 2012): 5.91
• Samuel B. Long (Albuquerque, NM April 2012): 5.24
• Joe Conners (Culpeper, VA June 2012): 6.28
• CCT125US (Wilmington, OH June 2012): 4.84
• Gabe White (Clackamas, OR July 2012): 4.58
• Jack Fallon (Charlestown, RI Aug 2012): 6.42
• Donald Wilhite (Pittsburgh, PA Sep 2012): 6.05
• Jordan Nighbert (Albuquerque, NM Sep 2012): 4.89
• Tom Scott (Denton, TX October 2012): 5.52
• John Nelson (Indianapolis, IN October 2012): 6.
• KAC (Oklahoma City, OK October 2012): 5.25

* This score was earned while shooting the “$20 penalty” version of the F.A.S.T. drill, in which the 3×5 target is surrounded by $20 dollar bills and a miss on the card costs the shooter $20.

View the F.A.S.T. Wall of Fame, listing all pistol-training.com students who achieved a ranking of Advanced or higher on the drill.

The F.A.S.T. test:

Range: 7 yards
Target: 3×5 card (head), 8″ plate (body)
Start position: weapon concealed or in duty condition with all holster retention devices active; shooter facing downrange in relaxed stance with arms down at sides
Rounds fired: 6

Drill begins from the holster, pistol loaded with exactly two rounds. On the buzzer:

1. draw
2. fire two rounds at the 3×5 box
3. perform a slidelock reload
4. fire four rounds at the 8″ circle

Official F.A.S.T. target:

(click image to download; print on 8.5×14 Legal-size paper)