Cooper Cup

This drill was taken from the Gunsite Alumni Shoot and they call it the Cooper Cup.  It was named after Col. Jeff Cooper, who founded Gunsite Academy.

The target is composed of an 8″ circle in the body region and a 3×5 rectangle for the head area.  It is a total of 45 shots and hits are worth 5 point for a total of 225 possible point.  Misses or late shots are zero points.

 

DistanceShot Number & LocationTimeRepeatShot Total
3 YardsOne head shot2 seconds5 times5
3 YardsTwo shots to body2 seconds3 times6
3 YardsTwo shots to body, one to head3 seconds2 times6
5 YardsTwo shots to body, reload, two shots to body7.5 seconds2 times8
7 YardsTwo shots to body3.5 seconds2 times4
10 YardsTwo shots to the body, reload, two shots to the body10 seconds2 times8
15 YardsTwo shots to the body3.5 seconds2 times4
25 YardsTwo shots to the body7 seconds2 times4

This drill was featured in an article in the NRA Shooting Illustrated Magazine from 7/18