Also known as the “Failure Drill” or “Failure to Stop Drill”, the Mozambique Drill is intended as a close-quarters reflex handgun drill. The Mozambique Drill brings together low-round count that challenges a shooter’s speed, accuracy, and fundamentals. Rumored to have begun with Rhodesian mercenary Mike Rousseau and adopted into coursework at Gunsight Academy, the Mozambique Drill is intended to drop an advancing threat immediately.

Setup:

• 1x USPSA Silhouette Target:
  • Alternatively use any “body type” targets that denote center mass/head zones, anatomy, or simply paper plates with a 2.5″ circle and a 5″ circle.
• Firing Line: 5 yard line – the premise of this drill is to emphasize a close quarters environment
• Ammo: One magazine loaded with 3x rounds
• Start Position:
  • For beginners, start position can be pistol drawn and at the low ready.
  • Advanced shooters must begin with the pistol in the holster.

Course of Fire:

• At the command (or beep if using a shot timer) the shooter will engage the target with the first two rounds to the larger, center-mass chest target (or A Zone is using silhouette type target), and then immediately transition to the smaller, harder to hit, head target (also an A Zone).
• Time for Record:
  • Level 1: 2.0 seconds or less
  • Level 2: 2.10 – 4.99 seconds
  • Level 3: 5 seconds or more
• Penalties:
  • If using a USPSA or similar type target w/shot timer – 1 second for each round outside of the A Zone.