At five yards, the shooting test measures reflexes. Draw from the holster, fire two shots in three seconds before the target turns away. At 25 yards, the test measures precision. A muzzle that wavers only a half-inch will send a bullet wide of the mark. David Boyd doesn't sign his name often.
Perfect scores are rare.
Right now, Webster isn't thinking about perfection. He hasn't shot a qualifying score in the middle of the day, so he's not holding much hope for a passing night grade. He loads 12 rounds into each of his two magazines and dumps the remaining 26 cartridges into his right rear pocket. He briskly pulls back the pistol's slide and chambers a round. Three green dots on his pistol's sights glow in the darkness like beady eyes.