Here's a fairly challenging course of fire that you can set up on a square range. It requires an IDPA style target with a 6" square box for the head and an 8" circle for center of mass. All shots are taken from the 7 yard line. Start either IDPA concealment style, or from a retention duty holster. We have adopted it as a standard test for our training regimen (dubbed the 10-8 Pistol Test #1) and is an excellent benchmark for evaluating combat marksmanship, fundamental gunhandling skills, and some advanced skills such as weak hand only shooting and one handed slide manipulations.
The purpose of using par times was for ease of running large numbers of students through the test without having to individually run each shooter through the string with a timer. Also, reality is such that sometimes we have to shoot in a noisy indoor range while someone else is shooting, so use of a shot timer may not always be practical.
It is important to select a par time that is correct for your skill level. If you find that you are consistently shooting 55-60 points at a particular par time, then it might be time to move up to the next par time, or attempt to clean the drill at the current par time.
For clarification, the “high ready” position is with the gun retracted, at about chin level, muzzle pointed toward the target.
Remember that this drill was not designed to be easy to clean. My best score was 60, with a 5 second par time, shooting a 5" steel framed 1911.