The GunZee Range Manual

The GunZee Range Manual is a training resource library for
defensive shooters, law enforcement, military personnel, and firearms
instructors.

Articles cover shot placement on anatomical
targets, close-quarters battle and hostage scenario drills, use-of-force
decision-making, marksmanship fundamentals, situational awareness, and
training methodology. All content emphasizes realistic, scenario-based
instruction designed to translate range performance into operational
capability.

GunZee Supporting ArticleShooting target dimensions chart

Shooting Target Dimensions Chart: B-27, FBI Q, IDPA, USPSA, B-8 and Scenario Sheet Sizes

Sheet sizes and scoring geometry of the B-27, B-21, FBI Q, TQ series, Texas DPS, USALE, IDPA, USPSA, B-8 and life-size scenario targets, in one printable chart.

B-27 TargetLife-size 24 by 36 inch scenario shooting target of a subject in a closet doorway with both hands raised

Police Qualification Targets: Courses of Fire, Target Types, and Scoring

A police qualification target is a measuring instrument named by the standard, not a training choice. This guide puts the common qualification sheets side by side (B-27, B-21E, FBI QIT-99, the TQ s...

Armed Driver TargetVehicle barrier shooting target of an armed driver seated behind the wheel aiming a handgun straight out through the windshield, life-size 24 by 36 inch paper target

Vehicle Barrier Shooting Targets: The Armed Driver, the Windshield, and the Open Door

A vehicle barrier shooting target puts the threat in, behind, or coming out of a car, with the glass, door, or frame in the way of the shot. This guide covers what a vehicle does to a shot, the sev...

Concealed Carry TrainingScenario shooting target of an armed man advancing across a grocery store parking lot at dusk, life-size 24 by 36 inch paper target

Scenario Shooting Targets: What Makes a Target a Scenario, and How to Run One

A scenario shooting target is a person, a place, and a decision on life-size paper. This guide defines the category, lists the four things every scenario target has to show, sorts the five scenario...

Concealment DrawFBI QIT-99 Q target dimensions diagram: 23 by 35 inch sheet, 26 inch bottle silhouette, 12 inch body width, 6 inch head width, 3x3 head zone and 4x6.5 chest zone

FBI Q Target (QIT-99): Dimensions, Scoring & the Qualification Course

The complete FBI Q target reference: exact QIT-99 sheet and bottle-silhouette dimensions, the one-point-or-nothing scoring, the full current 60-round qualification course of fire with every stage a...

Cardiac BoxAdvancing crowd knife assault scenario shooting target with printed cardiac box and modified T-box scoring zones, 24 by 36 inches

T-Box, Cardiac Box, A/C Zones: Shooting Target Kill Zones Explained

Every scored zone on a training target came from somewhere — trauma surgery, Col. Martin Fackler's Army wound-ballistics laboratory, the FBI's 1989 wounding-factors report, or the competition circu...

B-27 ScoringAnatomical vital zone shooting target showing where B-27 scoring rings sit versus true cardiovascular and central nervous system anatomy

B-27 Target: Dimensions, Scoring Rings, and Qualification Standards

The complete B-27 reference: exact sheet and scoring-ring dimensions, how the X–10–9–8–7 rings actually score (with the Texas LTC worked example), the qualification standards built on it, and where...

AIWB carryCarjacking shooting target showing attacker at the driver's window

Carjacking Shooting Target — Buyer's Guide

A carjacking shooting target trains the engagement geometry the square range never replicates — seated, belted, looking through glass, with the attacker already inside conversational distance. This...

CQB & Home DefensePhotorealistic hostage shooting target with rear-control geometry — buyer's guide

Hostage Shooting Targets — Buyer's Guide

A working buyer's guide to hostage shooting targets — what a hostage target actually trains, what to look for in a serious one, and the specific GunZee SKUs that cover each engagement geometry. Bui...

CQB & Home DefenseCQB training target — bedroom doorway armed subject scenario for professional CQB course curriculum

CQB Training Targets for Professional Courses: Selection, Rotation & Turnover Math

A buyer's guide to CQB training targets written for the professional trainer running structured courses — LE academies, contracted training companies, advanced civilian programs. Target turnover ra...

Armed SubjectUrban Street Two-Man Armed Confrontation scenario target showing weapon presentation under ambiguous conditions

Shoot or No-Shoot: Training to Identify Armed vs. Unarmed Subjects

The decision before the shot is the one most defensive shooters never train. Identifying an armed subject under stress, in low light, in a crowd, with the threat partially obscured — that read happ...

Anatomical Shooting TargetAnatomical Hostage Shield target with male threat behind smaller hostage figure

Female and Hostage-Shield Targets: Why Gender-Specific Scenarios Matter

A male threat holding a female hostage is the most common hostage geometry in real-world domestic, public, and home-invasion encounters — and the geometry most defensive training ignores. Female-ho...

Anatomical Shooting TargetAnatomical Frontal Handgun Threat target showing cardiac box and cranial T-box vital zones

Cardiac Box vs. T-Box: When to Shift Your Aim Mid-Engagement

The cardiac box is the default defensive shot. The cranial T-box is the answer when the cardiac box is denied. The shift between them is a real-time decision built from training reps — not a textbo...