5-Yard Roundup
Justin Dyal’s ten-round test has four timed groups of shots at five yards. Each gets 2.5 seconds, with different round counts and hand-use conditions.
Printable target
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- Distance
- 5 yards
- Rounds
- 10
- Strings
- Four; 2.5 seconds each
- Designer
- Justin Dyal
Four strings at five yards
The B-8 repair-center target receives four separately timed groups of shots, called strings: one, four, three and two rounds. Each has a 2.5-second limit. [1]
The first string starts holstered. The remaining strings start at ready and include strong-hand-only and support-hand-only shooting. [1]
| String | Published condition | Rounds | Time limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holstered start | 1 | 2.5 s |
| 2 | Ready start | 4 | 2.5 s |
| 3 | Strong-hand-only ready | 3 | 2.5 s |
| 4 | Support-hand-only ready | 2 | 2.5 s |
Ring values and penalties
Dyal adds the ring values, then subtracts ten points for a shot off the repair center and five for a late shot. [1]
Ten hits in the eight ring total eighty points before penalties; ten in the nine ring total ninety. [1]
What the four strings compare
The strings separate the holstered start, a four-shot string, strong-hand-only shooting and support-hand-only shooting. Their individual scores identify which condition lost points. [1]
Justin Dyal’s published course
Justin Dyal described designing and testing the Roundup in a 2018 SWAT article. [1]
That article also includes an advanced hit-count format and a carbine adaptation. Those have their own conditions rather than the pistol course’s scoring assumptions. [1]
Sources and further reading
- Justin Dyal in SWAT — Five-Yard Roundupswatmag.com
Sources reviewed September 29, 2026. Next review by March 29, 2027. Send a correction with a supporting source.