Military sidearms are also ordered to be carried chamber empty. The 25 and 50yds are the traditional ranges, military and civilian.
The military decides what is their idea of "effective range", based on, I'm not really sure what.
I can very clearly recall a very loud, insistent gentleman in a large hat instructing me the maximum effective range of the M16A1 was 460 meters.
Meanwhile Marines were shooting the same gun and ammo at 600 meter targets...
The military decides what is their idea of "effective range", based on, I'm not really sure what.
I can very clearly recall a very loud, insistent gentleman in a large hat instructing me the maximum effective range of the M16A1 was 460 meters.
Meanwhile Marines were shooting the same gun and ammo at 600 meter targets...