One of my favorites is to see who can get their soda can the farthest with a set number of shots.
I haven't done that in years! I need to work on my tactical soda can shooting skills.
One of my favorites is to see who can get their soda can the farthest with a set number of shots.
I'm pretty sure 10 meters isn't any where close to 98 feet.And 10 meters is a bit over 98 feet. Way out of any possible threat distance. So is 30 yards. Doesn't mean it's not fun to shoot at those distances though. A BG just isn't a threat. You shoot a guy at 30 meters or 30 yards and you'll be charged.
To answer the general question, though, it's my impression that most are interested more in the defense aspect of handgunning and much less in target shooting, and many of them have convinced themselves that anything beyond 10 yards and/or anything resembling "target shooting" is irrelevant. We're reading some of that here.
The reality is that it's difficult to effectively separate the two skills: Good marksmanship and a strong foundation in the fundamentals is always helpful, in all forms of shooting, even defense-type shooting. Legitimately good shooters, including those interested in SD, are able to print a good 25 yard group on demand. It's certainly a skill worth practicing.
For you that's great. Anyone that chooses to limit themselves to a short distance as this is crippling themselves. One never knows at what distance you may have to engage a target. A grand-master that I shoot with states this, practice easy and never improve your shooting skills with respect to difficulty. Practice hard and you will improve. We always have targets out to 30 meters plus. My thought is, if you can hit and shoot well at 30 plus meters then 10 meters is a snap.And going longer than 10 meters or so serves no functional purpose.