This is a short vid of Hickock 45 shooting a Glock 19 on his range.
https://youtu.be/ri5AyXzxb4o
I don't know the ranges,but in other vids he slaps all the targets around with a variety of handguns...most of them loaned. His percentage of hits standing on his hind legs is pretty good..
This isn't about me. I don't claim to be as skilled as Hickock.
But IMO,he's a little more "like us" than a Miculek.
And I could shoot at his range and do OK.
I'm not saying Hickock or myself will shoot an "X MOA" group at 200 yds with a common handgun.
But I'd bet on a torso size target taking some hits out of a magazine. My point was about making some "dangerous real estate" more than making wild claims.
My younger days of shooting bullseye were about 270 something averages for the 30 shots.I averaged keeping them in the 9 ring.Nothing to brag about,nothing to be ashamed of.
Back when Pennzoil came in yellow quart cans,the cans were a favorite 100 yd target for my Ruger SBH,sitting,leaning aganst a wheel and using my knees. I hit often.
What most folks have never experienced,and so may not know how to understand,for about 25 years I had access to roughly 2000 acres of private North Colorado Ranch land.
I shot there a LOT. I had the luxury of picking any rock or bush on any hill or bluff that would stop a bullet and taking a shot,just cuz.
You can't make the shot if you don't take it. Sometimes it was near indirect fire. Across canyon? 400 yds? 500 yds? So what. The bullet would stop. If I could see a dust puffI had feed back.
You do that stuff enough,you get a feel.
We have a range that is 300 yds local. I've played with my 1911 at 300 a fair amount. I'm not launching poke and hope bullets into the sky.
Remember,I was not talking about typical robbery self defense.
The scenario might be like Steve Scalise. Somebody is whanging at me with an SKS. I'm just saying I can make life dangerous for him,and MAYBE stop him.
Beats the alternative.
As far as the critique that said "I own every shot fired" Well. I'll give that thought "nice dogma" but I take a pragmatic view when people are being killed with a long gun.
Offering the scenario of the Dayton shootings,I give the responding officers the highest possible respect for ending the threat in less than one minute.
I read something about maybe 45 count LEO brass on the ground.
I'm sure none of the officers can say for sure where every bullet stopped.
So what? Its a risk management thing. There is a rifle and shooter killing people. Bang,dead.Bang,another dead,bang dead. Innocent people.
You have your weapon. Everyone faces choices. You can get lost in dogma.
Bang,another death. A child. Bang
And you can live with your choice