I have NEVER seen anyone point shooting at 5-7 yards who was even close to as effective as someone using their sights. At 5-7 yards you're bringing the gun up anyway, it takes no additional time to confirm a flash sight picture. But who knows, as long as AK103 is careful not to actually compare his technique against others, he may be right. Could be that he's the best point shooter in the world.
Again, and I am saying it again here, regardless if Im cold molasses slow, or mach II fast, "time" is still meaningless, when I compare the targets I shoot with sights and without, when shot in this specific manner Im shooting them.
When Im moving, and I use the sights, in any manner, my hits on target, are not as good, as my hits when fired shooting instinctively, over the top of the gun, and focused on the target. I could care less what youve "never seen",
Im not saying Im something special or some super point shooter, nothing of the sort, Im simply saying "I" do better when Im moving, shooting instinctively, and not trying to deal with the sights. Thats all. If you can do better using your sights, more power to you.
Im also referring to shooting at speed, while moving quickly off the "X", and engaging the targets as you go, coming up to near full speed. Im not referring to running into a box on the line, and firing from a static position, as a couple of the matches Ive shot here locally are set up. They dont want you running and shooting, nor do they even set their stages up for that.
Those targets I posted above, were shot under full motion, and accelerating as I went. I wasnt standing still from the time I started drawing my gun as quickly moved off the "X", until I stopped shooting. The only target shown that I shot "statically" (4th one down), using my sights, was the one with the small group just above the nose. Every other round on those targets was fired under motion, and coming near to a dead run.
I can shoot tight little groups using the sights if I stand still, thats easy. Its easy shooting instinctively as well. I cant do it while moving, and flash sight picture or not, the harder I try to deal with the sights, the longer it takes, and the results are still not as good. I may not have a timer going to prove it (yet), but I do know the cadence of how I usually shoot when shooting over the gun while moving, and it isnt near the same as when I try to shoot using the sights. Nor do I move as fast across the ground while using them. I find myself slowing my pace to deal with the sights.
If you want to use your sights in every instance, have at it, you seem you seem convinced thats what you need to do, and Im not telling you not to. Im still not convinced that under stress in an actual life and death situation, youre going to focus on those sights, or if you do, you will do as well, than if you have some "instinctive" skills ingrained into your psyche as well.
Id rather be comfortable going from one to the other and back as I (subconsciously) deem necessary, than to find out at an inconvenient time, I should have been practicing some other things that gave me the option to adapt to whatever might pop up.
But, thats why I tend to shy away from the "games" anymore, and seek out things somewhat more "realistic".
All we can do, is keep trying to learn more and keep moving on. If we make the wrong choices, or limit ourselves to one technique, we're the one who pays in the end if we were unprepared to adapt.