Flyboy_451
New member
I find it somewhat disturbing that there are those who feel that practice at distances greater than 10-15 is not beneficial. While it is quite unlikely that you would have to engage a threat at 25 yards, the ability to accurately place shots at long distance can greatly enhance short range accuracy. Longer ranges force you to focus on the fundamentals of shooting. Longer ranges also serve as an effective measuring tool for your own abilities with a given firearm.
Long range shots are by no means common in self defense, but the ability to place a shot accurately at 25 yards, or even greater, should not be discounted. One thing that anyone engaged in a life threatening situation should be trained to do is to place distance between yourself and the threat. It may be that no hits are scored by either party at close range, yet the perpetrator does not disengage and you are not able to safely flee. While this is not likely to be the case, it is a possibility. Distance favors the marksman, and the odds of survival are proportional to your abilities. Training only for short range engagements limits your abilities and could place you at a disadvantage. This is opposite to the very reason that we carry firearms for defensive use. In taking responsibility for the safety of yourselves and your loved ones, do you not feel it necessary to be as proficient as possible with your chosen equipment? I have often said that I would rather have a gun and not need it, than to need it and not have it. But having the gun does not equl being able to use it effectively.
DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO CREATE ADVANTAGES!!!
Long range shots are by no means common in self defense, but the ability to place a shot accurately at 25 yards, or even greater, should not be discounted. One thing that anyone engaged in a life threatening situation should be trained to do is to place distance between yourself and the threat. It may be that no hits are scored by either party at close range, yet the perpetrator does not disengage and you are not able to safely flee. While this is not likely to be the case, it is a possibility. Distance favors the marksman, and the odds of survival are proportional to your abilities. Training only for short range engagements limits your abilities and could place you at a disadvantage. This is opposite to the very reason that we carry firearms for defensive use. In taking responsibility for the safety of yourselves and your loved ones, do you not feel it necessary to be as proficient as possible with your chosen equipment? I have often said that I would rather have a gun and not need it, than to need it and not have it. But having the gun does not equl being able to use it effectively.
DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO CREATE ADVANTAGES!!!