SD Speed & Accuracy: How Am I doing?
Had a permit (CCW) for 5 mos - going to range to practice with self-defense the goal: I'm close (VERY) to 60, no real shooting experience before May. I've gone to range about 30 times since early May.
I've been working on quick-aim + accuracy. With 2 guns I mostly CCW (there's a 3rd, Colt Python I only occasionally carry) so far: Glock .45 Gap full-size I shoot pretty consistent bulls-eyes or very close up to 25 feet. After that: add an inch per 10 feet. Mostly I practice within the 25 ' area. Beyond 50': hardly practice at all. These are results with aim-time of a second and a half to two seconds. I make myself shoot under 2 seconds.
Same results with Colt Detective snub plus an inch. At 10' and under though quite a few bulls-eyes and under 3" for the rest. Weirdly, the few times I shoot at 50', I'm more accurate with the little Colt, usually 2 bulls-eyes or near, with 3 shots under 5", and one way off - on average. Same aim-time: 1 1/2 to 2 seconds.
So, how do experienced folks think this generally is going for me, given age, time shooting etc.? Also: what's a realistic goal for aim-speed at say, 15' or so? Half a sec or a sec.? Lastly, for closer than 6': if I imagine a BG, it seems too dangerous to keep focused on sights instead of the target - with a background image of the gun in a straight line while I hold the gun at eye-level. Seems too close and like it'd be too fast to do otherwise. My accuracy goes way off but I still get most shots with both guns within 4". This OK or should I keep using my sights as primary focus when really close? I also shoot fast and repeatedly when practicing real close to target.
Thanks for any feedback
Had a permit (CCW) for 5 mos - going to range to practice with self-defense the goal: I'm close (VERY) to 60, no real shooting experience before May. I've gone to range about 30 times since early May.
I've been working on quick-aim + accuracy. With 2 guns I mostly CCW (there's a 3rd, Colt Python I only occasionally carry) so far: Glock .45 Gap full-size I shoot pretty consistent bulls-eyes or very close up to 25 feet. After that: add an inch per 10 feet. Mostly I practice within the 25 ' area. Beyond 50': hardly practice at all. These are results with aim-time of a second and a half to two seconds. I make myself shoot under 2 seconds.
Same results with Colt Detective snub plus an inch. At 10' and under though quite a few bulls-eyes and under 3" for the rest. Weirdly, the few times I shoot at 50', I'm more accurate with the little Colt, usually 2 bulls-eyes or near, with 3 shots under 5", and one way off - on average. Same aim-time: 1 1/2 to 2 seconds.
So, how do experienced folks think this generally is going for me, given age, time shooting etc.? Also: what's a realistic goal for aim-speed at say, 15' or so? Half a sec or a sec.? Lastly, for closer than 6': if I imagine a BG, it seems too dangerous to keep focused on sights instead of the target - with a background image of the gun in a straight line while I hold the gun at eye-level. Seems too close and like it'd be too fast to do otherwise. My accuracy goes way off but I still get most shots with both guns within 4". This OK or should I keep using my sights as primary focus when really close? I also shoot fast and repeatedly when practicing real close to target.
Thanks for any feedback