Oh crap. I cannot shoot just for fun any more.
lol, I thought the same thing. Of course one of the major reasons is for fun. I can't agree with not being able to have fun.
So I surmise that some people here do not feel comfortable shooting two guns at the same time. Some people do feel comfortable. Some people don't think it provides any tactical advantage, and some people, who are responsible adults, can take responsibility for their abilities and know what they are capable of.
I don't think "some people feeling comfortable shooting two guns at the same time" has any bearing at all. I say that becasue if a person doesn't feel comfortable doing it,
nothing is making them do it. In this case, they simply won't undertake the action.
In fact, I think your comment on 'responsible adults' is key to this entire issue. Here's why:
1) Any range, public or private, is for the people using it. The rules, whether public or private, apply to all and to all skill levels. or at least I've never seen or heard of a shooter with greater privileges in terms of what they are allowed to do when at the firing line. For example, I've never heard of a a range where say, you and I are next to each other on the line at the pistol range. I am not allowed to fire a carbine at that range, but you are allowed to do it while I'm there too.
2) Because the rules must apply to all skill levels, there is a necessary lowest common denominator. I am very responsible and I like responsibility. That doesn't mean I can point shoot two pistols at once, does it? No, all that means is I'll take repsonsibility for my actions, it says nothing to my ability to hit my targets or even point my pistols the right direction.
3) Any range I've been to says 'shoot at your target, no cross firing' and I have wondered why many times. I think it's because of the end positions. The guy next to the end position on each side, firing diagonally, may defeat the backstop. That's bad. The possibility of defeating a backstop when shooting two pistols at once cannot be ignored, especially when you consider you now have elevation inaccuracies to worry more about. A skilled shooter in this method wouldn't. Others would. The less skillful will outnumbered the skilled...and how do you ID the skilled and tell them from the inept? And that brings me to the
most important aspect:
4) A range is supposed to be safe not just for an individual, but for
all individuals at the range. You being "comfortable" with an act doesn't mean you're behaving in a manner that makes me or mine safe...or you safe for that matter. It just means you're comfortable giving me and mine a risk that you didn't ask us about, but which you will accept yourself. Your rights, as the saying goes, end were mine begin and I'm sorry, I don't give anyone permission to decide what risk level is appropriate for me and mine. I decide that, not you.
5) I don't feel ranges are typically set up to allow this type of thing to be as safe as traditional fire. Since traditional fire can and does sometimes result in splashback, "double handed" shooting introduces risk above and beyond what was considered acceptable safe to begin with.
Out in your back 40, with nothing behind the target? Waste all the ammo you want with two pistols at once. When at the pistol range? My opinion is act like that responsible adult and don't raise the risk to other people that didn't give you permission to put them at risk.
