If your not shooting to develop your personal protection skills but more for the fun of it or to hone your hunting skills, what range do you shoot from? I shoot a Ruger Blackhawk .45 Colt, and don't like to shoot any closer than 20-25 yards. At this range, on a good day, I will shoot a 5 shot 5 inch group. I've tried shooting closer, but the groups really don't tighten up much. Offhand, at 40 yards, I can put 5 shots in a 12 inch wide by 12 inch tall square, on a good day. A lot of experts say to start close, and move back as your groups improve. For whatever reason, it's just no fun to me to shoot any closer than 20 yards. I certainly want to improve. Should I move closer to start with?