WrongHanded wrote:
What sort of accuracy, consistency, and range do we really expect to achieve from these smaller guns? And how close to that do we come when we look at our shooting objectively?
A very good question.
All I can tell you is that for handguns, I generally practice at 7 yards (21 feet) since this is about as big a room as I believe I'm likely to be in when I need to draw a weapon for self-defense.
My accuracy standard is based on the circular divot in the side of a gallon milk jug. At the appropriate distance (i.e. 7 yards for 25 ACP, 38 Special, 9mm, and 15 yards for 45 ACP, and 100 yards for rifle) can I get at least 9 out of 10 shots into that circular divot? Firing offhand, I can generally make this for 25 ACP and the rifles, but I'm still having to work on the other pistols.
Despite being a lump of Zamak, my Rohm RG-25 is surprisingly accurate and very easy to shoot with a clean, predictable trigger. i just wish I could still find reloading components for it so that I could shoot it more.