How important is 25 yard accuracy with your edc?

[MrBorland]

A Master level USPSA shooter will be a pretty dang good bullseye shooter, at least everyone I've ever met is but a master bullseye shooter may not do well at USPSA.

Sure, a master level USPSA shooter is (or should be) capable of shooting relatively accurately at bullseye distance, but it's not a given they'd do "pretty dang good" against master-level bullseye shooters in formal competition. I agree they'd probably fair better than master-level bullseye shooters would against master-level USPSA shooters, though.

There are also some skills that a Grand Master IPSC shooter might not possess that are mighty important. A criminal isn't going to give you a walk through, he's not going to ask "are you ready?".

Agreed. IPSC, USPSA and IDPA are games, not SD training. The latter includes mindset, but at least one can greatly improve their gun handling skills via the former.

 

[David E]

A criminal isn't going to give you a walk through, he's not going to ask "are you ready

No kidding.

If you know anyone that thinks this, you need to slap them back to reality.

Of course, no one has ever, in the history of man, expected the criminal to do those things, so it's a pointless distraction to even mention it.

But I'm curious what gun skills a GM is lacking, should they become involved in a lethal confrontation.

 

[mavracer]

But I'm curious what gun skills a GM is lacking, should they become involved in a lethal confrontation.

I'm really tired of arguing with you about stuff I didn't write.
DID I SAY "GUN" SKILLS?
Obviously reading comprehension may be one, maybe as to not being so obtuse as to make a confrontation where one is unnecessary.

read, reread then post?

 

[Ankeny]

Sure, a master level USPSA shooter is (or should be) capable of shooting relatively accurately at bullseye distance, but it's not a given they'd do "pretty dang good" against master-level bullseye shooters in formal competition.

True enough. FWIW, I went into USPSA from the precision shooting sports. It took me quite a while to learn to move from being precision oriented to being time and accuracy oriented. However, it was kind of nice knowing I'll probably never see a shot at a USPSA match that I can't make if I exercise the fundamentals.

 

[David E]

I'm really tired of arguing with you about stuff I didn't write.
DID I SAY "GUN" SKILLS?
Obviously reading comprehension may be one, maybe as to not being so obtuse as to make a confrontation where one is unnecessary.

read, reread then post?

There's no reason for you to continue being snarky.

You cited the shooting skill of a Master class shooter in the same post, so it's certainly logical you brought up a Grand Master level shooter for the same reason.

You said:

Originally Posted by mavracer:

There are also some skills that a Grand Master IPSC shooter might not possess that are mighty important.

Since MrBorland already addressed the obvious mindset issue, what skills, specific to a Grand Master IPSC shooter, might they not possess that are "mighty important?" If you list things that can apply to anyone/everyone else, then why specify a Grand Master level shooter? If the shooting skill of a GM isn't the basis for your unarticulated point, then why specify a GM?

 

[MrBorland]

FWIW, I went into USPSA from the precision shooting sports. It took me quite a while to learn to move from being precision oriented to being time and accuracy oriented. However, it was kind of nice knowing I'll probably never see a shot at a USPSA match that I can't make if I exercise the fundamentals.

cool. I'm going the other way.

I recently thought I'd expand my horizons a bit by shooting some bullseye, so I started to practice with my Ruger MkIII/UltraDot. While I didn't just pick up my MkIII and start shooting master-level scores, my starting practice scores were about mid-expert, and I was knocking on the door of master scores after a few weeks of practice (since then, however, I bought a good AR15 service rifle, and may end up exploring High Power rifle comp before bullseye).

 

[mavracer]

You cited the shooting skill of a Master class shooter in the same post, so it's certainly logical you brought up a Grand Master level shooter for the same reason.

Not if you understand sentence structure and the use of paragraphs.
From Merriam Webster:
Sentence: a group of words that expresses a statement, question, command, or wish
Period: the full pause with which the utterance of a sentence closes, the end or stopping point.
Paragraph: a part of a piece of writing that usually deals with one subject, that begins on a new line, and that is made up of one or more sentences.

I'm sorry for being snarky but it's very difficult to deal with someone who is condescending even though they can't seem to grasp understanding written language.

 

[David E]

Another rabbit trail?

I notice there was not a single answer to any of my questions that challenged your baseless assertion.

 

[mavracer]

David this has become too much like playing chess with a pigeon.
To the OP yes there's a chance you might need to make a more precise shot, so practicing at 25 yards is a plus and keep the timer on when it comes time to make the shot you won't have all day.

 

[Al Thompson]

Too much bickering.