opinions: when it comes to guns...

[Justin]

Justin... unless you bring a really big gun.

Well, duh!

 

[cz75bdneos22]

i asked for "non-professional" opinions since i'am aware/recognize the need for specific techniques/tactics/training skills at the specified distances.

and yes, target shooting/equipment are admirable and very rewarding hobby to it's practicioners. again, that's not the intended audience..:banghead:

i'm only going by what i see at the range..casual observation/small talk with the aforementioned shooters on a few occasions.

i apologize if my style of writting led some of you to believe otherwise.

i thank all for the replies, especially those who have gone through the ordeal of having to employ a fiream to defend their/others lives.

 

[MNgoldenbear]

1) If you can shoot well at greater distances and practice shooting at great distances, your short-range shooting will greatly improve.

Not necessarily. The type of shooting done at close range is often quite different than that done at longer ranges. Most of us who target shoot at nearly ANY distance tend to thrust the gun out away from our bodies and up into our line of sight. (This is kind of funny, since, by the appearance of their finished targets, some people don't really seem to be using their sights! "Gee, that's a nice .38 shotgun pattern you've got there." ) At extremely close distances, say, within arm's reach, this will (1) be kind of slow, (2) possibly jam an auto by pushing the slide against opponent and unlocking it, (3) expose you to having your gun taken away by the opponent. A nice technique for very close-in shooting is to step back as you draw and fire with the pistol near your body, arm locked in against your side/hip, gun canted out if it's an auto to provide slide clearance. As distance increases, you can bring the gun out in front, but still may not need the sights. With practice you can hit well and quickly out to 7 and perhaps 10 yards (more?) like this, basically looking OVER the top of the gun, which is about at your midsection, sort of like an Isosceles stance with your elbows against your sides. (BTW, if you use this second technique, be sure the gun does NOT eject straight up and back. It's really distracting.) As the distance increases, the need to use your sights to hit reliably increases too. Try these in practice, since for me at least, as a target shooter rather than a "professional shooter", the use of a firearm shooting rapidly at extremely close targets without the use of sights was very uncomfortable and hard to get used to at first.

 

[beaucoup ammo]

I Love To Shoot

I master the basics to cover my butt. Very proficient at 7 to 10 yrds... but really enjoy trying the long shots more than anything. On my own property, I shoot at melons, appliances..most anything you can imagine, within reason of course!:O)

Why take the long shots? For the same reason I drink beer and go to Spurs' games. I enjoy it.

Take Care

 

[armoredman]

I do reload evals at 10 yards, for just a nice round number to write down on the targets. I do 25 yards every so often, but 30 in a 3 inch circle? I am happy to keep 3 in a 3 inch circle at 25 yards! I am no great shot, just having fun, but I can gong a metal silhouette at 110 yards all day long with a Grock 17. Haven't had the chance to try that with my CZ yet...

 

[outofbattery]

I shoot at silhouettes from 100 yards.I'm not training for anything,it's just fun.

 

[Werewolf]

In most places, you have to be in imminent fear of personal harm. Possibly protecting another person.

Yup...

At 25 plus yards, you aren't, unless the bad guy has a rifle.

So let me see if I've got this straight. A BG is is at 25 yards pointing a handgun at me and I shouldn't be concerned? I should just go on about my bidness 'cuz my life isn't in danger? ROFLMAO - like I often say - DARWIN ALWAYS WINS!

Shoot a bad guy without a rifle at 25 yards and you'll likely be arrested and charged.

If he had a knife - yeah but a handgun, pointing it at you - good shoot - no doubt about it in my mind and even if there would be doubt in some whacked out state that protects criminal rights over citizen rights the old saying better to judged by 12 than carried by six sure is appropos here...

 

[Art Eatman]

I've never had a house fire, but I have fire insurance.
I've never been sued, but I have liability insurance.
I've never been attacked, but I have insurance against that, as well.

If I'm threatened by a person with weapon whose range is capable of dealing death to me, of what importance is the distance between us? If someone has a rifle and is at 100 yards, am I supposed to wait until he is in "personal protection range with a pisto" distance? And if he doesn't move, but shoots?

Whether driving a car, learning a trade, or shooting a firearm, what is wrong with developing your skill to the maximum of your potential?

Art