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Phy,
You kind of hit the nail on the head. I enjoy having the reputation of being one of the most accurate pistol shooters in my 1,200-member club.
I test a gun by its ability to shoot a 2-inch group from a rest at 10 yards. If it won't do that from my hands, I sell it.
In our latest IDPA match we set up a six-inch steel plate at a measured 20 yards. Of all the people in the match only 15 percent (myself included) hit it on the first shot. And, 15 percent never hit it.
It is really easy to be a good shot on an Internet forum. Put you up against a clock, with 30 people watching (and that is a lot less pressure than one person shooting back at you) and it is not the same.
I know some really good shots. I know some really fast shots. I know a couple really good, really fast shots. Among those folks are Olympic gold medal shooters and a few USPSA world champions.
The best shots I know (speed and accuracy combined) work for DEA. They work alone with no backup. I can't even mention their fake names, but I can tell you this - they can't shoot a 2-inch group offhand at 25 yards. But, at 7 yards they can put two in CM and one in the head in less time than it takes me to fire one un-aimed round.
I meet these guys at LE matches. They have the best stories I've ever heard when the match is over and we're at the local saloon...
You kind of hit the nail on the head. I enjoy having the reputation of being one of the most accurate pistol shooters in my 1,200-member club.
I test a gun by its ability to shoot a 2-inch group from a rest at 10 yards. If it won't do that from my hands, I sell it.
In our latest IDPA match we set up a six-inch steel plate at a measured 20 yards. Of all the people in the match only 15 percent (myself included) hit it on the first shot. And, 15 percent never hit it.
It is really easy to be a good shot on an Internet forum. Put you up against a clock, with 30 people watching (and that is a lot less pressure than one person shooting back at you) and it is not the same.
I know some really good shots. I know some really fast shots. I know a couple really good, really fast shots. Among those folks are Olympic gold medal shooters and a few USPSA world champions.
The best shots I know (speed and accuracy combined) work for DEA. They work alone with no backup. I can't even mention their fake names, but I can tell you this - they can't shoot a 2-inch group offhand at 25 yards. But, at 7 yards they can put two in CM and one in the head in less time than it takes me to fire one un-aimed round.
I meet these guys at LE matches. They have the best stories I've ever heard when the match is over and we're at the local saloon...