That was taken from a statistical chart of actual gunfights, I will try to find it again, when I have some time. But it does seen realistic when people are shooting at you. When you read about shootings in the paper usually there are 10 fired for everyone that hits.
I shot combat with the FBI and Police, and have a much better than average when it comes to scoring points on targets, but people are a whole different deal, especially if you are trying to avoid being shot in the meantime.
They didn't have forums 44 years ago when I was shooting competition, they didn't have computers either.
Even training under realistic conditions are not realistic, if you know you aren't going to catch a round someware on your person, perhaps those who have been in actual gunfights would have a better perspective on the reality of this. I have been shot at, so I do have a realistic idea of what happens.
Out past 50 feet, I would not want two guys with hi capacity 9mm,handgus, shooting at me if all I had was a 5 shot revolver, "which I carried for 21 years". It was a different world back then. It's not like you are going to have time to set up a shot, they will be on the fly with a barrage of rounds coming back at you. The smart thing to do is get to cover ASAP while you still have rounds left. A 5 shot revolver is great if you are going up against 1 guy, but not 2 or more. All of your shots would have to be perfect which is not what really happens in a gunfight.
I didn't just start this shooting thing, been shooting all my life and have plenty of awards from competitions, but target and street shootings are not the same thing.
Quote:The PMA study also shows that the hit ratio per encounter was closer to 62 percent instead of the often-reported 18 percent. The history of gun fighting for more than a century has shown that the person that lands the first solid hit will usually win the confrontation. Hitting is hard to do without preparation and relying on luck is an invitation to disaster.
Read more:
http://www.handgunsmag.com/2010/09/24/tactics_training_what_happens_gunfight/#ixzz2xPrmRZPv
Let's say it's the maximum in this case, that still means that only 6 out of 10 rounds hit the target. Cut that in half for a 5 shot gun, and you have 3 or 2 in the case of a 5 shot revolver, not very good odds.
http://www.theppsc.org/Staff_Views/Aveni/OIS.pdf
Here is another , 15 rounds fired, 3 were buckshot by Police, with 1 hit as the outcome.
This is more the outcome of forum nonsense, the idea that everyone who took a little training can hold their own in a real gunfight, it's self indulgent, and hopefully most will never have to find out. But this idea that the "new wave of internet shooters actually think that this is something that is easily accomplished", is truly disheartening, and could prove harmful.
The hit probabilitys in that chart show 9-19 percent hits, in Police documented gunfights.
