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5 rules of a gun fight:

1) gun beats no gun
2) fast beats slow
3) a hit beats a miss
4) big holes beat small holes
5) two holes beat one hole

Getting a gun out and into the fight will often force the opponent to take cover.

[MHGinTN]

I have yet to meet the shooting instructor who would not say shot placement is the most important aspect of shooting. When we practice we should use the tool we can handle with the most dependable presentation such that the first shot hits the intended target and has one or two more shots even more accurately placed on target. ... Learn to hit what you quickly perceive as your target. Then learn to do it faster by practicing until muscle memory makes your response 'automatic'.

BTW, I carry a .22 caliber tool everywhere I go. I practice hitting six inch objects at distances from seven yards to twenty-five yards with as fast a presentation on target as I can manage. The secret is front site focus ... even my home defense tools are set up with the light located forward on the tool such that the front site is illuminated at the edge of the beam too.