I agree that most combat occurs at 21 ft or less, but no one ought to think “oh, crap, this lethal threat is at 60 feet, I’m screwed”.
Of course, we need to be thinking “get off line and to cover” not “what range are the incoming rounds being fired at me from?”
I recommend training at varying distances and often from further than one is comfortable with. Certainly not from exposed and stationary, but moving off line and to cover. It gets harder when everything is moving and that’s how gunfights progress.
Watch a few cop videos, it is very dynamic and often it is good guy with a puny pistol dealing with a bad guy and a rifle.
Thanks for your service.
“oh, crap, this lethal threat is at 60 feet, I’m screwed”
Then take the shot, whether pocket, compact, or a .22... maybe that’ll scare off the belligerents.
My whole point was this is an article about compacts. People are talking about 100 yard paper targets with a Walther PPK .380 and making 4 to 5 inch groups, I find that a little hard to believe but you know what, I’m going to go try that with a bench rest because I have access to both.
Personally I’ll go with Marine training, as it is as real-world as they can make it at the distances these encounters most likely occur, in the amount of time they most likely occur, with a caliber I would most likly use. From holster, to target acqusition, to double hammer, in a very limited amount of time. The stressors very, but those too, were/must be incorporated.
Do you compete in combat shoots?