[Secret Agent Man]

Glad she got him. Hard to miss point blank unless you’re a highly trained officer. Like that DEA agent who shot himself in the foot after chiding everyone in the room about being the only one there who could handle the weapon properly.

[marktwain]

A lot of people miss at point blank range. It is a good idea to practice a bit. The first time I tried "combat" style shooting, I had been on the University of Wisconsin Pistol Team for two years.

A good friend handed me a .38 snub-nose Smith & Wesson model 10.

She said, "When I say go, shoot five shots at that target (man size silhouette from five yards), as fast as you can.

I missed with all five shots.

Now I do better. A lot better.

A day or so later, we were hitting beer cans with that snubbie at 70 yards (resting off a car door) 50% of the time.