Paladin wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 8:58 am <Snip>
Its a weakness I see in "practical shooting" competitions... Hitting the IDPA 8 inch zero down at 3 yards is easy... so they take distances out to 20 yards for a challenge... when participants would be better served spending their most of their time shooting at 7 yards or less... because that's where most of the actual defense shootings take place.
I think of it like this. If I'm shooting someone who is more than 7 yards from me, there are probably better options (than shooting) to end the encounter. So I generally would not expect a need to shoot someone who is farther away.