See the requirement in bold above. Why would you not want them to shoot the 15 yard stage? Goals of only reaching the minimum standards produce minimum results. Do you think the DPS lets their officers stop at the 7 yard line stage because they have passed the minimum score?jimd1981 wrote:If a student has clearly qualified by scoring 190-200 on the 3 and 7 yard strings (40 shots), can they stop?
That is, can he/she qualify with 40 rounds and skip the 15 yard strings -- or must they shoot 50 rounds, regardless?
The DPS says "To successfully qualify, shooters must complete this course with a minimum score of 70% (175 out of possible 250)."
They have more than the minimum score of 175, so I say they're fine. Stop if they want to.
What say you?
We are testing firearm safety, gun handling and accuracy under a somewhat stressful time limit. If students look objectively at their performance at 15 yards, it might encourage them to practice a bit and improve themselves, not slouch towards mediocrity.
Gringop