5-7 yards is the distance I try to be most proficient at. Most encounters I believe would be within that range, possibly closer, but if you are proficient at those ranges, closer wouldn't matter. I do at times move a bit further, but I practice out of holster mainly at those distances.Now that I have my lic to carry I am starting to hit the range more (need to get more accurate before I put something on my hip). Do you guys/gals have a distance that you practice at the most? If so, what is that distance?
I usually do 5-7 yards.
Makes sure they are dead" It gets you used to shooting 3 times rapidly and have a target change also. Don't try to be "quick draw McGraw" (older ones will remember) just be smooth. Once out it should be 3 shots in well under a second. It takes practice, build up the speed slowly, be accurate and the speed will come.
On a person those would all count.I try to challenge myself by practicing at 10+ yards. At 15 yards I still get them all into a 6 inch circle, at 20 yards the group opens up to 12 inches. Consequently, my favorite distance of 7.5 yards (far out enough as not to be utterly ridiculous, but not so far that I actually have to work for it) presents no challenge at all to put them all into one ragged hole in the bullseye at any speed.
Walther PPK .380 at 8.5 yards:
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OK, most of them are where they should be.
You can also have moving targets (not lateral, but increasing distance), with turns, teases and feints at the Eagle Gun Range in Farmer's Branch.
If you can shoot a ppk that well at 8.5 yards, I think you are way past the point of being sufficient. Very niceI try to challenge myself by practicing at 10+ yards. At 15 yards I still get them all into a 6 inch circle, at 20 yards the group opens up to 12 inches. Consequently, my favorite distance of 7.5 yards (far out enough as not to be utterly ridiculous, but not so far that I actually have to work for it) presents no challenge at all to put them all into one ragged hole in the bullseye at any speed.
Walther PPK .380 at 8.5 yards:
View attachment 131549
OK, most of them are where they should be.
You can also have moving targets (not lateral, but increasing distance), with turns, teases and feints at the Eagle Gun Range in Farmer's Branch.