Can you hit a ten inch target at twenty yards constantly? Or is ten to fifteen yards EAZYER. ?
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5 yards, with a first shot timer. Then I move the target back to 10 working on first shot accuracy and so on and so forth.
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I donāt practice beyond what my eyesight allows.
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I live in the 10-25 yard range. 10 helps get the first shot off quick, 25 helps with the āStop Stop Stopā acquire shoot thing. Not really realistic but seems to helpā¦
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Jack 158 thatās Great youāre challenging yourself . I think that way you will get better use out of your ammunition. Great to hear from ya . Keep up the good work Brother. Great answer I like to start from twenty yards . An go out from there . But Debbie ann buys my Ammunition so i can waste a few before I get dialed in if I was using a timer I would do just like you are grate job sir
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Mike 164 Love ya Brother thatās what most run in to the Range donāt have the Distance to practice to test your skill set I Like to start at 20 yards and get out to 37 KAZ thatās as far as the Lane . When we practice for Longer Distance we can have much more confidence at five . Ten fifteen so we donāt have a problem worrying about hitting innocence. If we have a bad guy firing at us. From a distance. Thatās my take on it . I think I will get a timer and mess up my ego . Haw haw
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Thatās the truth I need glasses I have not found a scope for my s&w mp 2.0 or a holster . Humor kinda Seriously I practice at least twenty yards and finish up with ten keeps me sharp . I think I will start using a timer I think i go fast as possible no matter .
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I like using a timer. It adds pressure, which will help practicing for a real danger situation, I think. The indoor handgun range I practice at only goes out to 25 yards. Usually, with a timer, Iāll practice at 10 yards, looking to keep my shots in about a 3" area. Sometimes Iāll run the target out to 25, but the lighting isnāt great there, and my eyes arenāt great either. In bright daylight I can get enough depth of vision to see the target and the sights together, but in the indoor light itās hard.
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Anywhere between in the face to 50 yards.
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I use different distances based on specific drills. In general I stay within 20 yds., but some drills are done as close as 3 yards. I occasionally go out to 25 yds. to identify any groupings that might indicate latent patterns.
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(7) to (17) FEET!
As Trever said āIn your faceā (then up to 7 feet for me is most likely)
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Edit: āFEETā not yards. In a Self Defense situation
I donāt want to try and explain why I shot somebody from
yards away. Do I practice far out shooting? Of course, with my Weatherby,
but she isnāt beside my bed or my go-to in a shoot.
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12ā-21ā. I have some fun further out, but Iād rather run/hide than try a shot that far.
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Keyword is āconstantlyāā¦ Most of my practice is dry firing at home, so basement limits me to 10 yards.
I use small targets, between 1" - 3", so during range time life fire at distance up to 25 yards is easy, shooting 8" - 10" target
I like to challenge myself and shoot at long distances to learn how to slow down and use my precisionā¦ 70 yards seems to be my limit. Anything over 70 yards is not consistent.
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Usually start at 5 yards. Thatās really good for my morning attitude. Then I move out to 10 yards. Most likely the farthest I ever intend to have to defend myself or my dear bride. 
I tinker at 20 and 25 yards but only just to stay capable if needed.
My dryfire laser set up is at about 17ā which is the distance from my bedroom door to the top of the stairway and about the longest clear shot in my home.
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1 yard out to 15 yards mainly. Retention draws and firing at arms distance out to 45 feet are likely to be where most self defense scenarios take place. I firmly believe that any concealed carrier should become comfortable with firing from a retention hold.
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When I have practiced live fire from a draw against a steel IDPA target I did so in the 5-10 yard range.
Static lane shooting from low ready at the indoor range I will run the paper out to 10 as my normal drill range (mostly do Mozambique drill with my EDC. (Sig365X)
I will run paper out to 25 yards and practice aimed shots to magnify any bad habits.
The old private range I used to shoot at was 310 yards of junk people had drug out there to blow up.
When I was shooting my G43 more often, I would ring an old shot to hell propane tank at 50 yards with 4 out of 6 aimed shots fairly consistently.
The 310 yard target was a manhole cover hanging from heavy chains. (Not as good of a gong as you might think)
I did manage to land a lucky .45 1911 shot on that gong,ā¦. ( out of a hundred rounds 
)
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Joseph488 i think a timer would help me as well i know it will slow me down because it will put pressure on me going by a timer but thatās good training. I just didnāt Look at it Like that or was afraid it would make me slow haw haw i will start using one an get some glasses in am pushing 60 and my eyes are getting worse . The criminals dont need good Lighting to try and kill us an they donāt care about wild shots KAZ they arenāt waiting around Like us for the Law enforcement . So bad Lighting is good to train under . Love ya Sir thanks for sharing Love Bobby Jean and Debbie ann .
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Thatās what I aim for is head shots the bad guys are wearing body armor. And as I said they donāt have to count every single round . As in being Responsible. For our actions. We Do. that means the Difference between us Going to prison and going home safely. Love ya Brother . Aim small shoot small or something like that we are all becoming experts . Because we care about our surroundings. Meaning the people around us. Love Bobby Jean and Debbie ann Sir
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Thatās a good idea i dont want to take a shot beon twenty yards. If anyone thatās not threatening me is near the Bad guys. The Risk of missing goes up for me . But if you feel confident take The Bad guy out . Most canāt hit a ten ENCH target beon 15 yards. Love ya Brother . Stay sharp Bobby Jean and Debbie annšŗšø
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Don102. I miss understood what he said in your face. Yes if a bad guy is with in feet five or so . Iām going to my straight knife!! More than likely . An closes that gap PDQ. I was talking about a threat. To far away . Im not as young as I was canāt run 15 yards and end it . May have to take cover woohoo. Love ya Brother SIR . An I know I donāt have your Level of training. I would love to Drive your m.4 woohoo Love Bobby Jean and Debbie ann . SIRšŗšø
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