Posted: 9/4/2025 5:49:47 PM EDT
A fun video on what is too often a heated topic: What Distance Will Point Shooting Fail You? Hats off to these guys for going out and actually trying this out!! This scene from They Live is a classic parable. The fight not to see is intense, but you can't forget it when you actually see the reality:  I suspect Paul has minimal training in point shooting, but he still does very well. It should be noted that John has a red dot sight on his pistol so perhaps he isn't even using his irons at all. Point shooting is quickly learned and well retained. COL Applegate indicated an accuracy of 6 to 8 inches at 7 to 10 yards, with silhouette accuracy at 50ft (16 yards). In my experience COL Applegate was exactly correct. Using proper technique you should be able to hit a head sized target at 7 yards, but occasionally you may miss. We did a somewhat similar Man-vs-Man draw in John Murphy's class. It was at bad breath distances. I ran a concealed M&P9 (with manual safety) strong side under a tshirt... and could outdraw everybody in class. That included experienced shooters carrying Glocks with RDS using kydex appendix holsters. One inexperienced shooter using a strong side holster couldn't even get his gun out of the holster before I got a good shot off. |
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