These days it's getting more and more difficult to check any news sites without there being an active shooter incident somewhere. I used to believe that I would never have to deal with an active shooter situation, until one happened nearby. It was a church, someplace, I am not known to frequent very often for fear that I would cause a disaster when the roof caved in on the congregation, but nonetheless, it brought home the message that these situations can, and do happen everywhere. No place is safe, indoors or outdoors. It's not even always safe inside a police station. I asked myself, what would be the difference between a personal defense situation vs an active shooter situation? The answers were simple. The number of people (innocent bystanders who could become collateral damage) present in the area, and the distance to engage the active shooter.
When I go to the range I often see others practicing their defensive shooting techniques at distances from 5 to 15 feet. The chances of being able to engage an active shooter at those ranges simply do not exist. Distances are going to be more like 25 to 100 yards, and all points in-between. How many of us are confident in our ability to engage and neutralize a target at those distances? I have been a competitive shooter in the past, and shooting a handgun at 50 yards presents no major difficulty for me, as long as I am not carrying my actual carry firearm. My current carry is a Sig Sauer P365X. It has a 3.1 inch barrel and a 4 inch sight radius. Even with careful aim, the success rate of hitting a full size silhouette at 50 yards was only 3 out of 5 hits on target with those widely scattered. Hardly something that builds confidence. At 100 yards the success rate dropped to two out of five, which means that engaging a target at that range with such a small firearm, without the possibility of collateral damage was about nil. Conversely two of the other handguns I sometimes have on or near me, a Smith and Wesson Model 66 357 Magnum revolver with a 4 inch barrel, and a Sig Sauer M17 (P320) had absolutely no problem keeping all 5 of the shots on the target, in a relatively small group in the center of the body on the silhouette. In all cases, forget any thoughts of a head shot at those ranges, even when shooting from a supported position only 1 or 2 shots to the head, actually hit the head with the M66 or M17.
The point that I am trying to make here is that there is an ever increasing possibility of coming upon an active shooter situation. As a responsible concealed carry person are you ready to engage a target at longer ranges than you currently practice? How capable is the firearm that you carry at accurately hitting a target at extended ranges, and at what range can you and your firearm still shoot accurate enough to engage an active shooter? One last thing, a handgun sighted in at 50 yards is still more than capable of accurately hitting a target at 5 to 15 feet. This is not necessarily true the other way around.
When I go to the range I often see others practicing their defensive shooting techniques at distances from 5 to 15 feet. The chances of being able to engage an active shooter at those ranges simply do not exist. Distances are going to be more like 25 to 100 yards, and all points in-between. How many of us are confident in our ability to engage and neutralize a target at those distances? I have been a competitive shooter in the past, and shooting a handgun at 50 yards presents no major difficulty for me, as long as I am not carrying my actual carry firearm. My current carry is a Sig Sauer P365X. It has a 3.1 inch barrel and a 4 inch sight radius. Even with careful aim, the success rate of hitting a full size silhouette at 50 yards was only 3 out of 5 hits on target with those widely scattered. Hardly something that builds confidence. At 100 yards the success rate dropped to two out of five, which means that engaging a target at that range with such a small firearm, without the possibility of collateral damage was about nil. Conversely two of the other handguns I sometimes have on or near me, a Smith and Wesson Model 66 357 Magnum revolver with a 4 inch barrel, and a Sig Sauer M17 (P320) had absolutely no problem keeping all 5 of the shots on the target, in a relatively small group in the center of the body on the silhouette. In all cases, forget any thoughts of a head shot at those ranges, even when shooting from a supported position only 1 or 2 shots to the head, actually hit the head with the M66 or M17.
The point that I am trying to make here is that there is an ever increasing possibility of coming upon an active shooter situation. As a responsible concealed carry person are you ready to engage a target at longer ranges than you currently practice? How capable is the firearm that you carry at accurately hitting a target at extended ranges, and at what range can you and your firearm still shoot accurate enough to engage an active shooter? One last thing, a handgun sighted in at 50 yards is still more than capable of accurately hitting a target at 5 to 15 feet. This is not necessarily true the other way around.
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