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Originally Posted by PhilD
Possibly, almost certainly if they are top of you, but that's why you practice shooting from retention. However, there are times when not taking a sight picture can have disastrous results, especially if a hostage or innocent becomes the backstop. I personally would not shoot from retention any further 2-3 yds, anything over that and they will be in my sights when they are engaged.A vast amount of it is about about practice, when the SHTF you will do what you practice.
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Not talking about a hostage situation, don't believe most civilians would be put into that situation and if they were, they would be unequipped to handle it correctly. Hostage situations do require a sight picture and one hell of a steady hand.
As for innocents behind the intended target, that has to be taken into consideration, but shooting at the chest of a grown man, ten feet away, at chest level is not a hard thing to do. (Been there and done that.)
What I was implying is that under most situations a civilian will encounter, the time to obtain a perfect sight picture is not in the equation.
As for practice, I could not agree more. It is extremely important since muscle memory will be what makes you hit the target. However, I do tell people don't go out to a range, sight in on a target, fire off 50 rounds and go home. If that is all a person does, when the sh*t hits the fan, that is what they will do and it may not be fast enough. Fire off 50 rounds at chest level, and when you get good enough, and it is safe enough, draw and fire at chest level; fire while running back against the strong arm side of the shooter, learn to shoot from cover. Heck, take the time to walk through your own house and find areas it would be safe to shoot from such as a wall with a refridge on the other side, or a stove, something stronger than plaster. Surprising how many people think a bullet will be stopped by a plaster wall, as it is on TV.