If a person is not proficient, then you are correct and sufficient range time is necessary to get to be able to handle the weapon safely and efficiently and to put them all in the black at 50 yards.
I was firing 500 to 1,000 rounds a week until I was introduced to the methods expounded in the book I mentioned, and I found I could cut my practice rounds expended in half AND improve my scores in matches using them.
A shooter who is proficient today will not lose that much of an edge (excluding long range work) by laying off and saving resources for as long as this thing takes to conclude.
Thanks, for your response. I’ve learned that every shooter, is a new shooter. Day in, day out. All the best, to ya.
Its not just shooting. In fact, I don’t think its even primarily shooting. Its mainly about being mentally prepared to act.
Who would you rather have covering your back, the champion skeet shooter that has never considered actually shooting someone, or someone that shoots 100 rounds a year, but will have no hesitation in pulling the trigger?
Shooting thousands of rounds a week is great fun, but not realistic for most people. It is also of diminishing value. Being a good shot doesn’t make a person a great hunter or fighter. Its just one part of the equation.
A level-head and a willingness to pull the trigger are generally credited as the primary elements in winning a gunfight.