This is an epic discussion.
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This is an epic discussion.
And this discussion from the past connects with part of the content in the new book "Strategies and Standards for Defensive Handgun Training" by Karl Rehn and John Daub.
Section 2 in the book is titled "Minimum Competency for Defensive Pistol" and addresses the issue of trying to establish a rough minimum standard of marksmanship and gun handling skills needed to successfully use a handgun in a defensive situation. Of course, there are LOTS of incidents where somebody with no training survives or prevails in a confrontation, but it's usually better to depend on skill rather than on luck.
Section 3 in the book is titled simply "Drills" and contains a whole bunch of drills of varying degrees of difficulty that one could use to develop or measure their skill.
Of course there is more to surviving a confrontation than marksmanship, and there is more to developing marksmanship and gun handling skills than just shooting drills, but this is where you start. I've observed lots of people shooting in practice in the last 40 years, and most don't have much of a plan. They go "shooting" and they enjoy themselves but they don't really do anything structured to measure or improve their skills. (Of course this web site has an EXTENSIVE library of shooting drills of all descriptions.)
It's taken awhile but it is very satisfying to see my research start to have some noticeable influence. Karl and I talk regularly and both the chart with skill levels and my one image slide are in his new book.
I also spoke with a Gunsite Instructor who has attended my eight-hour lecture several times. He told me that my presentation has changed the way he presents the mindset lecture that is part of the 250 course.
John, in reference to the Gunsite mindset lecture, has the chart changed Gunsite doctrine, or just the one instructor?