I don't consider it piling on
, because I understand and even agree with your point of view. Accuracy is essential. But I think your standards for accuracy, especially accuracy at a longer distance demonstrates a law enforcement bias.
A civilian would have trouble justifying a 10 yard shot as self defense.
Caleb's Run Your Gun Standard is an excellent test of overall shooting prowess, being a combination of draw, speed, and accuracy.
But it's pretty much unobtainable for the average shooter given that one range session a week of a hundred rounds is "really working at it" and generally non-sustainable because life gets in the way.
I just spent quite a bit of time searching for a video interview, posted on pistol forum in 2014 or 2015, by a Chicago SWAT team lieutenant who'd been involved 12 or so gunfights of the course of his career.
His practice sessions were mostly at very close range, perhaps 3 yards with a smaller revolver, large XS sights, and a disproportionate attention to weak hand shooting. He said you'll usually be opening a door, carrying something or someone, escorting civilians, etc.
My view has also been formed by some of John Murphy's videos showing incidents caught on surveillance cameras of actual muggings and robberies. Everything happens really close and really fast. Makes me think having a laser is better than having a red dot.
I like the FBI qualification test. It's a test in which you have to demonstrate strong hand and weak hand shooting, reasonable facility with reloads, emphasizes more short distance shooting, while still including 25 yard shots. It also shows where you have particular areas of weakness that need to be improved while still passing the test. I think the qualification test is more than adequate for the FBI, given the nature of their work. They investigate, interview, and write reports. If you made the qualification sufficiently harder, you'd end up with a bunch of gunslingers who mostly couldn't do the work. If every cop and CCW holder could pass this qualification we'd be in a much better place.
If Caleb's goal is to consistently hit a 4 inch heart sized target, why not just go for a headshot? Maybe because if he misses by a bit he's still got a hit on the Q target - a number of which will prove to be very effective.