Originally Posted by
Gio
I wouldn’t read too much into the difficulty of a qual course. It’s designed to check the box to comply with policy, not train people to win gun fights or improve gun handling/shooting ability. This one is no different.
That's true, but they can be an indicator. A more vigorous qualfication test often reflects higher expectations and standards through the intiial and continuing ed pipelines. A cop that can fire 4, reload, fire 4 in 8 seconds at the 7 yd (even on the QIT) is the Top Gun in an awful lot of areas.
Just as lesser tests often reflect lower standards. Recent discussion of various east-coast standards at 15yds is a good example. A transplant from the NE I had to work with had never seen a shot timer, turning target, or the 25yd line before.