I've messed around with some primitive Virtual Reality simulators, but so far they have all seemed like a tiny step forward from the NES duck hunt-like projector simulators that have been around decades. While it was useful to run through various shoot/no shoot scenarios, it was still just a fake gun with no recoil.
example:
With Apple's new Vision headset, I can finally imagine augmented reality firearms training & gaming. You could be on a real range with a real gun shooting at normal targets, but you're seeing a blend of the real world and simulation in the goggles. Instead of seeing the cardboard IDPA silhouette bad guy next to a cardboard IDPA silhouette no shoot target in front of you, you see two virtual people enacting a scenario in your headset perfectly aligned with the real world targets. Like current simulators, you have to react to which, if any, target needs to be shot, but you're using you real world equipment. After its over, you check the target to score hits and compare times...
Am I nuts to think we might see Augmented Reality IDPA/USPSA matches in a few years?
Apple's $3,500 headset: