So much emphasis is put on accuracy in the shooting world. We all want to put small, hole-touching groups in our targets when at the range. As a gunwriter, I spend hours at the range trying to wring out the best possible groups to learn the true accuracy of a firearm, whether rifle or handgun, by eliminating as many human factors as possible. However, tiny groups won’t save your life if you can’t do it with speed. The questions are: What is real-world, self-defense accuracy, and how do you achieve it? Over the next few weeks, I’m going to try and answer these questions. Since self-defense is about stopping an attack, self-defense accuracy is about hitting enough of the target to stop an attack. Does this mean you have to be able to put 10 rounds in the 10 ring from retention in less that five seconds? No, it doesn’t, but speed is important during an attack. And while experts disagree on any exact measure, if you can put two to three rounds into center mass of what you can see of your target in as many seconds, you should have a fighting chance against most attackers. Of course, it would be great is you could do this much faster than that, but one round a second from retention is the beginning of self-defense accuracy.
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