My thoughts, or observations, on practical training distances with various firearms, is that in self defense, or home defense events, that they will be up close and personal.
IMO, practice and training should be taken at what is most likely to happen.
Personally, for what I think are realistic distances, are, 1 to 7 yards with a pistol, and 5 to 15 yards with a rifle, carbine or shotgun. My distances are not based upon any scientific data, or reasoning, but just some good old common sense and logic.
IF, you are involved in a SD or HD shooting, you are going to at some point, articulate, explain and justify all circumstances of that shooting, for LE to make a determination as to the justification of the shooting. IMO, the distances involved, will be large factor in that determination.
IMO, practice and training should be taken at what is most likely to happen.
Personally, for what I think are realistic distances, are, 1 to 7 yards with a pistol, and 5 to 15 yards with a rifle, carbine or shotgun. My distances are not based upon any scientific data, or reasoning, but just some good old common sense and logic.
IF, you are involved in a SD or HD shooting, you are going to at some point, articulate, explain and justify all circumstances of that shooting, for LE to make a determination as to the justification of the shooting. IMO, the distances involved, will be large factor in that determination.