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To respond to the constructive criticism of my last post by AzQkr...
I actually am a much better shot than my use of generalities would indicate and my examples of a foot or an inch were the extreme ends of distance and accuracy I'd expect from myself. At the 12-15 feet range you mention, using my un-professional point method I can place 5 shots in the black of any target and will do the same with "aimed" fire at 50 feet with any handgun I own. My example of aimed fire at the head or point shots at the torso may have been too general. When I said head I meant at a specific point, like the forehead or the bridge of the nose. As for the torso, I should also be more specific by saying center of mass - which for me is an area of approx one square foot centered on the breast bone on an adult - not just somewhere between the groin and collar bone.
I will certainly agree that training is important and if possible, training with a professional skilled in the specifies you are interested in is ALWAYS advisable. Just be aware that the term "professional" doesn't mean someone is an expert (or even very good) in a particular area. It simply means you are doing something as a profession (that's where the name comes from you know) and/or are getting compensated for it. Personally, I've met many so called professionals in numerous areas of endeavor who actually knew less about their "profession" than many/most of the people who were paying them for their services. My advice when hiring a PROFESSIONAL of any kind is to ALWAYS make sure the person actually knows what they are doing and you are satisfied with his/her level of expertise. One man's expert is often another man's fool and as we all have observed at one time or another, you can easily ask ten "experts" a question and get ten different answers to that same question!
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