Cops train to 35 yards most in optimal conditions most of the time. They will occasionally do combat Marksmanship under 10 yards.
To give you an example of difficulty, this is a 25 yard shot on an armed suspect by a police officer. It's a very good shot and you can kinda guess that from how small the suspect is in the picture. Our good samaritan was at double that distance, while moving.
Never fired a gun in my life, but that sounds like a pretty good ratio from that distance.
Dickens is a better shot with a handgun than 99.99% of people who carry guns professionally.
Olympic bullseye is 25 meters with designed-for-purpose target pistols. This was a compact 9mm at over 50% more, this is fucking godly skill level.
Your average cop has a 22 percent hit rate. The NYPD has had at least two shootouts in elevators with no shots landing on the bad guys.
But they probably riddled any bystanders
Yesterday, Denver cops shot a gangbanger... and the five people standing closest to him. No word on range or total round count.
It's a fucking outstanding ratio for a human target in a real combat situation.
Cops train to 35 yards most in optimal conditions most of the time. They will occasionally do combat Marksmanship under 10 yards.
To give you an example of difficulty, this is a 25 yard shot on an armed suspect by a police officer. It's a very good shot and you can kinda guess that from how small the suspect is in the picture. Our good samaritan was at double that distance, while moving.