When shooting rifles I will shoot anywhere between 25-100 yards generally with most being around 50 yards.
With handguns we generally go through quite a bit of different senarios. We will shoot anywhere from 10" (yes 10 inches) to 25 yards. I think it is important to know what to expect in close range fire and how to use target focused shooting, in other words just pointing and shooting without using the sights. This is the way I was taught in the police academy and I have passed it on to my wife. I believe if either of us were ever caught in a real situation this is how it would be, most of the time I don't think you have time to aim.
One other good exercise is to load snap caps in with live rounds, so when you get a misfire, you can develop muscle memory on clearing it without thinking about it.
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