Jim: The Tueler drill (if I spelled it right?) says 21 feet.
21 feet with a holstered gun and a man attacking with a knife.
It ends in a draw. The guy with the holstered gun gets stabbed just when the gun comes out and the guy gets off ONE shot at the knife gobblin.
At bad breath distances & a holstered gun you'd BETTER go for the knife.
If you go for the knife you'd better know how to control the knife while
disabling the attacker. You'd better know where and how to take a cut, if necessary, and still stay in the fight.
Just having a gun on your person and knowing how to use it will
not promise safety.
There is way more to personal safety than just carrying a gun no matter how good you are at shooting it.
And swords are neat. Wish there was a place where I could learn to use one.
I've read a good spearman could defend against 4 swordsman.
Don't know.
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