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AndyC wrote:I'm getting my thoughts together, so forgive the fragmented approach.

I'm disturbed by the general lack of incentive for CHL holders - or in fact any gun-owner - to try and achieve a higher level of skill. Training courses are expensive, money's tight all around - and I happen to like things that folks can practice by themselves and force them to stretch a bit.

I was browsing the federal Air Marshal's pistol standards recently and, although they're not easy, they're achievable by anyone fairly competent with a pistol. I compared them to the standards I expected of my PSD team overseas and was surprised that many were similar to mine - and some were ever-so-slightly easier in terms of the time allowed.

I'm designing a very short, standardized exercise to replicate a real street encounter that can be easily practiced by anybody on their own so as to avoid any "course fees" - and then shot successfully while witnessed in order to qualify. I have very specific requirements in mind for the course of fire, which I'll keep to myself for now, but as a hint, it should be shootable with 2 targets and (right now) about 10 rounds of ammo max. Yes, it's very short and very quick - but it won't be a "gimme".

To make sure that it's something to work for, the idea is that it be shot cold successfully 3 times (on separate days, to make sure that it's shot cold each time) and witnessed as such in order to qualify as a "Gunfighter" or "Gunslinger" (borrowed from The Dark Tower series by Steven King) - perhaps a certificate, embroidered patch or whatever to be displayed with pride.

It doesn't actually make one a gunfighter, of course - it just certifies that someone has met a pretty tough standard.

Thoughts?