What kind of "replication" of an "average home" do you think would be relevant"
Why would you want to try to "replicate" an "average thug". Do
you put a lot of stock in averages?
Yes, the "hunter" is almost always at an extreme disadvantage--that's the point.
I have no idea what you mean by that, but a simulation can be designed to represent any situation whatsoever.
Why would you believe that if so very few participants who go out from an ensconced position succeed in simulation, trying that would represent an effective strategy?
Everyone agrees with that. But there may be more prudent ways of doing that than heading down the hall with gun in hand having no idea whatsoever who, if anyone, may be in the house, or where.
It's all a matter of risk management. We keep our firearms, our door locks, our lighting, our alarms, the gravel and thorns under our windows, and our security cameras for that purpose. But that's all about tool-set. Having gun in hand does not ward off evil spirits or stop bullets.
It is better to let the threat come to you. If you
do have to attend to the safety of persons elsewhere in the house, do so, but when you walk out to do so, you incur several serious risks:
- You may shoot the wrong person. That has happened.
- You may be shot by the person whose noise you heard, or ambushed by another person with him of whom you are not aware, leaving the other occupants on their own. That has happened.
- You may be shot by one or more law enforcement officers in hot pursuit of the intruders. That has happened.
It is best to have a plan, to have anyone old enough in the house be able to lock the doors and defend themselves, and very importantly, to be able to know who, if anyone, may be lurking where before heading out to do battle.