You're right, it is my opinion. But it is based on years of experience in LE and as an instructor.
The B-27 was the standard when I started in LE in 1979...and what I placed a lot of rounds onto while competing in PPC. The problem with using the B-27 is that it is too large and builds a false sense of confidence in a shooters ability to place shots accurately under pressure...to say nothing of the less than optimal placement of the scoring rings.
Just this weekend, I saw several shooters at the local range shooting on a B-27 and being happy with what they considered being prepared to defend their home. They couldn't even place two shots together at 5 yards while shooting at 1 shot per second.
I offered a few small tips as to grip and trigger control and placed a 3"x5" card on their target to shoot at. Not surprisingly their groupings shrank damatically.
When shooting a bit more quickly, 3-4 shots per second, I usually have clients shoot on a 6"-8" plate at 5-7 yards
The B-27 was the standard when I started in LE in 1979...and what I placed a lot of rounds onto while competing in PPC. The problem with using the B-27 is that it is too large and builds a false sense of confidence in a shooters ability to place shots accurately under pressure...to say nothing of the less than optimal placement of the scoring rings.
Just this weekend, I saw several shooters at the local range shooting on a B-27 and being happy with what they considered being prepared to defend their home. They couldn't even place two shots together at 5 yards while shooting at 1 shot per second.
I offered a few small tips as to grip and trigger control and placed a 3"x5" card on their target to shoot at. Not surprisingly their groupings shrank damatically.
When shooting a bit more quickly, 3-4 shots per second, I usually have clients shoot on a 6"-8" plate at 5-7 yards
That is never a reason to discard something. However, when it is instilling bad habits/false confidence, that is a perfect reason...especially when there are better tools availableyou don't disregard something just because it isn't new