How do you define a good shooter?

Back when I was younger my dad could point-n-shoot a single action at about 10 yards, and he was a crack shot with an open sight rifle. I'd call him a good shooter back then.

A lot of people can shoot small groups when shooting slow.

I think a shooter becomes good when he can hit the target and follow up with another or 3 rapidly and engage another one quickly and hit it.

How do you define a good shooter?
It’s kind of like the definition of porn vs art , you know it when you see it!!
I have seen some guys stack bullets at a range not hit a thing in the field. Some guys can hit clays but get so shook up when a bird or game is flushed they might as well throw rocks.
Time on the trigger and muscle memory from thousands of shots will get you there. People underestimate the benefits of shooting thousands of BBs out of a BB gun at everything that moves growing up as a kid, it wouldn’t hurt to add that in to your shooting.
As for the 20yd shot keep in mind that unless your in an open air shooter type of situation it’s going to be hard to claim you feared for your life at that range in most situations.
I’m a decent shot and I’m completely comfortable with my ability so I’m not going to spend more money training (class or 1000ks of rounds) to carry or hunt.
I would like to attend a long range shooting school and a pistol class at some point.

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I think a shooter becomes good when he can hit the target and follow up with another or 3 rapidly and engage another one quickly and hit it.

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Failsafe/mozambique drill...
Double tap center mass and ride the recoil up for a quick head shot. If you can do that around 2 sec at 25 yds, you're pretty good.

I suck

As a kid it was jumping toad frogs with a Browning 380.

Closest to the x after dating a woman who shot 3d archery for fun. Had to exponentially step up my game.

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How do you define a good shooter?

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I guess it depends on the context. Good for hunting vs plinking vs self defense vs competition (which probably translates closely to self defense).

I go to the range to plink. I don’t practice drills and I’ve never had formal training. So I suck. But it’s fun, and I suck less with some guns.

For semiautomatic pistols, my smooth trigger Caniks allow me to be decent at 10 yards (fist size groups ) if I take my time.

Shooting my S&W 686 Deluxe on single action, taking my time, then I can make tight groups at 15 yards. Esp with 38spl. Double action, not so much.

Your question seems personal protection related vs hunting related. I’ll say that if you can get shots into center mass with a handgun rapidly at 20’ or less then you’ll be fine.

Its one of those things you know when you see.

A guy who can do what he needs to do with a gun is a good shot. What that means for a duck hunter vs a door kicker vs a PRS shooter are all very different things.

To quote the shootist - "trees don't shoot back"

Nor do ducks or deer.