Hi Don...
You are right of course about the unwashed (so to speak) spreading the gospel to the the unknowing and providing basis for future behavior.
One thing about Point Blank Range is that it at least represents your target. If you take the time to go to the range and determine at least your trajectory at varying distances out to some maximum distance, say 200 yards or even maybe 250, by taking a 6" pie plate and see if you can hit it consistently sitting on the ground.. wearing a back pack... or maybe shooting off your back pack or maybe taking a short jog around the rear of the shooting line and then coming up to the line and taking that 250 yard shot ... you've at least been there once before...
Much Aloha..