(July 15, 2024 at 8:53 pm)Fireball Wrote:(July 15, 2024 at 8:06 pm)Jackalope Wrote: I trained in the Army, center of mass was how we were trained. At 150ish yards with 5.56 and iron sights, center of mass is not very difficult, though I will say a lot of recruits couldn't hit the broad side of a barn from the inside. An expert marksman could easily make the shot on a non moving target, IMO.
I shot 24 rounds out of a .22 rifle in boot camp. What a joke. My two eldest sons and I are proficient shooters and qualified Distinguished Marksman for light rifle, and both sons the same for shotgun. They essentially hit ~100% at skeet and trap. Eldest is in the USAF and the only reason he couldn't get sniper designation when shooting in basic is because there are other requirements. Accuracy was only part of it.
I only got 90 because of a weak right eye. When I shot left-handed (yeah, I know that should have been using my stronger left eye, but I had been shooting 'right-eyed' for years) those 10 shots went into my neighbor's target. Good news for him, he passed because of those. The USAF only allowed 100 shots to qualify back then (1979).
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.