I learned to shoot at Camp Pinnacle in Lyme, NH, back in the mid-1960's. We shot bolt action Mossbergs and Remingtons that were equipped with peep sights and globe front sights under the expert tutelage of Bill Baudendistel and Fred Streeter. I very seldom shot a rifle with open sights, as all of the non-collectible rifles in our house were equipped with scopes except for a AR-15, an M1 Carbine, a Venezuelan FN-49, and my Grandfather's half-assed Winchester 67 "target rifle".
