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I shoot with a lot of guys that have had different training. One gunny sarge from Quantico, some/many from the vietnam era in my club. The old guys like that are dying off too fast these days. They bring a lot to the table, but in general, the gunny "sarge", the airborne ranger, and the ex snipers we have at my club are great shots. Even with their aging eyesight etc. But, I agree, not all army guys are like that. I was at the range the other day when a new member showed up with her boyfriend and he was an ex marine. Younger guy in his late 20's maybe 30 at most and shot like chidt. He kind of got pizzed when his girlfriend was razzing him that I was shooting better than he was and I was using irons. I was't there to compete against that damn guy. He was using the typical macho azz 300wm and big ol leupold. Couldn't hit chidt though. I didnt' even know she was giving him a hard time until my airborne ranger buddy started talking to me. He was shooting to the left of me at one bench and the couple were to the left of him. The punk marine kid finally said his "sniper" buddy would give me a run for my money. But we've all heard that talk, until money gets thrown down on the bench...

OP, I went out and bought a rifle with real iron sights, just to see what all the fuss is about. Rifle and my handloads shoot pretty good. Military M193 55gr FMJ chidt, not so much.. Surprisingly, though, my buddies rifle loves the 62gr green tip M885 ammo.. If you are just wanting to buy cheap ammo to run through your rifle, maybe try looking for some of that and see how your rifle likes it..