Which is it? There are four tiers of proficiency, Marksman being second, above Unqualified. Expert is the highest level.
Can't be both.
Those "crutches" you are deriding can often be field expediant and help insure a good shot. In the hunting field, they can help avoid gutshooting or completely missing, which is doubly sad if it is ego-driven. One has a responsibility to make a humane shot. To let pride or ego dictate otherwise shows a narrowmindedness that is not something I'd admire.
