Heck, a 30.06 is accurate out to 1000 yards if you've got the skill to shoot those distances. (I sure don't)
I have a Garand, and due to my crappy eyes I can’t hit the broadside of a barn with a handful of peas, but...I just love shooting it!
I have three close friends who have them, and we went to the range together a few Memorial Days back to shoot together and when you shoot a few together, people notice.
It isn’t hard to understand why so many guys from that generation who shot them frequently or in combat ended up with hearing issues!
I can’t imagine the training ranges at boot camps where they had hundreds of people shooting them at the same time, never mind combat.
Difficult to find a place to shoot that far around here, without having to drive several miles, place targets, drive to another ridge, have to drive back to check groups. And, as soon as you get set up, someone might drive onto your target area. Hitting a paper plate at 100 to 200 yards, regardless of angle, is plenty good enough.