I fired 241 with an M-14 with iron sights on pre-qual day at Parris Island in Feb 1968.
Qual Day we had a snowstorm. Blew snowflakes the size of quarters off my rear sights. Fired a 213 - bah humbug!
241 would have been the Recruit Range Record. Of course, I’d probably ended up a Sniper and got myself killed, instead of something nice and safe like being an 81 mortars FO/ Radio operator....
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Qual Day we had a snowstorm. Blew snowflakes the size of quarters off my rear sights. Fired a 213 - bah humbug!
Similar to my experience at Edson range in 1965. Shot expert (do not recall score) on pre-qual day and the wind kicked up on qual day and I was lost what to do with the windage at 500 yds. Now I know I should have left it alone and watch the range flags for a lull, if that ever happened.