[Poohbah]

Poohbah, just for giggles some day, go attend a service rifle EIC (excellence in competition "Leg") match and see what a trained person can do with a AR-15 and peep sights. You might be absolutey shocked to see the scores from the 600 yard line.

Let me spray down the firing line with a Ma Deuce while they're shooting, and let's see how those groups open up.

Hell, let me fire a few rounds from a Remington 700 with a hunting scope from limited concealment, and let's see how those groups open up.

[Tailback]

What's your point? Let me spray at you with the ma-deuce, I was the top gun in my cav squadron with it, and see how well you shoot. A good shooter is a good shooter. Most of the guys can not only shoot service rifle, they also shoot NRA long range and bench rest. I disagree that most hunters have better fieldcraft. Most "hardcore" hunters do, but the majority of hunters overall shoot less than a box of shells a year and spend only a couple of weeks at deer camp in a year.