Qualified with the A1 and A2 during my Marine Corps career. 10th award Expert. Never shot less than 10 out of 10 from the 500 yd line with iron sights. Dial the windage and elevation in and every round is center mass. 500 yd line was where you would pad your score.
My daughter does well with a shotgun, but never shot a rifle. A new friend at college took her out to shoot both. She was saying how she did okay with the rifle - she missed the target the first couple of times, but then was able to hit it consistently.
“How far?”
“300 yards”
“You mean 300 feet?”
“No - yards - it was a gong.”
“And you hit it on your third shot!?”
“It’s not all that hard - he’s got a scope and all this other crap (.30-06) - all you have to do is point it. It’s not like a shotgun.”
I don’t think she gets how much of a natural she is. I had to double-check, the range they went to does have a gong at 300 yards.
Dang, that is great shooting, and I was a PMI at one time.