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From: monts@Eng.Sun.COM (Mike Monts)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Rifle accuracy at long ranges
Keywords: M-1 M-14 M-16
Message-ID: <1991Jan8.005211.20294@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 8 Jan 91 00:52:11 GMT
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From: monts@Eng.Sun.COM (Mike Monts)


> A few words have been posted here about how the M16 is accurate out to 500
> yards, etc., but nobody has mentioned that there are darn few shooters out
> there, if *any*, who can hit a human-sized target 500 yards out with *open
> sights*. I've been shooting for 30 years, and I know I couldn't. Modern scopes
> wouldn't have any trouble with the sand.
> 
> Comments?
> 
> Ron Morgan 

I shoot in DCM competitions regularly using a M1 Garrand with iron combat sights
and I consistantly hit in the black at 600 yards. The guy next to me last time
was using a M1A (Civilian M14) and was doing far better than I was. If the
target is stationary this is not a problem. The 1 person using a AR-15 HBAR did
fine until the wind came up, then he was having a hard time getting on the paper
at 200 yards.

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