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When shooting the M-14 (Nato 7.62 caliber or 308 for you civilians) in basic training at Fort Ord, we had half-man sized targets placed at various distances from relatively close to farther away and the longest shot being 500 meters.

It was quite easy to hit the 500 meter target with iron sights...we all did it and no one thought it any big deal.

Of course, we were all young eyed whipper snappers.

I need a scope now, but the thing I look back upon is we were shooting M-14's that had seen prior service. I've no clue how many before me was issued the rifle I used. It was still a shooter without any special barrel or this or that.

I had much shooting experience before I went into the Army, but many had never seen a rifle before they entered, but were very good almost immediately.