Kor
Member
Hi, all - I just shot my first High Power Rifle match yesterday(a John C. Garand match) and posted a score of 413-1X. Needless to say, I'm pretty stoked! It wasn't for record/standing or anything, because I had several saved rounds that I was allowed to shoot as alibis because I was a first-time shooter, but I'm still pleasantly shocked by how well I did.
My question for you all is this: what category would a score like this correspond to if I had been firing USMC/US Army qualification(i.e. Marksman, Sharpshooter, or Expert)? And, for that matter, how closely does High Power competition correspond to USMC/Army Known Distance marksmanship training/qualification from any given era(pre/post WWII, Vietnam-era, contemporary, etc.)?
I ask mainly because, although I was in the Army Reserve/Nat'l Guard from 1988-1996, I was a tank crewman and as such did not do a whole lot with the M16 beyond familiarization-fire - but I'd still like to know what being able to post a low-400's score would have done for me if I had gone back in time and shot like that in Basic Training...
My question for you all is this: what category would a score like this correspond to if I had been firing USMC/US Army qualification(i.e. Marksman, Sharpshooter, or Expert)? And, for that matter, how closely does High Power competition correspond to USMC/Army Known Distance marksmanship training/qualification from any given era(pre/post WWII, Vietnam-era, contemporary, etc.)?
I ask mainly because, although I was in the Army Reserve/Nat'l Guard from 1988-1996, I was a tank crewman and as such did not do a whole lot with the M16 beyond familiarization-fire - but I'd still like to know what being able to post a low-400's score would have done for me if I had gone back in time and shot like that in Basic Training...