I wish... ... in the Corps, I was in Marine Aviation and we were never allowed enough time to practice as the Flight Schedule always came first. "The Grunts have time for that as it's their MOS." We shot matches during off time and practiced when we could find the time. I won a pistol match now and then but I always shot expert with the rifle and pistol and was a coach for every squadron...GunnyGene wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2024 10:12 amDistinguished Marksman?BrokenolMarine wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:57 amI had the Garand and the M1A (M14) on my bucket list as well, but dropped them due to the ammo costs. I shot Match Grade copies of both from the "Special Racks" in the base armory during High Power matches in the Corps, and loved them, especially the M14s, but couldn't imagine having to pay for those cases of National Match 308 ammo. We once drove to Ford Island at Pearl Harbor and picked up two pallets of Match ammo for the M14 the Navy no longer needed, in return for a favor I had been doing for a Navy Captain. Coordinating the Marine involvement in a conservation project on the small island of Kahoolawe. I would hate to think what those two pallets of match ammo would sell for these days.
BUT... I was a Distinguished POLICE Marksman... not easy to earn... Perfect Score over the course five times, With a duty gun.