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Originally Posted by walnutred
A scope will not necessarily make you shoot better. Until you get the basics like cheek weld, breathing site picture and trigger squeeze down the scope may add one more distraction. A scope may improve your sight picture but does nothing for the other mechanics of shooting.
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You are correct that it doesn't necessarily make him shoot better, but it does make learning simpler since he does not need to worry about sight alignment... but the basic techniques you mention are still in play.
I know all of us old timers were taught irons first, but I have found that when teaching new shooters, it is easier to teach them with optics first. Once they are shooting well with optics, then they can "advance" to iron sights if they want. Apparently the military is finding this too, since Marines now learn to shoot with optics in basic.