In my opinion, you can't beat dry fire practice with the M1 Garand. Draw a dot the diameter of a pencil eraser on a piece of white card stock the size of a match book. Affix this to a wall at shoulder height. Now stand a distance of about 15 ft. from your target. Your front sight should be as...
i looked at a S&W model 19-5, 4" with it's blue box. It was in very good condition. They had it marked at $645.00. I'll bet they would have come down a bit closer to $600. I bought an unfired (except at factory) Model 14-3 6" Target Masterpiece instead.
I bought a Smith and Wesson model 14-3 Target Masterpiece ca. 1972, 99% condition plus an extra set of vintage factory target grips for $625.00. no box.
My mother-in law was shot through the chest in an attempted robbery in Kokomo's Wal Mart parking lot a few years back and survived! Good thing the perp used a 9mm!
My mother in law was shot through the chest at the Kokomo Wal Mart nearly 20 years ago. She somehow survived the 9mm ball but has passed on now. The perp was 19 yrs old and he is still in prison.
I know that with the M1 Garand and iron sights, 100-200 yds, it doesn't matter that much. That ought 6 flies pretty straight. From 300 and further use your come ups.