If my not requiring repetition to correctly line up sights goes against your narrative, sorry, don't know what to tell you.
Don't worry, there is nothing you can say, everyone here knows that it took you repetition to become proficient in the use of iron sights. And yes, I have chosen to prove you wrong, mostly because you are the person that made the claim. It would be very odd if I were to say, address ATLDave, in regards to your claim about instant proficiency with iron sights.
I can go years without riding a bicycle or using a stick-shift, months without field dressing an animal, days without taking a dump in a toilet (Admittedly rare) or handwriting and still maintain a static level of proficiency in all those tasks.
And yet, no matter what you say, these are still all skills that required repetition to become proficient in. Yes, you can return to them later because our brains are very good at recalling procedural memories. Episodic memories, such as an interaction between two people are declarative memories. Declarative and procedural memories are processed by the brain differently and even stored in different regions. So, the chances that you are biologically wired different than other human beings is highly unlikely.
Don't worry though, you admitted that it took you repetition to learn to use iron sights proficiently:
And so it goes that I've lined up enough sights in the last 50 years that I no longer give it a second thought
So... at some point you did have to work at it?
Oops. So much for how your dad showed you how to use iron sights and that was that... and anyone that
"having to "train" with a type of sight speaks volumes in regards to the practicality or lack thereof, with your average shooter" (your words there)
Also, thanks for finally supporting my statement that your last 50 years of rifle shooting was training.
As to your veiled accusation of exaggerate claims,
Veiled? No, I straight up called BS on you. Because again, you aren't superman. You didn't pick up a rifle and instantly become proficient in the use of iron sights.
What's stopping me from becoming instantly proficient with a red dot? Easy, I have no interest in them.
And I'm straight up calling BS on that claim too. You won't reach any level of proficiency with a red dot instantly. No one does. Also, just for extra LOLs, now that you claim that you could become instantly proficient with a red dot, we must either 1) Accept an assumption that you are superior to all other humans in your ability to learn complex physical skills instantly
-or- 2) Assume all other humans are capable of doing this, so there actually isn't a need to train with Red Dot sights, ergo there is no concern what so ever in regards to a need to training to use them.. which makes your whole detour a moot point
So.. Are you a super human who learns complex physical skills instantly, or is that a trait of all humans, and red dots therefore don't require repetition to become proficiently skilled with? (Hint: Neither answer that you've trapped yourself into is a good one)
As I said, all I needed to do was keep you talking.
K'thnx, Bye.