If you can't hit anything with a "bore rifle" (whatever the hell THAT is- all rifles have "bores.") then you're NOT a "great marksman": Thomas Plunket of Britain's 95th Rifles killed a French general at 500-600 feet during the Peninsular War; to prove it wasn't a fluke (actually, because it was a battle) he then made the same length shot a second time and killed an aide coming to assist the general.
Granted, those shots were made with a Baker Rifle, which had a rifled barrel, but was still a black powder muzzle loader. Daniel Boone was known to carry a Pennsylvania Rifle, which, with it's 40-in (average) barrel, was accurate to 100 yards, and could easily hit a larger (game-sized) target at 200 yards. Remember: these people shot for food, for protection, and for their lives in the wilderness- they all became good shots because their lives depended on it and because they couldn't resupply easily.
If you can't hit anything past 10 yards, either practice a LOT more, or throw the rifle at your target and run.
..Joe
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