Well, he isn't wrong. Your nifty $2500 scopes do not help you shoot, they help you see. If you are a good shot, you should be able to shoot with any sighting system, provided the target is appropriate. If you are unable to shoot well with iron sights (unless you have bad eyes) then you are not as good of a shot as you think you are.
I'm in agreement with about nothing you just stated.
You contradict yourself by saying that a quality optic helps you see- then say you should be able to shoot with "any sighting system".
Ever looked at a 36" target at 1000 yards through cheap glass?
Ever looked at the same target, through a USO or NF?
Are you honestly going to tell me that your ability to (1) obtain a clear point of aim, and (2) hit point of aim is not affected by the quality of the glass?
Then, you insult everyone that doesn't shoot well with irons as being "not as good a shot as you think you are". What a load of B.S....
Shooting with iron sights, and shooting with an optic are completely different acquired skills. Frankly, I don't shoot well with irons, because I
choose not shoot with irons. I don't give a rat's azz about them, they don't apply to the type of shooting I do so I never cared to acquire the skill.
Aside from AR's, no one even
makes rifles with iron sights anymore.
You may consider them as all-important, but most consider them a holdover from old military rifles and the days before quality, reliable optics. And, save me the speech about optics "failing"...they don't.