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The Key to Accuracy!

Of all the Shooting Fundamentals, Sight Alignment/Sight Picture has the biggest impact on shooting accuracy. With non-scoped weapons, it’s important to align the front and rear sights perfectly and consistently each time. The four things in this equation are: the shooting eye, rear sight, front sight, and your target (in that order). However, some say it is better to first point the front sight at the target while assuming the proper eye, sights, and target pictorial.

The relationship between your shooting eye and the rifle scope or a rear metalic sight is important. Once you determine that position (where vision is best), be conscious of where your nose and cheek are in-relation to the weapon stock (spot-weld). Ideally, this same spot-weld should be assumed each time you aim and fire the weapon.

When you squeeze the trigger, you must apply steady and increasing pressure until the gun fires. Remember, the shot sound should be a surprise each and every time; if it isn’t, you are pulling/finching and will never shoot well until corrected