Hitting the Mark!

We all want to be able to reliably hit our target at all reasonable ranges. Doing so involves knowing one’s shooting skills, which include, proper shooting positions, trigger control and aimpoint selection. Aim point selection assumes one has appropriately sighted in the rifle, knowing where on the target the bullet needs to strike, and good knowledge of exterior ballistics for the range, weather conditions, and altitude.

This section describes sighting in strategies aim point selection as a function of range to target. We have two online sight picture generation tools to use to explore alternatives for your rifle and ammunition.

Go to the Overview Page for more discussion and links to articles and online tools.

Figure 1. Deer. Weights range from about 90 lb (40 kg) for does in the southern US to averages as high as 350 lb (160 kg) or more for bucks in northern states. This broad weight range leads to significant confusion about what deer rifle cartridge is best. Line drawing courtesy of Pearson Scott Foresman (http://openclipart.org/people/papapishu/Deer_2_.svg) — **Figure 1. Deer.** Weights range from about 90 lb (40 kg) for does in the southern US to averages as high as 350 lb (160 kg) or more for bucks in northern states. This broad weight range leads to significant confusion about what deer rifle cartridge is best. Line drawing courtesy of Pearson Scott Foresman (http://openclipart.org/people/papapishu/Deer_2_.svg)

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Hitting the Mark!