Pull the trigger. The hammer will fall. This will compress the percussion cap and cause a spark. The spark travels through a hole in the barrel and ignites the powder. The powder forces the minie ball to expand in the barrel and forces it out. The barrel has rifle grooves to give the ...
To make the most of your riflescope, you must know how to adjust it properly. That said, even if you have experience with a scoped rifle, there are some adjustments that you may not know about and these can help you be more effective with your riflescope. In fact, some of these are...
rifle (natural point of aim), but if your scope is set up improperly, it will be hard to get a proper position behind the rifle. Scopes are often mounted too far forward on the action which causes people to blade your body to see through the scope. Properly mounting the scope both in...
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dimensions of the case and creates friction, which may not allow the cartridge to seat in the chamber correctly. It could also weaken the cartridge, so take a look at the external conditions of the case- if you see evidence of corrosion, the damage may make the shells unsafe to shoot."...
How to Shoot a Rifle From some men, learning how to properly and safely fire a rifle is a skill they picked up when they were just knee high to a grasshopper. These guys probably got a .22 for their 12th birthday and spent summers in the woods plinking tin cans and squirrels and ...
The Precision Rifle With Elevated Shooting Course was, to say the least, incredibly thorough. In fact, I can do no better than to quote from the GTI course description to illustrate the course’s complexity: The Precision Rifle training class covers topics needed to effectively shoot mid to...
a buddy, accuracy counts. Shooting just to make empty brass can be fun from an AK or full auto anything, but in almost every other case we shoot for accuracy. This is true when plinking at tin cans, shooting dots on a paper target, or ringing steel silhouettes on a sniper course. ...
There is a difference between mounting a rifle scope to your long gun and properly mounting a scope for the shooter. While one ensures the optic is secure, the other adds the additional factor of ensuring the shooter may obtain a comfortable, repeatable mount for increased accuracy. Few of ...
A good practicing idea is to shoot your rifle, gun, etc. into the air and then throw the floating item for your dog to retrieve. This will help the dog get used to the rifle sound. It may even teach your dog that the “bam” means “Go get the duck!” And you won't even have...