5. Focus on the front sight when pointing the gun. You should be focusing on your front sight. The front sight lets you know what your gun's relative position to the target is. {When you have a correct sight picture,the sights are in focus and the target is blurry.) 6. Center...
It can be really easy to make mistakes when zeroing your sights. With the price of ammunition rising all of the time, mistakes get costly... quickly. With Shootility SightSet you plot your shots on a zoomable image of your target. SightSet uses your obse
When it comes to accuracy potential, fiber-optic sights really shine — pun intended. The sights are highly visible in any type of light, making for a goodsight picture. Use the standard sight alignment, control the trigger, and you get a hit. When you choose a front sight, there is so...
If you are an experienced shooter do what you’ve always done, build and maintain solid basics. Bring the pistol to target the same way you always have, and there will be a dot there — generally before the front sight. Don’t chase it, just see it, don’...
This combination served well and provided an excellent upgrade in performance. This pistol also has an extended bolt release. I have executed speed loads with the AR-15 for many years without an extended bolt release. After using this little lever, however, I have to admit it is positive in...
6 Rounds in the magazine with capability to be carried safely with 1 in the chamber, hammer cocked and safety on. After all, the pistol is rather small. load bearing equipment. Pull back the slide to line up the indentations, then remove the slide release lever. Improvements in bullet des...
To unlock the .50 GS, you need to complete its associated challenge within the pistol section of your loadout. It’s a secondary weapon, so click on your secondary slot in any loadout, scroll over to the .50 GS, and read the challenge that appears. Once that challenge is complete, yo...
In the next section, we'll learn about the tools that sniper teams use to get the job done. Sniper Rifles As part of a training exercise, the members of a sniper team man a 7.62mm Springfield Armory M21 Sniping rifle (left) and sights through the scope of a 7.62mm M24 Sniper rifle...
The Mantis X X3 attaches to the rail of a pistol and records data and presents it in an app. (Photo courtesy of Mantis X) There are no simple tricks. Problem is, there's no way to excuse what you see your sights do when you jerk rather than pull the trigger. Sure, you can ratio...
Similarly, at very close distances, you might not even need a sight picture for either shot. At 3 yards, I can easily put two shots inside an 8-inch circle without using the sights at all. However, if you reduce the target size to 4 inches, I have to find the sights to get my ...