HuntEd: Ch.3

How do you ensure that a bullet will travel to the target.

• Aim carefully

• sight-in your rifle

• get right up to the target

Which eye should you aim with for the most accurate shooting?

• dominant eye

• right eye

• left eye

• both eyes

A bullet travels in an arc formed by the pull of gravity when traveling towards its destination.

• True

• False

All rifles should be sighted-in before every hunt using cheap practice ammo instead of the ammo you will hunt with.

• True

• False

Besides accuracy, what are other advantages of sighting-in a rifle?

• forces you to practice

• makes you more accurate

• builds confidence in ability

• it looks better

The sight-in process for most centerfire rifles begins at 10 yards and then repeated at 20 yards.

• True

• False

To take a safe and more accurate shot when shooting in the field, use a rest or other stable object.

• True

• False

How should you control your breathing when you are ready to shoot?

• breath normally

• hold your breath for 20 seconds

• take a deep breath to calm yourself

• just squeeze the trigger when its loaded

What acronym gives the five fundamentals of an accurate rifle shot?

• BRASS

• CRAPS

• SWIMS

• SLEEP

Which of these is not a standard rifle-firing position?

• prone

• sitting

• standing

• swinging