TAMING THE HURT

I talk a lot about the fundamentals of marksmanship and how they’re the building blocks for all great shooting. When we break them down into a logical order, they address the core elements of a shot. From our body position to our sights, the fundamentals guide us toward a better result—in other words: hitting the target.

When addressing the rifle, we look at natural point of aim: the rifle pointed to the target, and the body pointed to the rifle. Sight picture has become modified when using a scope, from sight picture and sight alignment to aiming. Granted, we still have sight alignment and our eye relief, and sight picture is about edge-to-edge clarity behind the ocular.