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Rifle Accuracy Skills:

Trigger Control | Breathing | Follow Through

Controlled breathing is necessary to shoot accurately. As you breathe in and out, it is normal for your chest to rise and fall and your arm to waver. So will your gun barrel unless you control your breathing at the exact moment you fire.

list bullet When you are in a shooting position, with your cheek against the stock, take a deep breath, exhale a portion of it and hold your breath while you aim.

list bullet  When your front sight is in focus, squeeze the trigger.

If you hold your breath too long, you may lose control, start to shake and your bullet will not hit your point of aim. If you run out of breath before firing, relax, take a deep-breath and do it again.