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Rifle Accuracy Skills:

Trigger Control | Breathing | Follow Through

"Follow through" simply means maintaining your sight picture and/or shooting position after discharging the firearm.

If the rifle is moved a split second too soon, the bullet will not have left the barrel and your aim will be off target.

list bullet After pulling the trigger, count to three before lowering the rifle from your sight picture.