Sight Picture:
The term ‘sight picture’ refers to what is seen when the shooter looks through the rear sight. The picture is made up from the different elements of the rifles’ sights and the target, with the sight picture being either good or bad.
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The correct sight picture is gained by focusing on the foresight, ensuring the foresight is visible in the centre of the rear sight and lining up the slightly blurry target in the centre of the foresight before taking the shot. This is the very basic method for aiming and should result in the shot hitting the black area of the target. However this by itself will not be enough to shoot a consistent group of shots which all hit the target very close together.
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For the correct sight picture the target and foresight must both be aligned with the rear sight. This means the foresight must appear in the centre of the rear sight with the target showing in the middle of the foresight.
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A helpful tip for aligning the foresight in the very middle of the rear sight is to ‘look for an even circle of light around the foresight’. This is a good idea that has one slight flaw, the barrel. The rifle barrel breaks up the circle of light surrounding the foresight and this makes judging the vertical alignment of the sights much harder. The best method for ensuring the foresight is always in the same place in the rear sight is to maintain a consistent head position behind the sights but this can be quite difficult.
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For more information go to: http://www.smallborerifle.co.uk/aiming.php
