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  2. Rifleman's rule - Wikipedia

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    There is a device that is mounted on the rifle called a sight. While there are many forms of rifle sight, they all permit the shooter to set the angle between the bore of the rifle and the line of sight (LOS) to the target. Figure 2 illustrates the relationship between the LOS and bore angle. Figure 2: Illustration of a Rifle Showing Line of ...

  3. Sighting in - Wikipedia

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    Sighting in a firearm is an important test of the ability of the firearm user to hit anticipated targets with available ammunition. Pictures or silhouettes of intended targets are less suitable for sighting in than high contrast shapes compatible with the type of sights on the firearm. Contrasting circles are commonly used as sighting in ...

  4. List of the United States Army fire control and sighting ...

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    F29 Sight, M1916, for 75 mm Gun M1916 – Parts and equipment F30 Sight, telescopic, 2.24-inch (6 Pdr.) tank gun, Mk.II (British) -Parts and equipment F31 Sight, M1916, telescopic, 37mm gun, M1916 – Parts and equipment, 18 October 1926

  5. File:50 meter rifle target.svg - Wikipedia

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    Target for a rifle at 50 meter shooting range. Based on ISSF technical rules. The target: total Ø = 154.4 mm. 4 ring Ø = 106.4 mm. 9 ring Ø = 26.4 mm. 10 ring Ø = 10.4 mm, height 0.75 m above the floor. Date: 17 April 2006: Source: Own work: Author: Stanisław Skowron

  6. Sight (device) - Wikipedia

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    A Royal Canadian Sea Cadet looks through a machine gun sight.. A sight or sighting device is any device used to assist in precise visual alignment (i.e. aiming) of weapons, surveying instruments, aircraft equipment, [1] [2] optical illumination equipment or larger optical instruments with the intended target.

  7. Bore axis - Wikipedia

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    It is normally desirable to keep the sights of a firearm as close to the bore as possible, since a firearm with a large bore-to-sight distance will require more compensatory sight adjustment when shifting between shooting at different targets at close ranges (due to foreshortening). On the other hand, a firearm with a short bore-to-sight ...

  8. Globe sight - Wikipedia

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    A globe sight is a front sight component used to assist the aiming of a gun/device, usually those intended to launch projectiles, such as firearms, airguns, and crossbows. It is found in particular as a front sight element on rifles. To obtain a usable sighting line, the diopter has to have a complementing rear sight element.

  9. PSO-1 - Wikipedia

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    The PSO-1 (Прицел Снайперский Оптический, Pritsel Snaipersky Optichesky, "Optical Sniper Sight") is a 4×24 telescopic sight manufactured in Russia by the Novosibirsk instrument-making factory (NPZ Optics State Plant) and issued with the Russian military Dragunov sniper rifle. [1]