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Rifleman's rule is a "rule of thumb" that allows a rifleman to accurately fire a rifle that has been calibrated for horizontal targets at uphill or downhill targets. The rule says that only the horizontal range should be considered when adjusting a sight or performing hold-over in order to account for bullet drop.
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Pages in category "Rules of thumb" The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total. ... Rule of twelfths; S. Scott's rule; Sturges's rule; Sunny 16 rule;
For the last several decades, the rule of thumb was the closer you seated the bullet to the lands, the better the accuracy. Currently, it is understood that this isn't always true. It is true that some bullets and some rifles perform best when bullets are seated out long enough to touch the lands, but other bullets perform best when they have a ...
The rule of 55. This last rule of thumb deals with the tax implications of retiring early. While some potential retirees will have plenty of savings, it won’t be beneficial to retire early if ...
The 4% rule tells you to remove 4% of your retirement plan balance your first year of retirement, and then adjust future withdrawals based on inflation. So with a $1 million IRA or 401(k), you'd ...
“Now, I want to explain that in politics a good rule of thumb is: Don’t say you want to do anything like Hitler,” Obama told the crowd. “That’s just good political advice, but it is ...
Cartoon by James Gillray satirizing Sir Francis Buller, 1782: "Judge Thumb; or, Patent Sticks for Family Correction: Warranted Lawful!". A modern folk etymology [14] relates the phrase to domestic violence via an alleged rule under English common law which permitted wife-beating provided that the implement used was a rod or stick no thicker than a man's thumb. [6]