We need water to survive. It's more important than food. You need bullets to shoot a gun. And to hit the target, you need to aim. Aiming, or sighting, is not as easy as it sounds.
First of all, let's check your eyesight. Do you know which is your "dominant eye"? Here's a quick way to find out.
HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR DOMINANT EYE
- First, form a triangle by clasping your hands like in the picture above. Hold your hands out in front of you.
- Next, with both eyes open, sight through the triangle and focus on an object. Don't focus on your hands.
- Close one eye. If you can still see the object in the triangle, then you're looking with your dominant eye. If not reverse the process.
When you see how the image shifts when you are not using your dominant eye, you can see how much that could effect your aim when sighting your gun.
The next issue to consider is your "sight picture". Briefly stated, that's the line formed between the rear sight and your final target. In reality, when you sight your gun, you're looking at the target, your rear sight, and somewhere in between is the front sight. This is your sight picture. But is it possible to focus on all those objects at the same time? The short answer is no.
While you won't be able to bring all of those objects into focus at the same time, it's important that you focus on the rear sight primarily and look through it to see your target. At this point, you'll see a fuzzy front sight. Without changing your focus, move the gun so the front sight moves into alignment with the rear sight. As long as you can see the target through your rear sight, you should now be "on target". Pull the trigger. Check your results.
Learn how to make this sight picture quickly. It's important in a self-defense situation, where you need to acquire the target as quickly as possible. Practice by lowering your gun after each shot, so you have to find the target every time. You'll get good at it with practice.
