Nikon 8405 User Guide - Page 10

shooting hand slightly with the bottom three fingers controlling the rifle. • Ensure your breathing is smooth and regulated. If you are out of breath take three or four quick, deep breaths to obtain smoother control. Break the shot at the end of a breath, do not hold your breath. Shoot in the natural respiratory pause. • In the field you should use your entire body as a shooting platform. Support the rifle with your bone structure rather than your muscles if possible. Always look for an expedient field rest. Even in the field try to rest the front and rear of the rifle during the shot. • Send the shot within four to six seconds - your eyes can only retain sharpest focus for a short period of time. Look away and refocus if the sight-picture becomes blurred. • Uniformity in holding the rifle - cheek contact, position of hands on the trigger, pistol grip and fore-end and the position into the shoulder determine accuracy.