Nikon 8449 User Guide - Page 8

to ensure catching every bullet, good shooting rests and a uniform loading technique. The range must be at least four or five hundred yards long. If you do not have a formal range to shoot on locate a piece of land that would offer safe longer shooting. Obtain permission from the land-owner to do some target shooting. Before going to the range spend a few minutes checking the bolts and screws on your rifle and scope mounts. Loose bolts and screws will destroy accuracy. Your barrel should be clean and free of accuracy robbing copper-fouling. Your scope lenses should be clean. Your ammunition should be the most accurate you can purchase or reload for your particular rifle. The final consideration is you - the shooter. The more we shoot the better our skills become. There is simply no substitute for practice. This takes time and a commitment. The rewards are confidence and the satisfaction of making any shot, whether easy or difficult.