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How to Shoot the M24 With Iron Sights

The Remington M24 rifle is a precision long-distance shooting rifle. Used by the military and law enforcement, it has proven itself on the battlefield as a weapon capable of shooting accurately to the far end of human ability. The M24 is a complete shooting system that includes various telescopic sights. However, sometimes a scope is broken or otherwise not available and the rifle must be fired with iron sights -- the traditional way of lining up a target using the barrel as the primary sighting device.

Instructions

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  Find a steady support base. Kneeling, laying prone on the ground, using a wall for partial support or a bipod all contribute to keeping the M24 on target.
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  Bring the front sight post into proper alignment with the back sight. Allowing the front sight to ride high in relation to the top of the back sight will result in a shot that is too high; allowing it to ride low in the back sight will result in a low shot.
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  Correct for the front sight drifting to one side or the other between the sides of the rear sight notch. The front sight must be balanced between the two sides for the shot to be placed correctly on the horizontal plane.
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  Adjust your point of aim for bullet drop. The farther a bullet travels, the farther gravity pulls it downward, which means that to shoot at a target far away the rifle must be aimed higher than shooting one close by. Different types of cartridges and bullets have different flight characteristics and will impact a target at different places using the same rifle. Knowing how your cartridge shoots from the rifle helps to determine how high to aim the rifle.
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  Adjust for the wind. Even a mild breeze affects bullets that travel far enough. Estimate the wind and adjust your point-of-aim according to how far you think the bullet will drift between you and the target. An assistant with a scope can help track your shot and give you feedback about how far you are off. This allows you to adjust and "walk" your shots into the target.

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