The Journey of a Newbie

[Big-Boss-Man]

You should pick a closer target to start. Even with open sights you should hit the target every single time.

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even if/when you put an optic on the rifle it is recommendable to start the sight-in process at 25yards to ensure you are even on paper, then move out to your desired distance [some people will say at 100 yard intervals for the really long range stuff]