Effective November 18, 2009, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission changed their guidelines for distance learning. Students are now required to spend a minimum amount of time on each course page before proceeding to the certification exam.

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The following course material is for reference only. Please go to the new course to complete your North Carolina certification.

Rifle Firing: Sight Alignment

Sight alignment is the process of lining up rear and front sights. The sight picture is the image you see when the sights are aligned correctly with the target. To ensure that the bullet will travel to the target in your sight, it’s necessary to sight-in your rifle. Before you can do that, you need to determine your dominant or “master” eye.

Sight Alignment

With an open sight, you line up the target with the blade or bead of the front sight within the notch of the rear sight.	With an aperture sight, you line up the target so that the front sight is within the rear peephole.
With a telescopic sight with a crosshair reticle, you line up the target with the crosshairs of the sight.	With a telescopic sight with a dot reticle, you line up the target with the dot of the sight. The dot must be centered.

Good vision is the foundation for good shooting and hunting safety. Have your eyes examined on a regular basis.