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Chapter 3 Review Questions

1. Good marksmanship is __________.
being able to hit your target at least 50 percent of the time
correctly marking your target
being a good sport if you miss your target
hitting your target accurately and consistently
2. Sight alignment is .

3. To help you steady the rifle when you're ready to shoot, draw a deep breath and .

4. The proper technique for pulling the trigger when shooting a rifle is to __________.
pull the trigger quickly, moving only your finger
squeeze the trigger slowly
jerk the trigger
snap the trigger
5. Of the four standard rifle shooting positions, the steadiest is the position.

6. All handguns should be fired at length.

7. If you are hunting small, fast birds like dove or quail, the best choke selection would be or choke.

8. When patterning a shotgun, the number of holes made in a 30-inch circular target at a range of 40 yards should be to percent of the number of the pellets in the load, based on the choke you are using.

9. Which shotgunning technique is best for a beginning hunter and is performed by pointing at a moving target, and then moving past it and firing?
snap-shooting
swing-through
sustained lead
patterning
10. A common error when hunting birds with a shotgun is __________.
tapping the trigger and not squeezing it slowly
bringing the stock all the way up to the cheek without lowering the head
lowering the head and cheek to the stock of the shotgun
failing to align the sights on the target properly and then take a deep breath
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