What’s the Best Sight-In Distance for Rifle Hunting?
What’s the Best Sight-In Distance for Rifle Hunting?

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What’s the Best Sight-In Distance for Rifle Hunting?

I’m not sure how 100 yards became the go-to sight-in distance for rifle hunters. Maybe it’s because 100 is a nice round number, or because 100 yards is the length of a football field, or simply because hunters rarely need to take a shot much beyond that. Sighting in at 100 yards makes some intuitive...

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