Tips & Tactics | Gabby Franco: Optical Illusion

posted on March 5, 2020
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The target often looks smaller than your front sights when aiming to shoot. Gabby reminds us that this isn’t actually the case; it’s an optical illusion. Overcome this illusion by always remembering to focus on your front sight.

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