--- title: How to Sight A Rifle In Two Shots description: Learning how to sight a rifle can be time consuming. 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The best intentions always fall victim to a job that is killing you at the moment or home repairs that scream louder than sighting in your rifle. Deer hunter. Long-range craftsman. Range fanatic. All of us fall into the same category when it comes to finding time to shoot the guns we love. When you are able to carve out some time, you want to make the most of it. Here's a short video from the National Shooting Sports Foundation ([NSSF](http://www.nssf.org)) that will show you how to sight a rifle and get you to spend more time shooting and less time trying to get your bullet to find paper! 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