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and shoot a blurry intruder that turns out to be a Be sure the elk you are shooting at doesn’t have
loved one running toward you. It is very impor- another hunter on the opposite side trying to
tant to properly identify your target, and if you take his own shot. In any of these scenarios it is
are unsure of it, you should not point your gun important not to get anxious or excited or even
at it unless you are willing to gamble with your scared and unintentionally shoot something you
freedom or a life. didn’t mean to. From punching a hole through
paper or wood and continuing through until it
It is also important to remember that there
runs out of energy, to fragmenting on rocks or
isn’t much that can stop a bullet. Animals and
through an animal and even ricocheting off wa-
people, cars, buildings or anything else outside
ter, you are responsible for every piece of that
of appropriate backstops, some armors, and bul-
bullet and where it impacts.
lets designed with limited penetration or frag-
mentation will stop a bullet. Be sure that those Another aspect of this rule has arisen in recent
targets that you set up have a backstop that is times with the popularity of the silhouette and
going to stop the bullets and all of their pieces. steel target. These targets can be extremely fun

Figure 1: Keep your finger outside of the trigger guard, up along the frame or cylinder.

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