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How do you sight in a pellet gun?

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Since pellets drop fairly quickly, you have to sight in a pellet gun for a particular distance (say 50 feet) and adjust the sights to hit the bulls eye at that distance. If you shoot closer or farther you will have to shoot lower or higher accordingly.

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