Which statement best describes sight picture?

• A. Sight picture is the distance to the target.
• B. Sight picture is how the sights appear relative to the target through the sights.
• C. Sight picture is how you adjust the sight settings.
• D. Sight picture is the color of the sights.

Answer: (B)

Sight picture is how the sights appear relative to the target when you look through the sights. In a proper sight picture you align the front sight with the rear sight so the front sight sits in the center of the rear sight notch, and the target sits in the same general alignment behind the sights. The result is that the front sight is clear, while the target may be blurred, and the alignment you see through the sights tells you where the shot will go if you press the trigger without disturbing that alignment. The distance to the target describes range, not how the sights look; adjusting the sight settings changes where the point of impact will land, but isn’t the sight picture itself; the color of the sights has no bearing on this alignment.