Eli5 – guns and sight

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How come a sight or a scope of a rifle/gun is on top of the barrel, but still represents where the bullet will hit?

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It doesn’t, except at a very specific range. Users would be expected to select a distance they believe they’ll be shooting from, and adjust the sights accordingly. Practice is absolutely a thing as well.

And even if the sight was somehow in perfect alignment, gravity absolutely will cause bullets to fall over long distances and the shooter must compensate for it over longer distances

Firing a weapon properly like this is a skill.

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