Follow-Up Shot
A quick, accurate second shot that depends on recoil management and a fast bolt cycle or trigger reset to stay on target.
A follow-up shot is the rapid second round fired when the first misses, when a correction is needed, or when a target demands more than one hit. Its speed and accuracy hinge on recoil-management, because a shooter who recovers the sight picture quickly and spots the first impact can correct and break the next shot without leaving position.
Disciplined follow-through keeps the reticle near the target through recoil, while a crisp trigger-reset lets the finger find the wall again the instant the rifle settles. On a bolt gun the shooter must also run the bolt smoothly and stay in the scope, so that chambering the next round costs as little time and disturbance as possible.