This scenario describes shooting at a moving target, maintaining lead as you swing. What is this shooting method called?

• A. Follow-through lead
• B. Sustained lead
• C. Leading edge
• D. Leading aim

Answer: (B)

When shooting a moving target, you compensate for motion by keeping a steady lead as you track the target. This means you continuously keep the sights ahead of the target and move the gun along with the target’s path from the start of your swing to the moment you break the shot. You’re aiming at where the target will be, not where it is now, and you maintain that lead throughout the swing. That ongoing, forward-tracking lead is what gives you a hit, especially as the target moves across your field of view. This is described as sustaining lead. Other terms don’t capture that continuous tracking the same way, or imply lead used only at a moment, rather than kept up as you follow the target.