The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-05-03 00:00:00

OF LONDON AND DEADTNB

Author of .` The Volunteer's Friend," lath Thousand,
and Special Correspondent for the Datise News).

CONTAINS 200 pages, stout paper, Crowa
Bvo., with Drawings horn Photographs of the •a-
thor in the Standing sod Lyiog Positions. Address,
Editor Rifleman's Companion, at Deacon Leadenltall•
street, 8.C.; or may be obtained of any bookseller St
the World. . .

Amongst the subjects (classified and indexed) treated
upon are: Lucky Shooting—Training—How to Beleet a
Deviation—Heme Practice—Range Prat.
tice—Aimmg—Coachieg—Windsge—liurroseing—Gu a
tt eather—U nneceseary Haste—Sighta —bighting-81
Moles—Blur—Temperament—Dress— Stimulanta— I
—Positions of the Swiss, Belgian, French, Seotch,A as
rican, German—Secret of Shoulder Shooting—Light—
Shade—Mirage—Refraction (revised) Reg atratiou—
Cross Winds—Eddies—Fouling—Pull of Trigger—Pres-
; sure—Lucid Expianation of Can of Screw Sight Elea'-
. tor—Vi ind Tabies, corrected from The Volunteer's
; Friend—Damp Weather—Misty— Hest Sonabins--
Varied Elevations—Ammunition—How it is tested by
Crack Shots—Defective Sighting—The only way to got
Cousecotive Eyes—Confidence—The Balan ce—Tbe Grip
Military Breechloaders—Martini Raped Firing
Lying Positions Numerous iarget Outlines Ruled
ditto, Interaecting Linea—Steel Barra., How to fit them
and where to obtain them for lds 6d—here Shoulders—
How the '• Cracke" cower the Wind—Warning to Com-
petitors at All•comers' Matches—Cooking the Scores—
Corps, County leas—Phyaical and Moral Effrete of vol.
unerring— Father and Son as Private Practise (with
separate Index)—Can.ing the tie—Pract.cesof Meaars
Baker, hurt, Cortes, ilumphry,Cameroo,lietc.—How to
detect Short Cartridges—Bad Bulleta—New Barrels—
Neill:ea:les of different Ranges—Cause of Picockete--
Change of Wiud—Denaity of Atmesphere—The U 11•1101
the Baurnmeter, Stygionotee, sod the Anemometer fully
expiained—Shooting from 600 to SOO Yards—Qualitlea•
Boos for a Iteany Good Shot, akc • he.
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Target Outlines, with Registers, cloth 12 stamps.
But a few cloth comes " The-Volunteer's Fiend" (100
pages, crown 8vo) remaining, these can be sent to young
shots at wholesale—price-44 stamps, post free, or six
copies for os.
Officers desirous of advancing the shooting powers of
their companies, and of emulating the example of ethers
by presenting copies of " The Volunteer', friend" te
their men, con have 25 cloth copies for 20,; 10 for 37s
6d. 6ispenny Edition, 36s per hundred.
The Metal Screw night }Aerator, with Tabulated Scala
(range practice obviated), 7o Oil; postage, 2d.
A best Steel Barrel Snider, cb. quarto stock,.. allowed
at Wimbledon, sighted carnctly upon al >auto similar 14
every respect lo Wimbledon, accuracy guarantued, pries
.26 15s. , .

Lock's bight Black (equal to one dozen bottles say
otber), MI per bottle, post free.
A box containing 000 00Z01) la bottles of Gcm.ld'a Flab],
or chemically refined oil, sent to any &Miriam On rimmipt
of Poet-office Order, be 6d. Six bottles for 4.14.
Lock's Treattee on Pitman's Shorthand," I gulps
post tree. (No leacher required).

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Stamp. accept,' aa payment, bet, when convenient.
send Ike,t-etice Order, payable to Francis Join Lock at
the heed...hail-street roat-offlce, Loudon. Che9see
°melted batten task.

All Volunteert' uLeCtstrits fillpplied by the Editor.

MEmit. JAMES BOSTON HEYS, Profeseor
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of Magic. ifigh•atreet. Cradley Heath.
N.B.—All kinds of Musical lostrurcents tonal

r‘Vewbiusle at half•pr,t
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