The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-03-14
How Use r fie

One of the most imp 'rt mt &C uire-
ments that the owner OF n gun can pos
seSs is to know how to leave il alone.
MANY expert mec ami 8 ha been en-
gagged its construct on; Gran can
oil it i one operation. We have no
advice TO o er regard ng the cho.ce of
a gun. except that it be p occurred from
SOM manufacturer with an estab ished
reputation. 10 not expect to get
cd weapon Tor little or nothi O.
/ Propositions to this effect, emanating
fr m irresponsible parties, may be
foun I in ashy advertisements; but it is
always better to paw more or guns and
ess or accident policies.
Do not cobble our gun. The men
VIII made it knew what they were
about and thus have a decided advan-
tage of you. The wo st foe of pains
taking manufacturer is the half hedged
amateur me hanic, who. spending half
his time tampering with his gun and
most of the remainder in grumbling at
the resu {, never succee s in making his
mark as sharp-shooter. If any i'm
portant changes or repairs are neces-
sa y. have them made by competent
mechan c. In the ma ority of cases
poor hoot'ng is due t. want of ski in
the al eyed marksman. he either does
not know how to sh OF, or can not man.
aye a gun or prepare ammunition prop
erly.
1t is easier to prevent rust than 10 re-
move it Ii is also more important.
After using. clean and oil your gun
carefully and repeat this opersti n the
succeed ng day. Examine it carefully,
allow no dust to gather anywhere. and
| do not neglect the work ng parts. A
gun should never be left against an out
side wall, nor in any other p ace where
/ it is exposed to dam ness, n It In q po-
sition that may have tendency to warp
the stock.
Sa ETY. is the most important requi-
site. 1t is better to shoot poorly or not
! at all, than to cause or be the victim of
an accident No one intends to be care
less, nor will any one plead e lily to
such a charge; yet on this point the
majority of men are in need of admoni-
ton. With some there Is q tendency to
= shoot when the danger signal or trap s
up; markers have been in ured. as q re-
suit of their own carelessneSs; and who
hasn't made bull on the wrong targetP
Have no powder near you when seating
primers. and thus escape accident and
ssbse uent ridic,ae.
Every rifieman has his own peculiar
views regarding the preparation and
use of ammunit on. Effective shooting
may be done by following an. one oi
several mel hods; the best results. how.
ever. are only obtainable by the IRA aice
OF what some may deem ONercautious-
ness. Pay attention to the de ails. Ii.
by extreme care in some seemingly un
important part cular. you can score
one more point in thousand shots, i
is a matte you cannot afford to neglect
it may decide an important match. Lei
your motto be: Carelessness in nothing
uniformity in everything.
Every she should have an even 'oun
datiDn for the primer to rest upon, il
order that it may expl de tie nstan
it is struck. 4 the pocket o the shell
is uneven the gas may escape, or
hang fire be the result The pocke
should also be of even depth and diam
eter. rimers, when seated. sh uld b
ente ed straight and pressed csrefull,
to the bottom OF pocket care be
ing taken not to crush the full
inmate. Improper seating OF prim
ers frequently causes either
hang or miss-fire. 1t is well h
assort shells and lay aside those Il
which the primers seem to fit eithe
too snug loose. usieg them for warm
ing shots or experimental hootng. bu
not in an important ma ch. Afte
printing, some as ort the shells, usin
those with deepest pockets at the shori
est range. Owing to q slight differ
ence in thickness of metal. shells are Q
unequal capacity. some holding q ie'