Telegram-herald., 1890-07-21

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was loaded. This exercise sh0al1 Be con
tinaea snul hs Is 2ols 70 manage ths
gun @ith as great ease and facility as
BIS bat While playing baseball A
cardinal prLHciPls u tEis exercise -
that under 40 circumstances sbOald ths
naUzzIe of TIE gun D. allowed - point az
nan. woman OF child, whether loaded
or gnl0zded. II the house OF In the
ssld. Or. IA fact, anywhere When the
young mzn handles The gun well IN
loaded, tae aext thing Is 70 load
Begin With light charges For
breech- loader either the metal eases or
payer eases, If he does not Wish - Use
tasn more than once. may be used for
his cartridges. They should be loaded
lightly II they are not and the gun
should kick. the youth Or young man IS
very APT 70 fall into the BAD habit OF
closing both eyes when be pulls the
trigger. thus preventing him from ever
becoming COED shot de should stand
upright with his left foot in advance.
and the right little back 70 steady
himself when he brings the gun 10 his
shoulder IS II 70 deliver fire.
AT first the cartridges should be loaded
with three or three and one-half draehms
and al ounce OF No. or shot With
these he may retire 10 field, or some
other safe place, and put up target OF
paper foot square against tree or
wall Then retiring about sixty feet.
he may load the gun. bring il up 20 his
shoulder. with tho left hand extended
10 the end OF the stock, being careful
TO keep his finger from tho top OF the
barrel 50 as not 10 interfere with the
sight. taking aim along the top OF a
single, and along the rib Of the gun IL
ble-barrel, and when be has taken
aim, pull the trigger.
IL is natural for the beginner 70 shut
his left eye in taking aim. and this is
proper. have heard men say that il is
best 70 shoot with both eyes open, but |
do not agree with them. Even in snap
shooting most good shots instinctively
shut the left eye ~ the instant of firing
After shooting, the youth should load
again. and then examine the target 20
see how many shot he put into IL and
try again. The object of this is TO get
good, quick aim. and TO fire on the
instant, with the gun firmly held and
braced against the shoulder. Too long
time should not be taken in aiming.
1t is much better to fire on the instant
of taking aim. After the consumption
of little powder and shot the young
man will find that he can hit the target
every time with the center of the charge.
That is the way to kill, and he is now
ready TO begin on birds.
1t is a well-known fact that one-half
the shots made In the field are at birds
which fly across the sportsman, or go
quartering oil from him. and most of the
misses that occur are owing TO the fail
ure OF the shooter TO hold forward
enough so that tho center Of the charge
will be upon the bird when the shot
reaches him The center OF the flight
OF shot should reach the line of his
flight just where he will be when the
line OF the shot intersects his line of
flight, not where he was when the aim
was made. At a fast flying crossing
pigeon | hold from eight to ten inches
ahead; at a quartering bird from three
70 four inches At bird going straight
rl ~ h> I hnl rio p
on; IL rising, | shoot high. At an in
coming bird | shoot right at the head.
and rarely fail 70 kill In applying
these principles in the field, the kind OF
game, the distance and the season Of
the year must all be taken into account
Probably the greatest shooting con-
test that ever occurred was between N.Y.
self and Aubrey Coventry. for S., 900, at
the Polo grounds, Brighton, England,
Aug. 9, 1873
We each had one hundred birds.
thirty yards rise. / defeated my
opponent by score of 70 to 7S
Over 100000 changed hands on the
result The bookmakers asked me to
name my own price IL | would lose, but
/ told them l was an American sports
man, and would win IL / could. Three
Of my most noted achievements land TO
equal which | have standing wager Of
10 TO for any amount) are the follow
ing: / killed in succession at Dexter
Park, Chicago, July 81. 1869, 100 single
birds, tame doves. killed 90 birds out Of
100, single, 80 yards, 80 yards fall, from
five ground traps, English rules, at
Coney Island. July 2. 1850 l broke
$500 glass balls in hours, 10 minutes.
2 seconds, out Of 5,s54 shot at, in Madi-
son Square Garden, Now York, Decem-
Der 90, 1879 The challenge is still
open.
We are making the best firearms TO
be found in the world in this country
to-day. Americans on the whole are
the best shots In the English army
there are many good shots at
long range, but / fail to see the sense
In lying vn ones back and resting the
gun on the toes, blaze away at target
1000 yards away. The Germans shoot
of-nand at 200 or 500 yards distance,
which | think is very much better
should advise the American militia 70
adopt that style. because it will be
found more useful in the aeld in actual
warfare.
I expect 20 make tour around The
world next spring with my three sons,
Edward, Peter and Henry, and IL the
saying be true, there never was a man
so strong. but what there was a stronger
one | shall De glad 20 meet him.
A H. BoGARnus,
Charn,cn VIZ shot u The ENarit