Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-04-03

asd the lungs and be ducked the nea az
- tbat the handle of the weapon n's
the face before the eyes. ne rh,s
-. Tar as possible his vital parts. lns
g. great nose in its day and was useu
nv many noted shots. but 'no ovad
systems of this country has oeen p'vLr
IN he made better for accura'e ina'
There are three recognized ways .,
stsndinp used in America by the oess
shots One way is 10 turn the ooss
from the waist sideways, extending 'no
nistol-arm almost straight. s,
The second method is to turn tns Oouy
nartially as though the marksmeh ""s
posiug for a three-quarters We" az .
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The third way is to face the ialses
directly and extend the arm in front oi
the eyes. g., nosi-
Among those who use the hrst posi- s,.
ton are: William NJ. Chase, the a,sIs.'
George Byrd, Major William n. riyo.
and Pierre Lorillard. The three-quar.
ter pose is taken by Ira Paine, the grea'
rifle shot, and J. L. Il. Collins.
HOW TO HOLD THE REVOLVER.
There is only one way to hold a re-
yolyer correctly. The barrel snouiu %
ON a straight line with the loteai ~,
Cover as much as possible Of the MANURE
with the palm OF the hand. Don't grasp
the handle as q parrot clings 10 i's
nerch. Let the palm and fingers spreau
over the handle generously. The thumo
Shoni5 he on a straight line with the
barrel, extended along the metal oy TUG
side Of the lock.
IN YOU ever go into shooting gallery
whore any expert revolver shots are
nracticinr. YOU will find that each man
carefully fits his pistol to MS manu-.
When il has once found its proper piace
he is ready, and not before. one OF 1ue
secrets OF good revolver shooting lies
in the method Of holding the frearm'
An expert shot always hold 1t IN pre-
cisely the same way every time ne
shoots.
PULLING THE TRIGGER.
Pulling the trigger is the bone, mar
row, aud sinew OF the art or shootIng'
No matter how the pistol may be held,
no matter how the marksman STANDS, ne
must pull his trigger in the right way
and az the right moment to- hit the
mark.
The proper pull is steady, cautious
an equal pressure from beginning 10
end. Follow this course and with prac-
tice you will be able 10 discharge the
weapon at the exact instant when the
aim is correct. l once knew n famous
pistol shot who was the wonder OF my
gallery, and as matter OF course the
younger marksmen were extremely anS-
ious to get from him his rules for hring:
II can tell you how to shoot and
never miss" he said one night.
"How?" asked the others, as they
gathered around him.
''This way. Stand on two legs, hold
your pistol in the proper style, take
aim, and pull the trigger at the supreme
moment"
Then he vanished.
There are some nervous men who are
good marksmen, but as rule they sell
dom become experts. One Of their most
common faults is called "finching.
They stand correctly, hold their pistols
in the right way, take good aim, but
when they come 70 press the trigger
they shut their eyes and dodge. have
broken a good many men of this falling,
but have known cases that were In
durable.
HOW TO TAKE AIM.
In sighting a revolver draw the two
sights and bulls eye on line. Some
men do this as they raise the tirearm.
George Byrd and William M. Chase fol-
low this rule, and it has been adopted
by the majority OF experts.
But there is still very respectable
number who take aim in lowering the
revolver, Pierre Lorllard and Frank II.
Lord belong to this class.
SOME FANCY SHOTS.
Before telling you about fancy shoot
ing let me say a few words about the