The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-29
new RING TARGET
Used at Kakaako Butts
First Time Yesterday.
Meant Particularly for those Who
Usually Make Nothing Lower
than 4-Gives Satifaction.

The famous ring target. which is
now in use all over the United States,
and which has given such splendid sat
isfaction, has been put into use here.
1t was tried for the first time at the
Sharpshooters' range. in Kakaako,
yesterday afternoon. and those men
who used it expressed their great sat
isfaction over its adoption here.
1t must be understood from the start
that the target is not to be put into
general use. but is 70 be kept for those
men who usually make nothing less
than As.
The adoption of the ring target here
was first thought of about two months
ago. and, since that time, c. Elvin,
who has charge of the targets at Ka-
kaako, has worked steadily to get the
thing into shape. a week or so ago
it was thought that everything was
in shape to put the ring target into
use but the arrangements for mark
ing were not handy for the markers,
and it was found necessary to make
change.
The target put into use yesterday is
divided into 13 rings, marked from
~" to "25." the latter being the
bull's-eye. All the rings, with the eX-
ception of the center of the bulls-eye,
are three-quarters of an inch across.
The center OF the bUll's-eye has a di-
ameter of 11a inches.
y - ~ Il
and. taken together. constitute what
corresponds TO the or bulis-eye on
the ordinary target. From Is to II
constitute the outer rings, correspond
ing to the on the ordinary target.
These are marked white.
When a rifleman shoots at the tar
get, the marker signals in the usual
way. the white being placed over the
black part, and vice versa. This, how
ever. does not constitute all of the
marking. As stated above. the target,
is divided off into rings marked from
% to IS.
To indicate where a bullet has
struck Mr. Elvin has arranged box,
14x22 inches, which is set to one side
of the bulkhead in plain sight of the
men at the firing point. In this he has
figures from II to %, painted in white
on black boards. These are arranged
on small wheels, and after marker
indicates black or white, he pushes the
number of the exact spot where the
bullet struck into the box, and thereby
conveys the necessary information to
the scorer at the firing point.
Some questions may be asked in re-
gard to the arbitrary figures of II to
25. The regular ring target is from 1
TO 25 but upon this being tried at the
Kakaako butts, it was found that the
markers could not attend to so many
figures. and the plan was abandoned
The II to % plan was the simpler
However, Mr.. Elvin thinks that be-
fore long he can make arrangements
for having the regular 1 to % ring
target in use. The way it is worked in
Shell Mound. California, is this:
A heavy iron wheel at the target
and another at the firing point is
firmly fixed in a convenient place, and
over these is passed continuous wire.
On the wheels are placed the figures
from / to 25, inclusive, and at regu-
lar intervals. turn of the crank at
the target wheel to the number just
scored by rifleman turns the wheel
at the firing point TO the same num-
Der. and this, very simply, is the score
sent to the scorer. The water has been
i'm the way of working this scheme at
the Kakaako butts, but Mr.. Elvin
thinks he can overcome the difficulty.
The wheel arrangement is used not
only for sending scores to the firing
point. but for signaling to the mark
ers. Following are the signals used by
marksmen at the Shell Mound shoot
ing range. the wheel being used for
this. as we'll as the marking of scores:
1. change targets.
. Be more careful in marking.
8. Put target in better position.
4. Look over the target very care
fully again for the shot you showed
a miss.
). Open the target.
Is. Show the shoot over which you
marked on the target, but not on the
wheel
Z Yes
s. No.
Q. Is the target in order?
TO- Show the shot over again.
II. Put up bulfs-eye.
u. All right.
10. Is everything all right?
IA Take off bull's-eye.
10. Shooting master come down TO
target.
16 Target is out of order.
II. Marker come up and close target.
As has been stated above. the ring
targets will not be used generally out
will be confined 10 those who make
As and IS as general thing. 1t Is
thought that by their use the marks
manship will become gradually better.
Only three rounds will be allowed
each man. and a score of IS is posi-
BILE.
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