The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-05

matter always make Inc fatal mistake of
holding his As with a deathlike grip. San
dow himself cannot hold IS Colts down
In place when it is fired. Jump, IL will.
Keep il clean and iet it jump! That Is the
whole secret. Hold the gun a. loosely as
possible, with the elbow bent and the whole
arm as relaxed and flexible as possible,
When the shot is fired the % Will spring
up and back sometimes almost 10 the
shoulder II is then in just the right posi-
ton 10 cock it by catching the hammer
With the thumb as ne gun is instantly
thrown down into aim once more An ex-
pert with one or two reVOlvers can make
a tomato can dance as long as his six or
twelve shots hold out. IL Is not necessary
in target shooting 10 aim under or to one
side of an object. If this Is necessary in
order 10 hit the mark aimed at then eth
er the sight requires attention or else the
gun is pulled to one side or upward by the
trigger finger just at the moment Of fir
ing. This can be avoided by holding the
gun as lightly as possible in both hands,
one clasped over the other and smooth
~ pulling the trigger with both fore-fn-
gers, one tip pressing on the finger tip
which touches the trigger If possible
sit down when firing, with the knees rais-
ed, bat spread apart, and the elbows rest
ing on the knees. Quick, accurate snoot-
ing can be done in this way. This posi-
near the ground in case one Is being shot
at while firing his own revolver
How to Carry a Revolver.
There are number Of ways of carrying
a revolver. A large gun should be carried
IN a holster swung on a belt. Even peck
ct gun should boz carried in a holster In the
pocket. Soft rubber and leather holsters
used so commoncly, are a nuisance. AL
though affording protection from perspir-
ation, and thereby from rust, the SOFT COW
ers cling to a revolver like wet bucksHin
when one wants to draw il hurriedly The
best, in fact the only satisfactory holster
either for a. pocket a belt gun, is one
made of thin but very stiff and hard sole
leather. A covered holster is worse than
none. Ones gun is then always buckled
in when 1t is wanted, Always use an
open holster, cut very low around the trig-
ger guard. If necessary, the gun can be
easily Tied In with a leather string fastened
with slip moose IL properly made,
hard and stiff leather holster will hold
gun tight enough to prevent its falling
out, but stiil wil not stick to 1t when 1t is
being quickly drawn for use.
The best way to carry a belt gun is to
carry il in a stiff holster on loose belt
The belt should be as loose as possible, be-
ing only tight enough to prevent Il from
slipping down over the hips. OF course. a
loop cartridge belt is meant, as this is the
only satisfactory way to carry ammuni-
ton. The handle of the gun should point
backwards. Ii should be worn on the
right side, where il win be the most conve-
nient to draw quickly or where it rests
the easiest. A revolver pulled around In
front on the left side is in the way and
cannot be drawn as quickly as from the
right hip. Besides, it does not rest as cas-
lily and is much more conspicuous, which
is TO be avoided as far as possible The
exception TO this rule is when one Is car
rying gun on a belt beneath an overcoat
Then the gun should be worn on the left
side wen to the front so that the hand can
be thrust into the opening OF the overcoat
and grasp the gun without having to wait
TO unbutton the coat. However IL the
oVercoat is worn unbuttoned the right side
is much the best place TO carry heavy
gun. Some prefer to carry a gun con-
cealed under the coat strapped under the
left arm pit, with the handle or stock
pointing forward This is all very well
for a light gun, but i'm this position a heavy
gun is very uncomfortable. The place
10 carry gun to have it always in posi-
ton for instant use is on the right leg
Just above the knee, in a holster swung
from the belt ard tied fast to the leg bv a
leather string OF strap around the leg. In
this position the hand win always natur-
ally rest either upon the gun or very near
it. But In this position a gun is very
conspicuous. However. in places where
one is supposed to be armed this does not
matter
Carrying Gun ON Horseback.
When On horseback and armed with a
gun swung on the right hip the belt
can be loosened so ihat the gun will
rest almost in front, far down on the
inside of the right leg Here II rests
very easily when one is galloping ran
idly, and can be drawn Instantly. When
on horseback always wear the gun on
the belt instead of fastening it 10 the
horn of the saddle When fastened IN
the saddle, ones horse and gun sometimes
disappear together. The best way to carry
a large Colts gun without using a holster
and belt is to throw out the spring catch
that prevents the cartridges from falling
out of the cylinder, and use this catch az
hook that catches in the waistband of
the trousers or vest at the small of the
back. In this way, although at first the
revolver may feel rather insecure n large
gun can be carried without trouble even
in hot weather, when perspiration would
rust an unprotected gun In the pocket
In cold weather, or when protected from
sweat, this method of carving a eun
can be used and the gun carried in front
under the vest hooked TO the waistband
of the trousers. This is favorite method
of crooks and other professional criminals.
To carry one, or even two long, large
guns concealed without using a belt ana
|. holsters, even when wearing short coat
put the handles of the guns in the hin
pockets with the barrels pointing TO the
backbone under the vest All of these
methods are comparatively awkward but
are useful 10 know. If one can have en-
excuse for wearing an overcoat, the very
best way of all 10 carry either one or
two guns is to carry them in the outside
breast pockets under large, roomy, cape.
If trouble "a expected the guns can be
quietly drawn from the pockets, noise
lessly cooked and carried in the hands
ready for instant use, but still be unseen.
If at short range, one can shoot through
the cape if necessary. This is the quick
est, easiest and best way to carry and use
a revolver. The weight In the breast
pockets is distributed over the
shoulders. so is not noticed much.
This method of carrying a gun or pair