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Women Should Learn to Shoot
for Sake Of Self-Defense
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interval between that and the pulling Of the
trigger that most of the danger lies, and IL
Is the study and mastery of these fine points
Of making ready, aiming and firing that
makes pistol practice so good for both mus
cles and nerves.
But along with experience in these mat
tiers must be acquired good craftsmanship.
For self-defense and work that requires a
close range accurate aim Is frequently not
necessary, while prOmptness TO act and a
cool head are the things most needed. Yet,
without an ability 10 shoot accurately the
self-reliance and GOODNESS requisite for the
emergency are difficult TO get. And then the
case may arise as il often does with police
officers, where it is desirable todisable rather
than Kill the assailant by shooting him in
the arm or leg. This requires accuracy.
1T is craftsmanship, then, that Is the
chief essential in the use OF a pistol" said
one of the party.
1T certainly is" continued the first
speaker. mo matter to what use the pistol
is put. craftsmanship is very important.
Preliminaries may be learned in a shooting
gallery or from friend. and then persist
ent practice is necessary, with observance
of a few simple rules and precautions.
which l studied out for myself.
I'm taking aim with the pistol look along.
or sight along, the barrel with one eye in
such a way that when you are looking
through the little notch at the back end OF
the barrel, which is called the hind sight,
you will see the tip of the foresight on the
front end OF the barrel. II, while looking
at the two sights in this way. You bring
the pistol TO such position that the fore
sight covers the mark at which you are 10
shoot, you are ready to pull the trigger.
The position in shooting should be such
that the pistol is not held out in front OF the
body, but at the side, the barrel pointing
and the bullet going in the direction par
allel 10 the line OF the shoulders and not
at right angles TO II. Lean slightly toward
the pistol and incline the head so TO
bring the eye down to the level Of the two
sights.
WHEN TAKING AIM.
Sometimes" the speaker went on. when
the shot is a long one a rest for the arm Is
needed, but it is quicker and gives steadi-
ness TO learn to shoot without rest. One
should be careful when using a rest TO see
that it is nothing that Will burn by the
powder splitting out from the cartridge
chamber at the time of the explosion. For
this reason a pistol rest in the hollow OF the
arm is Objectionable. through for a quick
shot at long range IL gives great accuracy.
A rest not so likely 10 burn the sleeve Is TO
place the left elbow on the hip Of YOU are
shooting with the right hand( and place the
knuckles of the right hand in the palm OF
the left This is. however, apt 10 bring the
pistol too close TO the face for comfort
The trouble with woman taking aim
with a pistol he continued, is that she
will close her eyes when she pulls the trig-
ger, and that IS the reason that she is more
apt 10 hit anything I'm the neighbOrh0Od OF
the target than the target itself. This habit
can only be overcome by constant practice.
When a good marksman takes aim ne has
the appearance OF taking no aim at all and
a
one may learn 10 hold tie pistol straight in
the air and then bring the arm down with a
graceful sweep until the object Is covered.
This is all done with one motion and is the
method used by all marksmen.
Another thing that people should learn
is never TO put pistol away dirty. not
even for a day. Dirt destroys accuracy. l
nave found. and can best be removed while
fresh and before IL has hardened. N you
are shooting long and have 10 stop and
get the chambers cool IL Is best 10 clean
them right there instead OF waiting until
you are through. This will always insure
a good score If you are any kind OF
marksman.
For protection / have a pistol OF a
large caliber: IL is a little heavy. but IL
is the best. Many a miscreant abandons
his purpose at the sight Of a .aS or AZ who
would not fear 10 go ahead with his oper-
atoms at the sight OF little %. The aver
age revolver has six chambers arranged
around center which reyOlves; hence the
name, so that one chamber after another
comes under the hammer and In line with
the barrel. Cooking the hammer or pulling
the trigger In the case OF the self-cOcking
weapon performs this operation. These
things a person should have carefully ex-
planned 10 him and should be familiar with
before commencing practice.