Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-01
Congress May Make Provisions
For Appropriation for Ranges
And Equipment
RIFLE AND REVOLVER WORK.
Need of Such Practise is being ReCog.
uilCd--lt is Amusing as Well
As instructive.

The probability that Congress win
nuke provisions at its next annual
session for large annual approprla-
ton to be devoted to the purchase Of
ranges the equipment Of ranges. I'M
door and outdoor distribution Of am.
munlton TO organizations or rlnemen,
etc, In accordance with the plan draf.
ted 10y the national board for the pro-
motion Of rife practise Is responsible
Tor renewed interest IN rife and reyol.
Yer shooting There IRE three. "yea,
even four, as the palmlst might say
requisites 60 good Workmanship.
gun, target ammunition ana place
10 snuut. the national marksmans re-
serve. Of from $1,000 TO OOO GOV men,
and IL Congress is really In earnest
adequate provisions must be made for
the guns, ammunition targets, and
above all ranges,
MEASURING THE DISTANCE.
But pending appropriations Tor this
purpose, those desiring to learn 10
shoot can lind considerable amusement
and experience that win be valuable Ia
ter with q rifle, by undertaking to es.
Innate distances I'm the DAYS to
come, more and more attention win be
paid 10 shooting at unknown distances
and to get into the front rank OF
shooters, skin In estimating distances
is essential Practise In this can be
obtained very easily by first learning
to step distances correctly one step to
the yard, and then, In course Of o stroll
through the town or country. selecting
Am object, estimating the distance and
counting the number Of steps necessary
TO reach IT,
AMUSING AND INSTRUCTIVE.
This proposition appears to be sim.
pie one but II Is more difficult than IL
seems and the results, especially If the
trials are made by parties OF four or
more, viii be amusing as well as in.
structive, Some time ago a party Of
IS or ~ gentlemen, the most expert
rife shots In the country, were gath
cred at Sea Girt, New Jersey. for the
matches ON the result OF which depend
ed the selection OF team to 70 to
England to shoot for the Palma trophy
Some one asked how far il was TO
certain fence aud Immediately every
man estimated the distance, After
much good natured bantering the dis
lance was paced and the re-
suit was ludicrous. Every one
had oyer-estlmated II, the closest
guess being so yards out OF the way
while the majority exceeded II by 200
yards Yet 10 of those same men went
TO England and won the biggest inter.
national rife match the world has ever
seen.
DISTINGUISHING OBJECTS.
DO you know
That at 30 yards the white Of a mans
eye is plainly seen and the eyes them,
selves up to so yards?
That at 100 yards all parts Of the
body are seen distinctly slight move
meuts are perceptible, and the minute
details of the uniform can be distin-
guished?
That al 200 yards the outlines OF the
face are confused and the rows OF but
tons look like stropes?
That at 400 yards the face is a mere
dot. but all movements Of the legs and
arms are still distinct?
That at 600 yards details can no long,
ef ne ulhllIlBulhutui UouBU mes Ol
squad II the light Is strong, can be
counted?
That M 500 yards che men In squad
cannot be counted nor their individual
movements distinguished
AT / 900 yards a line Of men resem-
Bile a broad belt. the direction Of their
march, can. however, be readily deter
mined At 1900 yards cavalry can be
distinguished from infantry and at
1000 yards a mounted man usually ap-
pears as a mere speck.
QUALIFICATION OF MARKsMEN.
Yet in these days OF long range weap-
ons battles are fought at distance OF
1000 yards, and Il Is desirable for
marksmcn to qualify at that range.
The new rifle, with which our troops
are to be equipped, has maximum ef-
fectlve fighting range Of 4,7sl yards, or
more than two and one-half miles. In
other words, bullet from this rifle will
kill or disable 90 a greater distance
than the man firing It can distinguish
an individual enemy from the surround
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