Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-06-21
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ways in relatively the same position,
which will give uniform results. In
the case of the open sight, however,
the amount of front sight seen varies
considerably.
Some one says, "Ah! but one day |
see half the front sight and another
only one-third of It," All of which
may be true, but the difference is due
to the light, which on bright, clear
day magnifies or permits a clear def
milton of the object and background, a
condition which does obtain on dull
or dark day.
An open sight permitting the shoot
er to align the top Of the front sight
with an imaginary horizontal line
across the top of the rear sight will
give very fine, uniform results and
can be found" quickly. If possible
one should avoid turning rifle on the
axis of the bore as this will change
the location of the shots just as the
pendulum swings on a clock. AS to
the effect of light on ones aim If
shooting at bull's-eye target, it will
be perceived that on nice bright day
the target Will show the lines at 500
yards and the bull" will look large
and tempting, while the white space
below will be deep and roomy On the
contrary, on a dark day the lines dis
appear and the bull looks smaller and
the white space under 1t much narrow
er. The easiest way to overcome this
condition is to aim at point three
quarters of the width of the white
from the bottom of the target, below
the bull's-eye, because in a good light
you can see the spot easily and on a
dark day when the white is contract
ed you can measure it easily and by
this means avoid changing your eleva-
ton for different days to find" the
target
At long range. say 1000 yards or
1000 yards. If 1t is practical, 1t is an
excellent plan to sit" the target on
top of the front sight always center
ing the object (target in this easel,
using the background to aid in the
same way one looks at landscape
picture. i. e., not attempting to de-
fine the target to the exclusion of its
immediate surroundings. Bear in mind
the foregoing is only an outline of a
sound practical method and is not. ad-
vanced as an unvarying rule, for 1t is
clearly recognized that excellent scores
may be made along other lines, but
you are safe to try what is here sug-
gested and a careful trial will show
consistent results with varying lights
do not think one can lay down any
rule for hunters as regards which is
the best sight because the kind Of
game, the country and other elements
may enter into the question The
present government sight embodies a
great many vital features, is strong
and in every way excellent Now the
matter of allowing for drift caused
by cross wind, that is a question
governed by the velocity and weight
of the bullet. and the speed of the
wind and distance. and emphasizes
the point made already of knowing
the zero with given load. Many
tables are in print which have been
worked out to mathematical nicely
giving the drift for cross winds and
for head and rear winds.
One point in target shooting when
firing deliberate is a question OF
form. In the matter of pointing the
rifle at the target, some high authori.
ties say Always come up from the
bottom" this method has great deal
of merit in very bad winds and rain,
but, under conditions we all enjoy, it
is not bad practice to come down OH
your target glancing along the left
side of the barrel during the operation
SO as to keep your eyes on the target
until the sights approach the line OF
aim. In either case, constant prac.
tice develops the habit" In the mat
ter of allowing for wind very rough
idea can be formed by the following: