Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1911-07-05

bullet weighing from $50 to 200
grains and having started with muz.
"!e velocity of about 1000 TO $500 feet
per second would be affected by q
"'nu' blowing one mile an hour at
Iisht angles about one inch at three
hundred yards. The government
ciaiihs that with about 80 grains
charge, 100 grain bullet and 2. 700 feet
velocity the drift is eight-tenths OF an
inch. The hunter can see that. even
with a heavier bullet, say 22O and
i''oo ieet velocity. and say a ten-mio
WIND under such conditions govern
ment says drift Is about two feet at
three hundred yards. some expert.
menting on a rifle range will not do
any harm.
II is deplorable that so plain q ne
cesslty as close accurate long range
and md-range shooting should be
tossed aside so lightly by our military
higher powers. History (in this coun.
try as well as others) teens with In.
stances Of the tremendous stopping
power OF aimed firing. and yet we find
experiment with telescope and other
sights pursued half heartedly.
breech mechanism that looks like an
iron-worker's rivet-setter. and a mag.
aZlne reminding one of slipping
change into his change pocket. and
long hikes" TO the exclusion of about
ten times the amount of rifle practice
now to be had. (The writer feels bet
ter, now that is overJ To revert to
matters pertaining TO aiming, bear in
mind the relative Importance of tho
threatening dangers, f. e.. at extreme.
iy long range. elevation must be
watched more closely than at mid or
short range because whereas an err
ror Of elevation Of 1850 of an inch at
1000 yards defects the bullet ten
inches while at 500 yards the error
would be only Ave inches. wind
blowing at right angles ten miles an
hour would al 1000 yards give a 22O
grain bullet with 1000 feet velocity
a deviation OF but Is feet. or at 500
yards cause a deviation OF four feet
One can gauge the wind very closely.
which demonstrates the point Of the
argument because your object at long
range IN any event would be wider
than It was high
Hunters ought TO get very clearly
in MIND the trajectory and velocity Of
the proIec tile 30 that they can use
the same faculty which enables one 10
throw stoue more or less accurately
with the hand or sling shot Probably
the tendency is 20 shoot too far ahead
i'm most cases
Remember 800 yards IS only 900 feet
and most ammunition Will carry that
In one-half second. and that the ira.
jectory is very fat. highest point
eight inches. government load. so that
an error 30 yards either way Is only
matter Of few inches When find.
ing an object. always aim or rather
set the sight for a point less than the
assumed range unless some dry sand
or gray dirt is just beyond or to one
side when by aiming on Il you can
gradually come up until you lit n IS
impossible In the confines OF a short
article like this 70 go into minute dc.
tails. and no effort is made TO do 90
re Ny advice 10 all is TO approach
men OF the type Of Anderton. Doyle.
Caseiy. Keogh. Tewes. Hudson. Leush.
ner. and many other fine square shots.
ana somewhere you will imbibe some.
thing that will benefit. and you Will
enjoy the good fortune 20 meet men
of standing in their profession. who
are as generous as they are intelligeng
and we'll posted.