The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-26
HITTING THE BULLS EYE.
W. H. DUGDALE.

of our naClOu 'u0 Cy0o va tAA0 "AlVl0
~ "orld are intently fixed upon us.
Tbare TO exists feeling of security un-
dar the folds of the Stars and Stripes,
thot no nation, ancient or moderl,
hoc @ ever experienced. 1t practically
10" n"ts the whole situation up to us. la
lrJer to succeed we must hit the
SnlI's bulls eve, to get prize. Will we
w ;+9 We as a nation have done it
SOfore So Dewey did it at Manila,
Sch1ev % did it at Cuba. Washington
~ If AZ Yorktown; and as we have
Iot M deteHiorated in efficiency, why
n not do it in Europe? Of course en-
l,;ronments make a lot of difference
in setting results, but American in
nannitv az has been developed to a
go;nr Of proficiency where it will be
d;Aicnlt matter for any concen-
trated plan worked out by foreign
oower to cope successfully against.
+ reouires no mean skill to properly
ahoor q rifle, and at these timesaO of
war and preparation peopleshaye
+heir minds and attention turned TO
those matters more closelythan in
zines of peace. Poor shooting comes
from lack of practice. Preparedness
a, our training camps remedy this.
p ProOerly holding rifle and correct
" aiming it at the moment of dis.
charge is essential, and all 60 to
carrv the missile to the bulls eye.
Gmr training camps do this. Discip-
line and obedience make good SOL
diers and under the careful and eff
6cient management of Uncle Sam >;
rvery Young man taking part In
the war game can hit the bulls eye,
You can't hit the bulls eye if youa
hold gun like a bachelor would
hold baby.
You can't stand awkwardly and
clumsily point the gun at the target
The breecn sight must not be away
below the line of vision, and don't
vaDk the trigger like light weight
dentist would yank on a deep rooted
molar Then the farmer in the ad-
Joining property Wouhrikely lose a
vaIna6le COW. H Is n4 the way
to hit the bull e;; but if in a
standing position vance the left
foot, inc ming the slightly for
ward and facing to the right so a..
&c be nearly edgeways TO the target.
Bring the gun up with a firm. sure
movement, swing the muzzle hori-
zontally until in line with the mark
and then raise it until the target is
in exact line with both SIGHTS. With
practice all this can be done much
more quickly than one would sup
pose. The trick is in holding the
gun in this position while dischare-
ing it. Do not shut both eyes and
yank the trigger; keep your peppers
wide open and look straight at the
target in line with the sights. The
trigger should be squeezed not
pulled, the hand should be closed
on itself as you would squeeze a
sponge. The forefnger which shares
in the movement, should be Raced
so tar around the trigger az; TO- press
itWith the second; joint of the finger.
By observing these rules it is possi-
bic to attain fair degree of marks
manShip after a little practice. lar.
6 IS that stay put give one plenty OF
time. 1t is the other kind Of targets
eur boys are after, the kind that
Whoop and holler and keep on the
move. That calls for skill. Some
can never attain it while others
seem to have little or no trouble to
become good marksmen and can hit
the bulls eye without much appar'
ent effort. But all need practice,
and because one cannot be the best
shot in the world is no reason he
should be dub who could not hit
the side of a barn with shotgun.
Our boys are about to enter field
OF usefulness, which is in a class by
itself. 1t takes braiRs and muscle
to do it, and it takes practice and
experience to hit the bulls eye. And
our German friends will wake up
some day in the near future to dis
cover that every man from the good
old U. S. A. is a star and can hit
the BULLS eye, and it is doubtful if
they are at all anxious to be the
bulls eye and will BE- willing to
stand from under" And remem-
Der, Uncle Sam is taking no unnec-
eSsary chances of having his boy s
sent home legless and armless.
heretofore the bulA of the fatalities
IN war hospitals came from infec-
uon settling after the wounds had
oeen sustained. In cases where in
lectlon had actually set in the only