Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-16

calibre rifle shooting of this genera
ton or preceding, Captain Thorn
as X. (Tackhole) Lee, u. s. "A, was
asked to show his further interest
and good sportsmanship by telling
something about how he acquired his
skill. so that the information might
be impaired to others and have them
profit thereby. Young America is
more interested IN firearms today
than ever and these words of wisdom
from the best all-around shot in the
world should be treasured.
Dir. Lees Story
To begin with-The aspiring rifle
man should first prepare himself
thoroughly by getting q rife which
he knows to be from a reliable max
er, equipped with proper sights for
the particular style of shooting he in
tends to do, and last, but not least,
procure the best o~btainable ammuni-
ton.
These three things are the essen
tial basis.
The indoor game now has been re-
duced to a most exacting science.
Scores are being made today which.
only three or four years ago, were
undreamed of.
This particular style OF shooting
has brought out the very best posi-
BILE in men, ammunition and rifles and
only hair-breadth accuracy will an
swer.
Would You Pay the Price?
Expertness, as recognized today,
can only be acquired with much pa
tient practice. ! put in an average of
approximately foul hours daily. in
Guiding Sundays.
Fair shots may be made in a few
weeks, but a real scientific rtheman,
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a long time to produce.
No sport known requires the nicely
of nerve control as does RHO shoot
ing.
Where TO Aim-On indoor shoot
ing, the front sight Is made to ring
or encircle the bulls eye of the tar
get.
For fancy and ordinary shooting.
have the front bead of the sight just
touch the lower edge OF bulls eye.
Pull as Il up.
In slow target work pull Cor rather
squeeze) the trigger, when satfed
you are on centre or around" GEN.
tire.
Firing-Extreme care should be
grip on the rifle is In exactly the Same
place each shot.
Take the same amount Of breath
into tho lungs each time.
Don't inhale enough air to almost
burst your lungs; be natural and In
hale only enough to last you about
ten seconds. Otherwise the heart
felt as a subdued pounding in the
head and chest.
In slow FIRE, where plenty OF time
Is given. don't fire until you feel sure
your aim Is right.
Don't pull the trigger; squeeze II
slowly and gradually. Lay the right
thumb alongside the tang instead OF
wrapped over the top of 1t; to reduce
tremor In the muscles OF the hand.
Get the stock In the same place on
the shoulder each time.
Get in as comfortable position as
possible and don't wear clothes that
cramp anywhere.
The idea is to get everything off
your mind, except q thoroughly con-
centrated desire to put that bullet
into the ten ring. True, you can't
talk politics, munich an apple and
shoot tens at the same time.
For Outdoor Shooting
For outdoor shooting in regular
matches at so yards rapid fire and
100 yards slow fire, telescope sights
are allowed. although a large num-
Der prefer plain iron sights. just as
|u6tu huOOIos
Personally 1 prefer the scope and
for the round 4-inch bull at 100 yards
(2-inch circle TO count ten). I have
always used the scope, preferably
with an aperture sight
At SO yards rapid fire 1 use a re-
peater and a cross-hair scope.
The telescope sight does not assist
in holding at all-rather increases
the apparent dificuty. because IL
magnifes the "trembie" OF the rife.
as much as Il apparently decreases
the distance OF the target.
For snap shooting at moving OBJ
jects. a light repeater should be used.
/ prefer a barrel not over ~ inches
long (handles quicker and easier)
fitted with a plain ivory or gold bead
front sight. and a peep sight back of
the hammer, with n large aperture;
the larger the better. even up TO one
eighth OF an inch.
Opinions vary as 70 h time 20
shoot an object in the air, II thrown
up or straight away. Some shoot the
instant the object reaches the zenith
of its upward flight n starts back.
when II seems 10 pause Ia the air.
Others allow IL to start its descent
and aim slightly under IL
To aim directly at the object would
cause ovsr-shooting every time.
Keep both eyes opsn In shooting
and practice quickneSa- You viii
acquire speed" by mapping on an
empty shell at various objects about