The Coolidge examiner., 1934-11-16
HOW T6Au
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By Bob Nichols
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= be1E upland EUbnrTA become
} good shots In spite OF the fact
that their guns Go not lt them
What happens In their case Is that
through years Of practice they az
themselves 20 their badly ht;inE
guns This makes learning a slow
process They would become bet
ter shots In shorter time II they
began with a gun that really nucd
them.
II you already have a shotgun.
here Is an interesting test you can
make to see how near Il comes 20
fitting you:
Get about half = dozen sheets oi
dark coiorcd paper. Black building
papcr such a. Is used In the walls
% frame dwellings Is excellent for
the purpose TIE sheets should be
about three feet square.
Select a site Tor your testing
ground that has an absolutely safe
background You are going 10 make
your test NJ night TIE darker The
night the better FOR your purpose.
But you must make sure that 20
nvlus thing win &c endangered by
your test shooting
Against mis- safe background you
now set up a light framework Tor
yOur target sheets Two 2 by IS
about 81 feet long may be driven
into the ground about 20 inches
apart Drive them Ia Just 50 that
they make a secure support.
Now take tin can. and cui =
hole lu lts side about ~ inches IN
diameter and near the bottom. At.
tach % tie top edge of the tin can
two pieces ~ wire. long enough 10
suspead the can from each > by 4
80 that the hole 60 the can hangs
directly behind the center of the
black target sheet uhen Il has been
tackled ughily 10 the by 4 posts
Cut a small hole IN the center Of
the target sheet. 50 that when you
place q small b., o. lighted candle
On the bottom of the can the light
viii shine through. And this tiny
spot of light Is AL that you should
sce when you stand back about i5
yards. Kun in hand. ready 10 make
your test.
The night mus, BE- 80 dark. and
the eandleiight must b. 50 dim that
you are quite unable TO see your
Gun barrel For your test shots
must not be aimed consciously.
They must be pointed inxginciltely
IN making The tes;. place only one
shell In your gun. Bring your Gun
O. shoulder deliberately and fire
quickly. Keep your eyes lnieutly
on tie small spot of light Your
ewes all guide your hands Re
member that the object Is Tot 20 hli
the center of the target conscious
iy What yon are really after Is 70
see whether your gun nts you well
enough 50 that ln yolr hands Il
poinb on the target unconsciously
and insInctiyely.
After pour nrsf shot. go up an3
tack NJ another target shoot three
targets before examining the ne
suits TOO closely II yon are con.
ducging the test correctly. all three
shots should strike In Approximate
" the same sector on each o. your
targets
n the shots show a tendency 70
be under the -bulfsey your gun
has too much drop af The heel OF
The stock. or too much pitch down
ward az the barrel or both faults
may - prcseni Unscrew the butt.
plate and try a couple more shots
with the gun this way. The usual
buit-plaie adds somewhat TO the
guns pitch
II your nrSi three shots are over
the ~hnlls-eye" then Il Is probable
that your gun stock ls too straight
and has too little drop at the heel
or u may be that the comb Is
triie too high TO suit you. or
again. u may mesu that you are
raising your head "a you shoot--a
had habit that VIII always make
one over shoot But ~ your gun
shoots only tr.fins two or three
Inches directly above the bulls
eye~-iet Il alone An upland gun
shoalf shoot this way 10 help catch
up with the rise OF the bird you
have flushed.
II your gun shoots regularly 10
the let. your stock may be too long.
or you may be holding out too far
on the barrel n 10 the right. your
stock may be too short or you nav
he holding In too far on the barrel.
Try IT.
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