Guns and gunning . are a fewwho return to the wilds as to a magnet, fighting thefaces of nature for the love of it, and penetratinginto rough and unknown ranges. There are manyreasons for this: the instinctive love of adventurethat we are born with, and the desire for action andexcitement. The physical strength engendered by the chase,appeals strongly to some men; and the fickle god-dess of fortune leads others through forest and valleyin pursuit of the yellow metal. But whatever your purpose is, be it the pursuitof gold or adventure, the rifle is your surest com-panion. » MARKSMANSHIP Of cour
Guns and gunning . are a fewwho return to the wilds as to a magnet, fighting thefaces of nature for the love of it, and penetratinginto rough and unknown ranges. There are manyreasons for this: the instinctive love of adventurethat we are born with, and the desire for action andexcitement. The physical strength engendered by the chase,appeals strongly to some men; and the fickle god-dess of fortune leads others through forest and valleyin pursuit of the yellow metal. But whatever your purpose is, be it the pursuitof gold or adventure, the rifle is your surest com-panion. » MARKSMANSHIP Of course every one who handles firearms isambitious to become a good shot. But marksman-ship is a misleading word, and may have manydifferent meanings. First, we have the marksmanwho devotes himself entirely to the target. Here isa man who has trained himself in a machine-likeregularity. He knows from the flag where eachbullet hits, and shoots his next shot shoots at known ranges continually, and knows 75.
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