. The breech-loader and how to use it . ts of a firmergrip than the straight hand stock, but is notso convenient for pulling the left trigger in quicksuccession to the right. With the straight grip thehand may slide backwards, but with the pistol gripit is necessary to bend the trigger finger more tofire the second barrel rapidly. Some sportsmen,whether using straight or pistol hand stocks, find itmore convenient to pull the near trigger first andmove the hand forward to fire a rapid second. There are other shapes of gun stocks, with someof which sportsmen may be acquainted, but toothers they
. The breech-loader and how to use it . ts of a firmergrip than the straight hand stock, but is notso convenient for pulling the left trigger in quicksuccession to the right. With the straight grip thehand may slide backwards, but with the pistol gripit is necessary to bend the trigger finger more tofire the second barrel rapidly. Some sportsmen,whether using straight or pistol hand stocks, find itmore convenient to pull the near trigger first andmove the hand forward to fire a rapid second. There are other shapes of gun stocks, with someof which sportsmen may be acquainted, but toothers they will be novel and offer certain advan-tacres. First, there is the horn guard, equivalent to thescroll guard of the old-fashioned English guard is supposed to allow a better and firmergrip of the gun to be obtained with the right hand—the same advantage as claimed for the. pistol hajtdstock, which, moreover, prevents the fourth finger ofthe right hand from being bruised by the back ofthe trigger-guard. And How to Use It. 83. OC o o s 5 o (U a 2 84 The Breech-Loader, The horn guard is much used by some Conti-nental sportsmen, and the German gun-makersparticularly fashion it into an ornamental fittingfor either the shot gun or rifle. Another Continental form is the shield guard,or horn before guard. With this style of stock thegun is grasped just in front of the trigger guard bythe thumb and forefinger of the left hand, the palmof the left hand and the remaining fingers beingfirmly pressed against the guard. This style ofholding the gun is not to be commended, but itmust be admitted that many fine shots are to befound who never hold their gun differently. The rational gun stock was introduced by theauthor some time ago, and it embodies qualitieslong sought in pistol grip guns, and the undeniableadvantage of the straight stock. In this stock, as will be seen from the illustra-tion, there is more than the usual bend at the biLinpor heel, and that the comb is not straigh
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