. The breech-loader and how to use it . Showing the ahgnment of gun for various shots when practising thehold on principle. And How to Use It. 207 above or before the object upon which the shootersgaze is fixed, well and good ; perfect shooting willresult The following hints as to aiming, etc., will beappreciated by all who have convinced themselvesthat they can, by practice, aim ahead of movinggame:— The young shooter, and all who desire to im-prove their shooting, should practise in the follow-ing manner : Commence by shooting at slow-flyingbirds, as pheasants (flushed, not driven), pigeonsw
. The breech-loader and how to use it . Showing the ahgnment of gun for various shots when practising thehold on principle. And How to Use It. 207 above or before the object upon which the shootersgaze is fixed, well and good ; perfect shooting willresult The following hints as to aiming, etc., will beappreciated by all who have convinced themselvesthat they can, by practice, aim ahead of movinggame:— The young shooter, and all who desire to im-prove their shooting, should practise in the follow-ing manner : Commence by shooting at slow-flyingbirds, as pheasants (flushed, not driven), pigeonswhose wings have been slightly clipped, or at rab-bits frisking on the sward. Let all shots be at shortrange—twenty to thirty yards. When the birdgets up, the gun is to be brought quickly to theshoulder and fired whilst both eyes are looking atthe bird. Birds going straight away, and neither veryhigh nor skimming low down, should all be killed,as the aim is the same as for a snap-shot at a fixedmark. Birds crossing may be missed, pr
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