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afford to neglect swing and that is when he simply must 

 try and do without, c.q., a snap shot among trees, etc., 

 where the carry forward is his only hope. 



rincetogrip o7. The authorities favour a grip wuth the left hand 



with the left tlirown well forward along the barrel, nearly to the full 



extent of the arm, on the groirnd that by this means 



greater leverage is obtained and the movement quicker 



made than if the hand is held near the trigger guard. 



Lord 38. 'J lie jollowitu] is Lord Walsinghains advice in the 



on^shoo'ti'n"" /:?'M/?7n''/'f'At f^oolc 0^) shooting driven grouse : "In shoot- 

 driTen " ing driven birds, select without hesitation, as they 

 grouse. appioach, that one which will first arrive within good 



killing range. Put the gun to the shoulder quickly as 

 he reaches the required spot, directing it at the beak 

 or well away in front of it, according to the angle of his 

 flight, the pace at which he is going, and the distance 

 the charge has to travel. If this is done correctly, tlie 

 trigger may be immediately pulled. 7/ adjuslmeut is 

 seen to hi reguAred, it thoidd he as instantaneous as pos- 

 sible, and mill almost invariably consist at a quick siving 

 forward to keep pace ivilh the bird. As the trigger is 

 pulled, there should be no unsteadiness, no lifting or 

 low^ering, no Hinclimg or jerking. 7/ the gun is in motion 

 at the instant of iiring, the movement shoald be maintained 

 until, the shot has left the muzzle ; if it is stationary, 

 the recoil sliould not be allowed in the slightest degree 

 to change its direction. As you pull the trigger, the 

 eye should take up a fresh object, and the operation 

 should be repeated ; a man with good sight need not 

 w^ait to see the eflfect of his first shot. He will be aware 

 of this at the instant of firing, as it is well known that 

 images are retained upon the retina for an appreciable 

 moment after the eye is diverted." 



Wliattlie •^9. Find out what the gun and cartridges are meant to 



gun and do. The ammunition-makers have brought loading to a 

 cartridges ^^^^ ^^.. ^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ bother about that. 



But you can make the mistake either of overrating or 

 under rating your tools. Some people leave many birds, 

 especially those above them, because they suppose them 

 to be out of range. But overhead distance is extraordin- 

 arily deceptive. >Says Kichard Jeffrys in that fascinat- 

 ing book " The Amateur Poacher," '• Men who are 

 excellent judges of distance when it is a hare running 

 across the fallow find themselves all at fault trying to 

 slioot at any elevation. Perhaps this arises from the 

 pecdliarjty of human eye which draughtsmen are foutl of 

 illustrating by asking a tyro to correctly bisect a vertical 

 Ime, a thing that looks easy and is really only to be done 

 by long practice." 



