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that such reduction was unnecessary ; that the centre of a 

 circle remains the same, irrespective of its diameter, and that 

 the eye will invariably find it in sighting, unless intentionally 

 diverted. With the old style open sight the mind of the 

 shooter was needfully concentrated upon "drawing down in 

 the notch," with the orthoptic sight the proper thing is to 

 forget that you are looking through it. Concern yourself 

 only with the front bead and the game, and the rifle — if it 

 is accurate and properly trained — will do the rest." 



These lines were published more than five years after the 

 first " Snaffle " sight was made, but it is the first time I have 

 ever seen anything in print on this important subject. The 

 orthoptic sight with the large aperture is, to my mind, the 

 sportsman's rifle-sight, whether he agrees with me or not as 

 to the sufficiency of a fixed sight like the " Snaffle " sight. 



Lest the reader may erroneously suppose that I have any 

 interest in the manufacture or sale of rifle-sights, I may add 

 that these sights may be made or fitted by any gunmaker, 

 and that my only interest lies in the kindly letters I some- 

 times receive from those who use them. Such a one wrote 

 to me from the Deccan: "I bless the day you advised me to 

 use your sight." 



