the gun barrel ; in case you are left handed, reverse, but in either 

 case, grip the gun tightly with your hand, so that it will not move 

 easily. 



To be a good shot, always follow what you shoot, be it to the 

 right or left, up or down. If you are not careful you will stop your 

 gun unconsciously, and then wonder why you did not kill 3'our bird, 

 while the very fact that you did not kill it is proof that you stopped 

 your gun. Move your gun with the bird and you will make a dead 

 shot every time. 



For a bird flying straight away, cover full. 



For birds of any kind that rise as they fly, raise at the same time 

 you pull. 



For birds flying low, follow low, and keep the gun moving as you 

 pull. 



In all these cases hold the gun about six inches ahead of the bird 

 and pull while moving the gun, so that the bird will fly into your load. 



In shooting, while sitting, always hold low on the bird, say a 

 foot and a half. Many may think that this is holding too low on a 

 bird, but the success of the shot is proof of its value. 



For a person who has had no experience, it will save time and 

 money to get a target trap to practice with before wasting powder in 



STYLE OF HOLDING GUN TWENTY YEARS AGO. 

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