miniature rifle to the Service weapon is not a difficult one, 

 as is proved by the successes achieved in the first season 

 with the Service arm by men who previously have only 

 used the miniature rifle, and this is particularly true if, as 

 is now very often the case, the miniature weapon used is 

 the Service one chambered to take the miniature cartridge. 



Certainly pradice with miniature rifles is all sufficient 

 for the acquirement of perfedl position, of the ability to 

 align the sights corredly, and to the correct pressing of 

 the trigger — points which may be said to be the first and 

 essential principles of the art of rifle shooting. 



The most serious criticism against rifle shooting is that 

 it is dull work, and this, if true, is, we think, entirely due 

 to a want of imagination on the part of club committees. 



First of all, the men mu^ learn to shoot at least fairly 

 accurately at stationary targets before attempting shooting 

 at moving or disappearing targets, but the need for the 

 latter for the more advanced shots is sooner felt on miniature 

 ranges than it is on open long ranges, where the variable 

 weather conditions in themselves constitute ob^acles 

 which try the skill of the best shots. Where these con- 

 ditions are absent, they should be created artificially, and 

 it is quite an easy matter to introduce this variety. For 

 in^ance, there is the running man target, which is at all 

 times difficult to hit, and yet one which has the greatest 

 fascination for all who have attempted it. 



It is a pity that every Service rifle range is not provided 

 wath this target ; we feel sure it would be popular. 



Then there is the "Wantage" target, which appears 

 and disappears at intervals of three seconds, which 

 intervals might be increased on miniature ranges on 



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