Popular Science Muidlily 



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e\cn, parallel rows, count one row and 

 multiply by the number of rows. As a 

 rule 7>i will run 430 to the trap loiid, 

 8 will run 500 to 525. The J'^i is the 

 best size, taking wind\' da>-s antl all 

 into consideration. 



Then we tape off just fort\- \ards 

 from the board, 

 aim carefulK' 

 at the center of 

 the paper and 

 fire a load at 

 it. See that 

 the gun appar- 

 ent 1>' shoots 

 straight — puts 

 the center of 

 the load where 

 you aimed, or 

 a bit higher. 



W i 't h a 

 fifteen- inch 

 piece of string 

 c a r r >■ i n g a 



pencil at the end, we describe a thirt\- 

 inch circle around what is a[)parenll\' 

 the center of the "pattern," shown by 

 the shot marks in the paper. Checking 

 off each hole with a mark of the pencil, 

 we count the marks in the magic circle. 



The gun you want must put from 

 seventy to sevent\-five per cent of its 



Set 



He can advise you of their suitability 

 for the clay birds. In this as in most 

 games, the ad\'ice and guidance of the 

 experienced shot is worth more than any 

 printed page. 



To back up, tiie gun shooter needs a 

 shooting jersey, either without shell 



pockets 



w 1 1 h 



jag, 



^peci 



and 

 shell 



with 

 rein- 



A Clay Bird Trap Operated by Pulling the Trigger. 

 This Is the Most Common Form of Automatic Trap 



and 



a 



or 

 al 

 lorced pockets 

 to hold a box 

 it shells be- 

 tween the two. 

 Large shooting 

 glasses of green 

 or amber tint 

 aid the \ision 

 and keep out 

 stra\- bits of 

 dirt or powder. 

 A glove for the 

 left hand, loose 

 is advisable. A 

 felt hat. No 

 collar, can be 



easy to slip on. 

 cap beats any heavy 

 "biled" shirt, no stiff 

 tolerated in the outfit of the trap shooter. 

 The neck must be free and easy. A soft 

 flannel shirt with tie, a neat Norfolk 

 type of suit of neutral color, a cap, and a 

 icrse\- make the best shooting clothes. 



charge into the circle 

 down >-our count, and 

 vide it by the number o 

 shot in the whole load. 

 Seventy per cent 

 430 is practicalh" 31 

 seventy-five per cent 

 is practically 320. Shoot 

 se\'eral sorts of loads, and 

 several shots with each 

 load, counting and setting 

 down the results of each. 

 If with anv' one loatl 

 the gun shoots better than 

 seventy per cent and 

 shoots evenly, leaving no 

 apparent "holes" or emj)- 

 ty spaces much larger 

 than the four 

 and one-quar- 

 ter-inch c 1 a \- 

 bird, it is all 

 right. Submit 



the patterns to By Pulling a Lever the Clay Birds Are 

 the gun seller. Shot Into the Air Forty Yards Away 



^^Jtt 



eaniiiiz Hoic to Shoot 



Nothing is more tire- 

 some than the tyro in 

 any game who ex- 

 pects to learn first 

 principles byactually 

 engaging in the game itself. The tech- 

 nique of a game, such as shooting or 

 golf, can be acc|uired in other places 

 tlian on the shooting grounds or the 

 links and will |)ro\e less obstructi\e 

 to those more advanced. Let the 

 t\ro practice at home with the empty 

 gun containing an empty or fired shell 

 to absorb the blow of the hammer, 

 bringing the gun to the 

 shoulder, bedding it firmly, 

 cuddling the face down on 

 the stock until the right 

 eye looks along the rib at a 

 height of two silver dollars 

 laid Hat on the barrel. .At 

 no time must the breech 

 or the barrel obscure the 



