H4 SHOOTING THE PARTRIDGE 



against it. I have seen very fine shots who raised the 

 right elbow much too high, hut they were very strong 

 with the left wrist as well, and, at any rate, the lifting 

 of the right arm could be of no possible help to them. 

 Years ago I designed a sight especially to 

 counteract this fault, primarily in rifle-shooting, and 

 had it made by what was then the firm of Gye & 

 Moncrieffe, to be fixed on my deer-stalking rifle. But 

 when made in an experimental manner out of wood, 

 and fitted on over the rib of a shot gun, it is an 

 admirable lesson to show the result of twisting the 

 barrels. 



FIG. 8 



A A, ebony or ebonised wood ; n, rectangular nick ; c, platinum or ivory 

 vertical bar; D, foresight as it appears over nick ; o, breech of gun. 



If you aim at an object, then close the left eye and 

 look along the barrels, you will find that the very 

 slightest twist throws the foresight off its proper place, 



