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generally a very simple shot, but in 

 deciding which the right bird is and 

 where he ought to be shot. 



In watching a first-class performer at 

 work in the butts, what impresses one 

 most is not the number of brilliant 

 "gallery" shots that he brings off, but 

 how simple he makes the shooting seem. 

 You feel that it would have been 

 inexcusable to miss almost any of the 

 birds he fired at, they all looked what are 

 popularly know as "sitters." The secret 

 of his success lies in his always seeing 

 which bird will give the easiest chance, 

 and never taking a difficult shot when 

 he can help it. 



When a lot of birds come towards his 

 butt, he has chosen his two victims before 

 they are well within range, looking as 

 far as possible for two birds coming one 

 behind the other, and more or less at the 

 same angle ; he keeps the corner of his 

 eye on the second bird while he is dealing 

 with the first, and kills them both in 

 almost exactly the same place. 



