HAND AND EYE. 155 



lightly, and raise the muzzle gradually and 

 steadily until the fore-sight is seen through the 

 centre of the notch of the back-sight covering the 

 centre of the bull's-eye, when the motion should 

 be arrested, and the trigger simultaneously pressed 

 without the slightest jerk, the eye being rigidly 

 fixed on the object aimed at, and the whole of the 

 body immobile. 



The great " knack " in rifle-practice 

 On the Hand 

 and Eye work- i s to accustom the hand and eye to 



ing together. 



work together,, so that the trigger be 

 pressed simultaneously with the object being 

 " covered," as it is almost an impossibility to 

 retain an aim. 



Care should be taken that the aim is not lost in 

 pressing the trigger, which, if the lock is well 

 made, should not " pull too strongly." 



After the trigger is pressed keeping the rifle 

 to the shoulder a perfect immobility of body 

 should be retained, and the eye kept steadfastly 

 upon the object aimed at, and the deflection 

 noted. 



