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of the United States who shoot binocularly (both eyes 

 open) are Dr. Carver, Charles W. Budd and James R. 

 Stice. There are many others who do it, but these 

 gentlemen have proved themselves among the best in 

 the land. It is a matter so easy of demonstration that 

 any one can readily be satisfied whether or not that 

 stjde of shooting is best for him. To try it, take your 

 gun, point it at some immovable object, draw a steady 

 and true aim, as you usually do with left eye shut ; 

 then without moving the gun open your eye and look 

 at the sight. What do you see ? That your aim with 

 your eyes open is just the same as with one eye shut. 

 Now try some other object. Bring your gun up delib- 

 erately, draw on the object selected, keeping both eyes 

 open ; then shut your left eye, all the time holding the 

 gun still. What is the result? You find your aim 

 just as true with both eyes open as with one, although 

 you may have been shooting for years with one eye 

 shut. But then did you notice the uncertain feeling 

 you had as to whether or not your aim was true with 

 both eyes open ? You must have felt it, and you 

 would wink and blink, first with left eye shut, then try 

 both eyes open ; still, you could not divest yourself of 

 the feeling that your binocular sight was as true as the 

 other manner of sighting. Then which is the better 

 way ? Neither ; both are all that could be expected, 

 and the kind used by any experienced shot is the way 

 he will do best. The one who shoots with both eyes 

 open thinks his the best method, because he has a 

 double range of vision ; while the advocates of the 

 other side claim they can see enough with one eye. 

 On ducks I can see no appreciable difference, and I 

 -shoot one way as well as the other. 



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