360 THE STILL-HUNTER. 



with back sights set on the middle step. This is 

 better than having it firmly fixed at the lowest point 

 blank you wish to use. For all close shots where 

 there is much danger of overshooting, as in bad light, 

 against the sun, down hill, etc., slip out the elevator 

 to the first step, provided you have time. Use the 

 second step for all else up to a hundred and fifty 

 yards; that is, what appears to be a hundred and 

 fifty yards. Use the third step for all beyond that up 

 to what you consider two hundred yards. This dis- 

 count of fifty yards on your estimate of distance is 

 intended only for cases where you have no time to 

 make any careful estimate. But you had better dis- 

 count twenty-five at least, even where you have time. 

 Especially is this the case in the woods. This arrange- 

 ment of open back sights is better than leaf-sights, etc. 



Beyond two hundred yards open sights, even when 

 very fine, begin to get unreliable. And coarse sights 

 begin to be so at a hundred and fifty yards. For dis- 

 tances beyond two hundred yards there is nothing 

 like an elevating peep-sight on the rifle-stock. This 

 may be used with a globe-sight at the muzzle-end or 

 with a plain open front sight, ranging the top of it 

 with the center of the hole. 



The elevating principle of Lyman's back sight is 

 very good the best perhaps up to ordinary ranges 

 for game. It also gives two holes, a fine and a coarse 

 hole. 



There is, however, no need of any such fine hole as 

 is generally used in peep-sights. It is too hard to find 

 the game through it, especially in the woods. The 

 eye finds the center of a large hole just about as ac- 

 curately as it does the center of a small one. 



The common sliding elevation of the rear peep- 



