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to the eyes and shoulder without effort; that is to 

 say, when thrown up as if taking a snap-shot the fore 

 and back sights should fall into correct alignment with 

 the eye, so that the trigger can be pulled at the same 

 moment and so ensure successful snap or running 

 shots. 



Have the back sight placed far enough away from 

 the eye to prevent blurring, and if possible have the 

 top rib or top of the barrel engine turned to counteract 

 glint. 



The sighting should be simple and open and so 

 arranged that the fore sight can be placed in the back 



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Fig. 4. Fig. 5. 



without loss of time when taking a shot. The wide 

 V cannot be recommended for accurate shooting, as 

 not only is it somewhat difficult to get the fore sight 

 correctly in the centre, but there is little or no guide 

 to the rifle being held level. After using many various 

 forms of sights the author has come down to a simple 

 bead sight and very small notch in the back large 

 enough to take it. 



Two forms of this back sight can be used, having 

 either a straight top (Fig. 4) or cut away at the side 



(Fig- 5). 

 The latter is the sighting invariably used by the 



