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who cannot discriminate between differenl dis- 

 taiicesy shoot as well, at all distances, as a 

 man who is a perfect judge of distances, I trust 

 that I may claim some credit amongst military 

 vien, 



Ijudge it necessary to give a description 

 how all rifle-guns are sighted. Rifles, to 

 shoot at long distances, have always two 

 sights, and generally three ; the first to 

 shoot about 120 yards, the second at 200 

 yards, and the third at 300, sometimes m.ore 

 and sometimes less, according to the dis- 

 tances to which the gun, with the different 

 sights, was shot in and regulated. It must 

 be acknowledged, that it is of but little use 

 to give a rifle-gun, with three sights to it, 

 to a common soldier, who cannot discrimi- 

 nate distances, for he will not know how to 

 use them properly, and will generally use 

 the wrong sight ; but I pledge myself to 

 produce a gun so Gx\uged, and with but one 

 sight to it, which, if the man does but aim 

 straight, shall, with this single siglit only, 

 constantly hit the figure of a man at every 

 differ pit distance from 100 to 300 yards, I 

 beg I may be understood. I do by no 



