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for some distance before pulling the trigger, in order 

 to ascertain the velocity of the motion and the allow- 

 ances required to be made. 



If the object is directly approaching the person 

 firing, the muzzle of the barrel should be gradually 

 lowered, the finger feeling the trigger all the time, 

 and aim should be taken low. 



If the object is retiring, the muzzle of the rifle 

 should be raised (more or less according to the dis- 

 tance and the velocity of motion of the object), and 

 aim taken high. 



If the object is moving across, either to the right 

 or left t aim should be taken well forward, after 

 having followed the motion with the object well 

 covered for some time. 



Should the object be ascending a hill, fire high; 

 if descending, fire low ; if diagonally, in front. 



The best colour for the dress of a sportsman is 

 grey or brown, being less distinguishable than any 

 other. 



The following tables were constructed with great care 

 from a series of experiments I made with targets of 

 different coloured cloth, under various circumstances 

 and at different distances, in order to serve the 

 newly-raised volunteer corps in the selection of the 

 most suitable colour for their uniform. The figure 1 

 denotes the most visible, 7 the least so, invisible : 



