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The Spoi-t of Rifle Shooting. 



, , When t call on the editor of Forest and Stream he shows me much 

 attention, asks me what I know, and being acquainted with my loqua- 

 cious weakness, lets me no most of tbe talking. This is flattering, but 

 it is not all, for he has several times asked me to make the Forest and 

 Stream more popular by writing something for it. "Thank you," has 

 been my answer, but now I will be more obliging. Writing, however, 

 la more trouble than talking, and although you feel that posterity will 

 be benefited by your efforts, you do not feel repaid unless the ances- 

 tors of posterity appreeiateyou also. I hope this may be the case. 



If I were good at fiction, I might start off with fl story about quail 

 in Connecticut, Or our trout-burdened streams, but I will write In a 

 Serious and instructive mooct,oh&,jii&tter that heeds mending, i, g., 

 the Sport of rifle shooting. My definition of, this short is using a rifle 

 115 a general; way; shooting at various objects, stationary, moving, 

 apijnate and inanimate; shooting with deliberate aim or with a rest or 

 'atJohg range being the exception^ i 



, , There is a very common notion that rifle shooting is mostly a gift, 

 .and, that few can excel in this art. Also that it requires considerable 

 strength, nerve and perfect vision. 



. "fliere never was a greater mistake than this idea, for there is hardly 

 jiny kind of skill acquired more easily than tbis, if it is learned in the 

 right way. Any one who has the strength and nerve to hold an um- 

 brella, or eyesight good enough to see the object that needs hitting, 

 can become a good shot in a very short time. A few hours' practice 

 each week will make a good marksman in one season. If the person 

 Is young, and has not picked up awkward habits already, one hour a 

 day for a month will do wonders. The trouble with this sport is that 

 there'are few instructors to teach it properly, and as people take it up 

 without Instruction, they waste a great deal of time before they 

 become skillful, if they ever are. 



When We excel in any sport, the interest continues, but if we do not 

 feet oh well we are apt to give it up. So it is with many shooters, 

 tpey do not succeed very well aud finally tire of it. It is ho wonder 

 they don't succeed, for they often Commence by iising the wrdng am- 

 munition, and perhaps try to manufacture it themselves. Although 

 they Garry their rifle aboht a great deal they do very little shooting, 

 &hd that is done in a careless manner. Any Sport needs practice, and 

 is learned much quicker by proper cbaching. This is especially the 

 ease with rifle sho.oting. , 



As I am not writing a book T can do no more here than give a few 

 hints (disconnected It may be) of what cbtirse to pursue to be a good 

 snot and enjoy the sport." . ••.'*'■£ 



Use only such., rifles as are. to your mind, fairly accurate, for few 

 Shooters pah hold a rifle well if tbey have no confidence in it. The 

 bbsitiofa should be the same as in shooting a shotgun. Keep yolir at- 

 tention oh the object you wish to hit, and while bringing up your rifle 

 Qe6ide Where you wish the front sight to be.in relation to it and shoot 

 quickly. If the object is stationary at ordinary distances the sight 

 Should be on it. If at a long distance, the sight should be, held over it; 

 If the object is moving,, the sight should he ahead of it. When shoot- 

 ing; never flinch, for this is fatal to good , work. Do not take your 

 eyes off the object until the shot is fired. Pull the trigger so that the 

 rifle Is.flred when tile eight Mret reaches the right, place, for it will 

 faever do to hesitate and try for a second aim. v"ery soon the, eye and 

 hand wiil work instinctively together, so that M the shoot ef will not be 

 aware of using any judgment, or thought about it, for his notions will 

 become automatice, like walking. Thus be r ore he is aware of it, he 

 finds himself to be a reliable shooting machine. The deliberate hold- 

 ihc such as most shooters do at the 300yds range, can be easily learnt 

 afterward if the shooter desires to do so. It is a disadvantage to com- 

 mence with this kind of practice.. 



Use a repeating rifle, because time is one of,, the most, important 

 elements in shooting, and with a repeater the shooter can be better 

 limited to time in aiming. It is not. sufficient to be able to make a 

 good score at the target, but it should also be done rapidly. 



The matter of ammunition is of the utmost importance, and this is 

 where shooters make great mistakes. The most accurate ammunition 

 are those cartridges which have moderate charges of powder. 

 Although the trajectory of such cartridges is not very flat, they can 

 be depended upon to shoot with great regularity. For short distances 

 the trajectory need not be considered in any case. 



Another essential advantage in this ammunition is that quite a 

 number of shots can be fired without leading the barrel, consequently 

 little cleaning is necessary. 



When shootibg use a wet cloth wiper on a wooden cleaning rod 

 after twenty-five or fifty shots. When through shooting, clean first 

 Avith water, then with a dry cloth, and lastly with an oily cloth. 



What I have said in regard to having a reliable rifle applies with as 

 thUch force to the ammunition. The moral effect on the shooter if 

 he thinks his ammunition is good is In favor of his doing his best 

 holding. 



Do not economise in ammunition until you have learned the art of 

 shooting. Fortunately the kind of ammunition best adapted for this 

 put-pose, is some of the cheapest. In any event buy it by the Case, 

 ahd make up your mind to the necessity of using a considerable 

 amount before you can be ah expert. 



The ,S2caI short cartridge is the best for a begin- 

 ner, and will always be needed for a great deal of 

 practice. The usual distance for this Cartridge is 

 S6yds or less, though it Can be used up to 50 yds. 

 After eohsidprable Use of this cartridge, take up the .32^20 W. C. F. 



This Is one of the best 'sized 

 and proportioned cartridges 

 in use for generat shooting, 

 and is very accurate, even Up 

 to 200yds, if the weather .con- 

 ditions are good. It is better 

 to do most of your target practice at COyds. Use moving targets some, 

 if possible. Some of your best practice will be that of firing rapidly 

 at several targets placed at different angles, ahd at distances of 25 to 

 100yds. Shooting objects thrown in the air, and other, fancy work can 

 be indulged in afterwards with the .22 short cartridge, which, on ac- 

 cohnt bf its short rangfe is safer for this practice, 



The best "aU round" cart- 

 ridge for a hunting rifle is 

 the .44 W. C. fr. Though if 

 the hunter is after nothing 

 as large as deer, the .32 W. 

 C.F. is rather better. If the 

 hunter is only , after large 

 game, or the distance is considerable, the .45-' 

 bullet is abetter cartridge. 



It is unnecessary to say that the repeater for hunting has a great 

 advantage over the single shot rifle. In some parts of the World 

 people move slowly, and are not yet alive to its usefulness. Repeat- 

 ing rifles were spoken of in a London shooting paper not long ago in a 

 very amusing way. It is so very English, that I copy it: 



" This being so, if a man is out with a double-bar-'eled rook rifle, 

 and ciipples a bunny with his first shot, he has a fine opportunity of 

 putting in his second bullet without such a loss of time as would be 

 entailed by re-loading his rifle if he had been using a single-barreled 

 one. Arguing on these lines, repeater rifles, although not absolutely 

 necessary, are also deserving of notice and of encouragement. In- 

 deed, every novelty in the way of firearms should meet with the most 

 enthusiastic reception at the hands of sportsmen." 



To Americans, the repeating rifle for sporting is not *-a novelty," 

 and we can only be sorry for so many of our Euglish neighbors who 

 deprive themselves of the pleasure of using them through ignorance 

 of their merit. 



In conclusion, I must criticise our rifle clubs of the present day. 

 Why is there so little interest in these clubs'? It is because we have no 

 adequate practice at our rifle ranges. The main thing that is learnt 

 there, is steady holding for deliberate shooting. The practice is 

 essentially the same as in the days of the muzzleloader. 



For repeating rifles and even for single shot breechloaders, such 

 practice is to be limited. It is better for military men than for 

 sportsmen. 



The great trouble with our target shooting, is that the. time element 

 is left out, We should latroduce'repeating rifles at the range and use 

 them as repeaters, making our rules so that the rapidity of fire shall 

 be as important a factor as accuracy. Some shooters have contended 

 that the single shot rifle is more accurate than the repeater. There 

 was some truth in this in the early days of the repeater, but it cannot 

 be said of our best modern repeating rifles. My own experience with 

 the Winchester repeaters is that they are as accurate as any single 

 shot rifles. Target practice should be to the hunter with the rifle, 

 what trap-shooting is to the field shooter with the shotgun. Then we 

 can look forward to the time when the number of shooters at the 

 range will be as many as at the traps. In fact, when the possibilities 

 of the rifle are understood, the great variety of attractive shooting 

 that can be done with it will always give it the advantage over the 

 shotgun, William Lyman. 



New York Central Schuetzen Corps. 



The New York Central Corps, Capt. D. Meerse, held its third 

 monthly practice shoot of the season in Washington Park on May 10. 

 The weather was clear and the atmosphere tempered just right for 

 outdoor sport. There was a good attendance of the shooting element 

 of the corps, and as a consequence some good scores were made. 

 Henry D. Muller made the most flags in the champion class; John 

 Eisenhardt in the first class; Jos, Jordan in the second class, B. A. 

 Ficke in the third class, and J. N. Tonjes in the fourth class. On the 

 man target, John Eisenhardt was first with 59. H D. Muller : 

 Schmidt tied for second place with 56 each. The medal winners on the 



with the 350 or 330 



ring target were as follows: Henry D. Muller, champion class; C. 

 Pletz, first, first class; Emil Berckman, second class; Marten Ficken, 

 third class; Fred. Jutgens, fourth clas3. Scores, ring target, 3 shots 

 per score, 2 to count, possible 125: 



Champion Class. 



HD Muller W 64 F Schroder 64 54 



F Schmidt 63 65 D Meersse 55 53 



F Schell 59 62 J Reitwiesner 52 56 



First Class. 



C Pletz 63 55 A Rohde 60 57 



J Seppenfelrl 60 58 J Eisenhardt.- ....60 55 



Second Class. 



E Berkttlafl... M 98 J Jordan , 53 63 



FBaumdn,..: 86 60 wTeschmacher 69 56 



Wt.Kocb...... M 55 WFajefl 97 52 



CFQehnerich;;,;., 6Q 53" H Qranneman 49 53 



-Third Class. 4 . 



M Ficken 65 66 J Foersch. . . . . , 56 49 



N A Ficke...... 57 52 J W Schnoewein 48 40 



Fourth Class 



F Jutgens 59 44 J N TonjeS... ...... .47 33 



Man target. 3 shots, possible 60: J. Eisenhardt 57, Fred Schmidt 56, 

 H. D. Muller 56, F. Baumann 55, F. Schroeder 54, W- Seppenfeld 54, C 

 Gennerich 53, E. Berckman 50. 



Texas State Rifle Association. 



A hundred riflemen, a fragrant ozone bounding from the billowy 

 green of a field of waving corn, three illegitimate targets (125, 175 and 

 235yds ), a thousand of the prettiest girls in Texas— these were the 

 conditions at the fifth annual meeting of the Texas Association of 

 Riflemen which took place at the beavtiful city of New Braunfels on 

 the 5th and 6th of May. 



Any man who Can hit a well regulrtt«d bullseye tinder the circum- 

 stances stated above three times in Succession without having a rab- 

 bit's fbot in each pocket is a great shot. The Writer tried It, first at 

 the 125ydS. range". Two fls „e'ame easy. Thefl came the l~5yds. butts. 

 The rifle was pointed for a 7 low left a9 it cracked oiit a 330grs. bullet 

 and out came the flag. The next shot was soiflewhsre in the target 

 frame. Then came the long range. It was reposing in a deep recess 

 of trees and rather hard to find. Men who had made good scores at 

 everything else, were horrified at the antics of the pointer's stick. The 

 shobter (rails a 12 and with breathless anxiety is mortified into a statue 

 to see the stick p'olfit t0 a fi high. Another rifle sang out and the 

 haildler thereof wailed thSt h£ itsbd "pulled off," when out came the 



At any rate,it is hard Shooting to shoot thatelieS of two shots each 

 at 125, 175 and 225yds. There is really no reason for it, as there, seems 

 to be plenty of room for 200yd. range. Ordinarily, when one Who has 

 enough tooth for a 250yd. rauge there is room enough for one of 200- 

 yds. l- , ,. IS 



Mr. Ernest Gruene, of New Braunfels, was on hand. He is tall, 

 powerful and the best single handed "arguist" in this section of the 

 country. There was a vexed question concerning Certain restrictions 

 in aighiB to be used in the New Braunfels club prize shoot whicl} some 

 of the riflemen did not like. Judge Gruene, of course, sided with his 

 club and in a masterly manner disposed of the matter. But then the 

 judge is a good host withal, and your correspondent slept on a bed of 

 roses and was fed at a most sumptuous table for two days, for all of 

 which the said correspondent desires Forest iSB Stream to raise its 

 hat in thinks. 



There were about fifteen clubs represented by about 40U shooters. 

 The accommodations were good, the service excellent and the weather 

 all that cptild be desired. The contest for the individual championship 

 of the State was won by A. Altmann, a very modest young gentleman 

 of San Antonio, who m£ikes ho extended speeches about his perform- 

 ances, but who always has been a dangerous man to meet in rifle com- 

 petition. When he points the business end of a rifle at a bullseye, you 

 can see it wink, but only once, for it is soon knocked out by the un- 

 erring bullet. This contest consisted of 5 shots each at t» and 175yds. 

 off-hand and 5 shots each at 175 and 225yds. with mtizsfle rest, 20 shots 

 in all. Score: 



Off-hand. Rest. Total. 



E Steves 72 88 158 



G Giesecke 72 90 162 



A Steves 62 88 150 



A Guenther 79 95 174 



N Herff 53 88 141 



E Dosch 62 88 150 



Texas Field 73 S3 15S 



J Legler 71 76 147 



AUhl 73 ' 100 173 



G Reining©? 69 84 153 



A Altmann 29 98 124 



O Voges 61 84 145 



E M Seffel 71 87 168 



G Hays 76 86 162 



E Orciss 56 66 122 



G Altmann 



O Koehler 



E Gruene 56 



F Wenzel .61 



J Ooweth 46 



WKruepper 73 



H Vogel 45 



H Weidner 57 



H Syrlng 68 



E Mittendorf 71 



C Dittmar 61 



O Heileg 41 



H V Feuffer 74 



F Scholl 55 



H Dittmar 



Off-hand. Rest. Total. 



175 

 65 



95 

 65 



77 

 75 

 80 

 77 

 80 



49 85 



121 

 153 

 122 

 137 

 161 

 161 

 136 

 131 

 163 

 149 

 134 



- Rest. 



F Markwardt,. . , . . . 83 A Hartmann 78 Dr Tobermann 85 



F W Stete .86 A Henne 72 C Bracht 79 



A Reininger 87 J Schnabel 81 P Nuhn 87 



W Fey. . , . .77 Wm Tags. 79 Win Brummer 78 



WmHerpel 93 



Two prize shoots were included in the above, one being the rest and 

 the other the off-hand prize shoot. As will be seen, Mr. Arthur 

 Guenther, of San Antonio, was a close second to Mr. Altmann. He 

 had shot his score out with a splendid total of 174, and Altmann had 

 only 95 in his rest score, and had to make 80 points on two ranges in 

 order to win, which he did in the most approved style. Following are 

 the winners in the rest prize shoot: 



Rest prize shoot, 5 sh oi i 

 Altmann 95. A. Guenther 95, G. Altmann 95. F. Scholl 94, Wm. Herpel 

 93, H. Syrlng 93, O. Heilig 90, G. Giesecke 90, E. Mittendorf 90, S. V. 

 Pfeuffer 89. Dr. Herff 88. A. Steves 88, E. Dosch 88, E. Seffel 87, A. 

 Reininger 87, P. Mehn 87, E. Steves 86, S. W. Stuve 86. 



Off-hand prize shoot, 5 shots each, at 175 and 225yds.: G. Altmann 

 80, A Guenther 70. G. Heye 76. S. V. Pfeuffer 74, Texas Field 73, Wm. 

 Kneuper 73, A. Uhl 73, E. Steves 72, G. Giesecke 72, J. Leyler 71, E. 

 Mittendorf 71. , . . 



Team shoot, 5 men to each team, muzzle rest, any sights desired, 

 two shots each at 125, 175 and 225yds. : 



New Braunfels New Braunfels San Antonio San Antonio 

 No. 1. No. 2. No, 1. No. 2. 



E Gruene 51 P Mehn 45 A Herff 55 G Altmann . . .58 



SV Pfeuffer.. 51 J Corett 34 AUhl 53 E Steves 47 



L Simon 52 J Schnabel. ...39 E Seffel 53 A Steves 46 



E Mittendorf ..w W Brummer. .49 A Altmann. ...56 A Guenther. . 56 

 O Heilig 44 W Fays w G Giesecke. ...49 Texas Field. . .56 



198 



167 



266 



263 



Team shoot, 5 men to each team, off-hand, two shots at 125, 175 and 

 225yds.: 



San Antonio No. 1. San Antonio No. 1. New Braunfels. 



E Seffel 35 A Altmann 31 E Gruene 26 



AUhl 42 G Altmann 46 S V Pfeuffer. . .42 



Texas Field.... 40 A Steves 45 L Simon 40 



A Guenther.... 41 E Dreiss 38 E Mittendof . . ..51 



E Steves 48-206 G Giesecke 35—195 J Corett 27—186 



Sweepstake No. 1, 2 shots each at 125, 175 and 225yds., any sights de- 

 sired, muzzle rest: Texas Field 57, Em. Seffel 56, S. V. Pfeuffer 56, J. 

 Sigler 56, G. Altmann 55, F. Marquart 54, Dr. Herff 54, O. Heilig 54, A. 

 Altman 54, J. Schabel 52. „ „ „ „ 



Sweepstake No. 2, same as above: A. Uhl 61, S. V. Pfeuffer 58, O. 

 Heilig 57, A. Guenther 57, Dr. Heiff 56, G. Reininger 56, F. Marquart 55. 



Sweepstake No. 3, off hand, 2 shots at 139, 175 and 225yds.: E. Dreiss 

 48. A. Guenther 45, Texas Field 40, A. Uhl 39. 



Sweepstake No. 4, rest, 2 shots at 125, 175 and 225yds.: W. Conrads 



), E. Gruene 60, S. V. Pfeuffer 60, H. Weidree 57. 



Sweepstake No. 5, same as above: J. Fey 62, O. Voges 60. 



Only the winners are given as the itemized scores would make the 

 report two voluminous. One winner to every five men is the propor- 

 tion. 



Prize shoot, 4 shots each, at 125, 175 and 225yds., open sights: J. 

 Schnabel 115. H. Weidner 114, G. Reininger 114, W. Kheuper 112, E. 

 Mittendorf 110, Jos. Fey 107, 8. V. Pfeuffer 107, Aug. Beininger 107, 

 Wm. Conrads 105, F, Scholl 105, A. Hartmann 104, O. Voges 104, Wm. 

 Kellermann 103, E. Gruene 102, L. Simon 102. 



As will be seen by the above score, the San Antonio contingent was 

 conspicuous by its absence. They refused to shoot open sights, 

 as they thought the restriction was a violation of the State Associa- 

 tion law, and— they didn't shoot, that's all. 



At the meeting of the association, held on the evening of tbe 5th at 

 Heilig's Hall, Capt. Ernst August Dosch, of San Antonio, was elected 

 president; Mr. O. Voges, of Vogers Valley, was chosen vice-president, 

 nnd F. W. Stuve, of San Antonio, was returned as secretary. 



The next meeting of the association wiU take place next year at 

 Vogel's Valley, where all riflemen who will attend will be given a good 

 time. Thus closed one of the most pleasing events of the kind that 

 ever took plsce in this State. The riflemen were all happy and con- 

 tented, ahd the State Association received a favorable boost that will 

 push its existence away into the future. Q. 0. G. 



How Do They flo It? 



Moeoantown, W.Va.— Editor Forest and Streaih: W6 have noticed 

 lately in the rifle columns of Forest and Stream certain Scores made' 

 at 200yds., and of stich excellence, it has raised a desire on out p'art to) 

 know certain particulars in regard to the same, certain little details? 

 that would perhaps be overlooked by the beginner, but carefully noted 

 by the expert marksman and treasured up for his own future use and 

 comfort. ' . . ■ a, .. 



I refer to the 100-shot scores of Messrs. Dorrler and Ross. It is my 

 opinion that the majoritv of the rifles in the hands of the marksmen 

 of New York city ahd vicinity (I wish to be understood as i including 

 each and every rifle that would be found at a big shoot at union Hill 

 or Cypress Hills Park), if used as the marksmen owning them usually' 

 use them during their shooting and placed on a machine rest, arfi in- 

 capable of making such fine scores as referred to. Then h<->w is it the 

 two shooters can do so finely, and shooting off-hand. too. Their rifles 

 must be perfect and their manner of manipulation must be uniform. 

 Do they clean after each shot? Do they use paper patched bullets? 

 Do they weigh their powder? Is the bullet seated in the shell or in 

 the barrel? "Wnat make and grain of powder does each one use, etc., 

 etc. These are points of interest that hundreds of your readers would 

 be gladto know. Will yotir "Rifle Notes" editor tell us all the partic- 

 ulars? W. Milton Farrow. 



How They DO It; 



In another column in this week's issue will be found a communicttf 

 tion from an old time acquaintance and expert rifleman, W, Milton, 

 Farrow, a man who a few years ago, if not at the present time, stood 

 at the head of the rifle fraternity in America. This old veteran and 

 champion in many individual and team contests with the musket and 

 target rifle in the years now gone, and whose record is now a part of 

 the history of the 'best records made by our American riflemen hereto- 

 fore, in order to keep in touch with the new generation of experts, our 

 friend retains his afflnitv for the Forest and Strtcam, and through a 

 perusal of its columns he finds some matters recorded there In refer- 

 ence to high scores that are past his belief. He refers to the fine work 

 which has lately been done by Messrs. Dorrler and Ross in their 

 practice, and expresses his pnr BO nal opinion that the rifles used by a 

 majority of otir New York riflemen could not be made to record eucH 

 totals if the same rifles were shot from the machine rest. He then 

 queries, how can these two shooters do such fine work in off hand 

 shooting? He combines the entire group of riflemen and their rifles 

 in his doubt and then singles out the two men who are the most expert 

 of tbe whole group, and envelops them In his mantle of personal 

 doubt. , 



Of the men mentioned by Mr, Farrow, one of them, Mr. Dorrler, is 

 well known to Mr. Farrow, for he has met Dorrler in maflf a match! 

 before the butts, and he should know the caliber of the latter as s; 

 marksman at the 200yds. range. He is now shooting in more perfes* 

 form than ever. His rifle rBallard action) with a specially made Rem- 

 ington barrel (-38-55), gain, long, is probably as near perfect in its 

 shooting qualities as any breechloader that has erver been turned out 

 by any factory up to date. He useS a patched bullet made and patched 

 by himself, the bullet weighing slightly over 55grs. He cleans after 

 each shot, using one of the Ideal Co. 's brushes; he uses no oil upon 

 his cleaning cloths, but leaves his barrel perfectly clean and dry inside- 

 Mr. Dorrler Claims that his rifle when properly held will (barring 

 wind) place 100 shots within a 4in. circle at 200yds. As regards Mr, 

 Ross, he is one of the younger group of experts who have come to" 

 the front within the past five years. He is a disciple of the late Geo, 

 Shalk system (a breechloader with the bullet seated from the muzzle}, 

 His rifle Is .32cal„ chambered for the .82-40 shell, using a bullef; 

 (grooved) weighing about 160grs; his powder 1 charge is 35grs. FG 

 Hazard, loaded from the new Ideal measure. With this rifle Mr. Ross" 

 has made many fine scores, both from the machine and in off-hand 

 shooting. In a match with Geo. Schlicht, at Union Hill Park, some- 

 three years ago, he made a total of 2,212 in his 100 shots, erery one* 

 being within the 12in. bullseye. It is claimed for this rifle that under 

 favorable weather conditions it will shoot as close as the best bre'SCB- 

 loader with a patched bullet. 



Among the other members of the Zettler DlifB nearly all use the' 

 lubricated bullet in their rifles, each one has his own rflode of loading 

 and manipulating the rifle, and there is hardly one that Sfott't guaran- 

 tee to group a series of shots inside of a 5in. circle. 



In FoRflisT and Stream issue of Dec. 1 6, 1893, can be seen a gfoittp of 

 50 shots fired consecutively from the machine rest without cicSfwing; 

 and without manipulating the rest. x 



I have before me a target containing a group of 25 shots from the 

 machine out of R. Busse's rifle and shot by Barney Zettler, lubricated 

 bullets seated from the muzzle. Taking the center of the group from 

 the extreme shots and dividing the target into rings as per the Ger- 

 man ring target, the shots score ten 25s, eleven 24s, three 23s and one 

 22, the latter shot only the l-32in. from the finely drawn 21-line, an 

 average of 24.2 for each shot. 



I have also before me another target containing a group of 25 shots 

 made with the same rifle that the target referred to in issae of Dec. 1# 

 was made with. The latter target was shot without cleaning, using 

 5Sgrs. Hazard jFG powder, lubricated bullet (Ideal mould) weighing 

 294grs. The entire group Is inclosed within a rectangle g£X^fui< tbe 

 last 10 shots of the group was caught upon a separate card and if fa- 

 closed within a rectangle 2J4X2f|vn. Measuring string measure 8<Spfi, 



The above scores and targets are all the data that 1 have before me> 

 at this moment, and trust that these few explanations will, in a meas- 

 ure, clear away the doubt that befogs the belief of friend Farrow; if 

 not, then let him'do as another worthy shooter from the Far West 

 did once upon a time: Shoulder his rifle and kit and come down to 

 New York aud be convinced. Plaisted. 



Cincinnati Rifles. 



Cincinnati, O , May 6. — The Cincinnati Rifle Association held its 

 regular practice shoot at its range to day and made the scores 

 appended, at 200yds., off-hand, at the Standard target ; light was poor 

 to-day and a fluctuating wind coupled with a storm made the shooting 

 irregular and unsatisfactory: 



Qindele 10 10 8 8 10 10 10 10 8 7-91 



10 8 7 7 9 9 10 9 8 8-85 

 10 88 10 77686 9-79 

 8 6 8 7 7 10 9 9 7 9 -80 



Louis 7 4 8 4 9 8 6 8 8 9-71 



757768775 8-67 



864976 10 67 7-70 

 7545559 10 10 6-66 



p avne ..7 9 9 10 9 5 9 8 7 7—80 



J 657 10 79 9 68 8—74 



799955789 6-74 

 6687 10 955 10 8-74 



Wellinger 6 9 9 10 9 8 7 7 9 10—84 



8 9 6 9 6 5 8 10 10 8 5-76 



987688875 8-74 

 8 6 10 10 10 4 8 5 5 8—72 



Schmidlin 10 6 3 4 10 1 4 3 9 1—51 



052074446 5-37 



606240790 2-34 

 540422306 5—31 



Roberts 7 8 8 7 5 8 7 5 10 10-75 



997468 10 56 10-75 

 8 10 895485 10 7—75 

 8667 5 8888 8—72 



Drnbe 8 5 8 8 6 8 9 8 6 9-75 



7 10 9769669 9-78 



7 55975989 10-74 

 887769777 6—72 



Wilmerding Rifle Club. 



Wilmerding, Pa,, May 7.— The members of the Wilmerding Rifle 

 Club held their regular practice sboot on May 4 and 5, when the fol- 

 lowing scores were made, 100yds. off-hand, American standard target: 



T Dias , .......88887 10 998 7—82 



877779876 5—71 



10 10 8 6 6 10 10 7 7 6-80 



J Wilson 6 6 6 4 4 10 9 6 5 5—61 



J 10 97559877 7-74 



_ 10 97849766 5—69 



J Barrett 9 9 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 4-60 



J5arreM ' 10 88777655 4-67 



877665554 0-53 



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