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FOREST AND 
STREAM 
February, 1920 
Tke ^WVtproof Shells 
^A^ LL Remington UMC shells are WETPROOF. The 
famous "Nitro Club, 'Arrow and New Club sliells 
liave always teen good. WETPROOFING made them tetter. 
An important difference between 'WETPROOF shells and ordinary shells 
lies in the WETPROOF process, exclusively owned and patented by Reming- 
ton UMC. What's the use of buying ordinary shells when you can get 
WETPROOF at no greater cost to you? 
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for Shooting Right 
Ask your dealer for Remington UMC shells. Make sure that 
your shooting will be as good in wet weather as in fair weather. 
And look for the Red Ball on the box. 
Write us for WETPROOF Folder 
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WETPROOF is not the name of a brand of shells. It is a 
great forward step in shotshell manufacture originated and 
developed by Remington UMC. ^VETPROOF shells are 
WETPROOFED in body, crimp and top wad. The shell is 
sealed against wet. Neither rain, mist, fog nor salt air will 
affect WETPROOF shells. They'll work just as smoothly 
through your shotgun after a thorough SOAKING as if they 
had just been taken from your dealer's shelf. 
RANDOM NOTES ON 
RIFLE SHOOTING 
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 59) 
two settings I can cover all ranges up to 
400 yards with sufficient accuracy to 
bring home the meat and after all that is 
the best test to go by. 
I use the first leaf for all shots to in- 
clude about 225 yards, and the second 
leaf for from 225 yards to about 400 
yards. As these ranges cover all but the 
most exceptional of game shots I have 
found it an ideal combination and ade- 
quate for my purposes. 
An excellent method of targeting a 
sporting rifle for use on game is to fire 
several scores at ranges varying from 
100 to 300 yards. For this class of firing 
use a target with a 12 inch white bulls 
eye with a 10 inch black ring around it. 
I know of no firm that makes these tar- 
gets so that anyone desiring to use them 
will have to make them for himself. The 
point of aim here is the center of the 
bulls eye and not just below it as in tar- 
get shooting against a black bulls eye. 
With the white bulls eye your sights are 
silhouetted and errors in aiming can be 
seen at once. The main point, however, 
is that you should aim at the exact point 
you desire to hit, and of course when 
shooting at game that }s exactly what 
you do. It is a well-known fact that a 
rifle targeted by holding at six o’clock on 
a black bulls eye shoots about 5 inches 
high at 200 yards and, therefore, is not 
proper for game shooting when one aims 
directly at the game and desires to hit at 
the point where the top of the front sight 
rests. If you intend to use a rest, sight 
your rifle for that method as all rifles 
shoot higher from a rest than when shot 
offhand. If you intend to do much shoot- 
ing from a rest you must exercise great 
care to always rest the rifle at the same 
point otherwise your rifle will shoot 
either higher or lower. 
As a final admonition, think of what 
you’re doing, hold hard, and squeeze 
harder and success in bringing home the 
big buck is only a question of opportunity 
to get a crack at him. 
NATURAL HISTORY 
NOTES 
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 71) 
or and texture of the black locust leaves 
were unsurpassed in daintiness. 
The tree was a red elm with few 
branches making climbing decidedly in- 
convenient to say the least. As I began 
the difficult ascent, with my kodak 
strapped to my heavy belt, the female left 
the nest with a rush and circling high in 
the air above, uttered that piercing 
scream so familiar to all of us. Though 
tired and breathless when I reached the 
nest, I was immensely pleased with what 
I saw. As soon as I was in a reasonably 
safe and comfortable position, I began to 
make exposures. The light was good and 
with the lens set at varying distances 
(for I had to guess at the focus) I took 
several snaps. The one shown is the best 
result. 
