Doivnhill Shots .—Shooting downhill is the hardest shooting of all and 
allowance has to be made in sighting. Thus an animal 200 yards off vertically 
and only 100 yards horizontally, the 100 yards sight, taken very fine, should 
suffice. Practice is required, and a long target placed ‘ down the khud will 
tell an inexperienced shooter a lot. With the nitro high velocity rifles, not 
so much allowance has to be made as with black powder weapons. 
Sights for rifles .—A wide and shallow notch in the backsight is perhaps the 
best for all-round shooting for those whe object to Lyman sights. The fore¬ 
sight should be of ivory, bead pattern, and not too fine. The American 
“ Caterpillar ” foresights are the best I know, they are strongly made and 
tipped with ivory. 
It is important that the backsight on a rifle should be the right focus and 
not too close to the eye. From 22 to 24| inches from the heel of stock in a 
single, or 6 to 8| inches from the breech in a double, according to the age and 
eyesight of the shooter. Focus is as important in rifle shooting as it is in 
looking through a telescope. Black powder rifles are best sighted for standard 
80, and leaves for 150 and 200 yards. Cordite rifles for standard 100, and 
leaves for 200 and 300 yards. 
New rifles should be tested carefully at a target before using on game, 
and a few shots tried at near objects, at a bull the size of a rupee at from ten 
