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in the least appear to understand, the host, 
happy thought striking him, .called out: “Fo 
heaven’s sake, keep the point of your rod up. 
This had the desired effect, and up went th 
gun in the approved style. Taking advantag 
of this the host approached, and politely ex 
plained that as she evidently was not used t> 
shooting or handling a gun, he hoped she wouli 
not mind not shooting any more. 
“In fact,” he added, “we should all feel mucl 
happier if you would go home.” 
“How silly you all are,” she answered. “Jus 
because I’m a woman you imagine I can’t shool 
I must have one shot, and I’m not going hom 
until I get it.” 
Fortunately rabbits would not bolt, so sh 
was finally persuaded to return with some o 
the party. 
Guns have been very much improved of lat 
years and gunmakers are able to turn out ver; 
light twelve-bores that a woman can easil; 
handle. There is very little recoil in the moderi 
cartridges, if properly loaded. No womai 
should shoot with a heavy charge, for there i 
nothing so demoralizing as a gun that “kicks.’, 
She goes to pieces, as it were, under its sever 
treatment. The result of shooting with toe 
heavy a charge means not only a sore ane 
bruised shoulder, but sometimes an unconsciou 
jerk or movement of the body just as one pull 
the trigger through an instinctive dread of the' 
shock that immediately ensues. It is a mistak 
to imagine one kills better with a heavy charge 
for if the fear of the recoil causes any uncon 
scious movement, however slight, when on th' 
point of firing, erratic shooting must ensue, and 
consequently, a miss every time. Be it under 
stood I am writing entirely from a woman’ 
point of view, and am offering no opinion, ex 
cept from that view. I am judging from th 
number of men I have seen shooting with car' 
tridges that shook them from head to foot- 
there may be some special advantage in then? 
though my observances have failed to note anj 
improvement in the result compared with thos 
who were content with something less violen 
in their guns. 
It is a mistake to indulge in “fads” when 
guns and cartridges are concerned, and to b 
always changing one or the other simply mean 
one is relying too much on the weapon and no 
enough on oneself. A gun that suits one da;: 
is not to be altered or discarded because on an 
other a poor result is obtained. A woman il 
more apt to vary in her shooting than a mar 
owing to her nervous system being more easil; 
upset. This fact in itself will always preven 
a woman from becoming a really good shot, a 
a good shot is not variable. Of course a womai 
may do some extremely brihiant shooting, am 
it is these exceptions that prove the rule. Lon; 
continued non-success may mean the gun doe 
not fit. The best course to pursue is to go tr 
one of the many shooting schools and practic 
under the careful eye of an instructor, who wil 
soon discover where the fault lies. 
A great many women are easily discouraged 
A woman should never get to this point ii 
shooting, as the “try again” system, if persists 
in, generally means a certain amount of success! 
Encouragement is a great help to a woman, am 
fortunately she gets a fair share of this in al 
she undertakes. Here is a somewhat humorou 
instance of this: There was a woman onoi 
who was very fond of shooting, but whose lacl 
of skill made one wonder where, for her, th 
fascination of the sport lay. Sometimes an oh 
coachman, who had been many years in th; 
family, accompanied her as loader. He wa 
always most anxious that she should distinguisl 
herself, though he gallantly hid his chagrin a 
covey after covey passed over unharmed, am 
did his very best to encourage her. 
As the birds flew over without any respons 1 
to the “Bang, bang,” save a little cry of fright 
he would turn round and follow their flight witl 
an anxious gaze. 
“You ’it one then, m’am,” he would say 
“Look at ’im a-wobbling! ’E won’t want m 
supper, ’e won’t.” 
Again another covey, with the same, result. 
“ ’E’s ’it ’ard ! There’ll be a poor widely bin 
a-calling for her mate to-night. I’ll lay.’ 
