a properly equipped range, each shot is "spotted"[13] as fired, so that the shooter can tell instantly where each shot strikes. This is a great aid and advantage, as it enables the shooter to note

mall at that distance, a shot need not be very wild to miss the target. Such an occurrence is very unsatisfactory and disconcerting even to a fairly skillful shot. There is, mor

tage if one expects to enter the competitions. It is also excellent training for record shooting. In target practice with military arms, regulation full-charge ammunition should

year both in character and amount. The recent adoption of the magazine pistol as the service weapon by the War Department has resulted in a numbe

s states. This is adapted principally to the revolver, as the National Guard has not yet been armed with the regulation automatic pistol.

tic pistol (Colt, Government Model, .45 cal.). The 1917 firing regulations are novel and drastic, in some respects are

oing target practice will

an opportunity of testing the skill of individuals and teams but also, by the scores made in successive years under the same conditions, indicate the improveme

ed proves that they are well adapted to stimulate interest in the sport, improvement in the arms and ammunition and develop a high order of marksmanship. The matches are co

ractice for competitors who wish to enter the championship events. The League contest which is conducted by this ass

f America. It is specially interesting and instructive as it affords an opportunity for civi

te details of all these annual mat

1913, the International Shooting Festival to be held at San Francisco in 1915 during the Panama Fair, etc. The