INDEX

A Accidents, 10; from loaded weapons, 21, 160; how to prevent, 26, 33, 58; on the stage, 282, 291 Africa, shooting in, 261 Alcohol, danger from use of, 4, 95, 140, 145 Allowance, 93, 243 Ammunition, 44, 251, 262; blank, 282; Eley, 334, 340, 346; U. M. C., 335, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 347 Animals, killing wounded, 305 Art of Revolver Shooting, The, quoted, iii., 17, 81, 135, 191, 297; changes made in, 25 “Au Commandemant,” shooting, 227 Author, duelling championship of, 61; running deer championship of, 87; snap shooting score of, 106; member of London Royal Academy, 159; author’s trotting horses, 210; Sika deer shot by the, 271; gold medals won by, 275; trophies modelled by the, 317; sights designed by the, 324; world’s record scores by the, 333-350 Automatic pistol, accuracy of the, 1; the Colt regulation, 2, 45, 80, 84, 133, 200, 212, 231, 233; dangerous to handle, 3, 46, 129; sole weapon in the U. S., 17; how to hold the, 21, 286; inventors of the, 22; danger from recoil, 59; the civilian, 84; the police, 84; the Savage, 84; the Smith & Wesson, 84; the German military, 84; recoil of the, 59, 84, 96, 97; shooting with the, 97, 113; the safety bolt of the, 99; powerful cartridge of the, 109, 251; the U. S. army, 109; description of the, 113, 118; faults of the, 125; the Colt new safety, 128; cleaning and care of the, 152; military automatics, 231, 248; proper ammunition for, 251; the Mauser, 252; use on horseback, 258 Automatic gallery pistols, 260; the Winans model, 263; .22 long barrel Colt, 265; .22 target Colt, 296; capable of improvement, 329; graceful lines of the Colt, 330 B Balance, 50, 80 Balderston, John Lloyd, quoted, vi. Barrel, length of, 48 Bavaria, alcohol tests in, 147 Bear, shooting, 261 Bell, Dr. Louis, 317 Big game shooting, 23, 213, 250; in England, 154 Bisley, shooting at, 16, 94, 156, 209, 342, 343, 344, 345, 347, 348, 349 Boar, shooting wild, 228, 250, 261 Brains, shooting requires, 163 “Brandishing and Flourishing,” 3, 29, 59, 282, 330 Breech, the, 118 Bridge, playing at, 55, 140 Brookhart, Major S. W., quoted, 148 Bulleted caps, 50, 51, 52, 56 Bullets, soft lead, 72; drop of, 247; Devilliers, 300, 315 Burglars, frightening, 28; shooting at, 214 Butt, the, 55 Byron, Lord, quoted, 34, 188 C Carpentier, 188 Cartridges, obsolete types of, 45; the proper, 97; ejection of, 130; cordite used in, 262; duelling pistol, 264 Chantry Bequest, the, 159 Clay pigeons, shooting at, 73, 90 Cleaning, 27, 127, 152 Clip, cartridges in a, 120 Clubs, shooting, 75 Cocking, trials at, 42, 241 Colds, danger from, 218, 228 Colt, the regulation .45, 80, 84, 133, 200, 212, 231, 233; the civilian, 84; the police, 84; new safety, 128; the Derringer, 203; .25 cal. automatic, 205; .22 long-barrelled automatic, 265; .22 target automatic, 296; graceful lines of the, 330 Competitions, the way they are conducted, 9, 78, 266, 313; entering for, 43; Gastinne-Renette, 73, 313; mounted pistol, 256; duelling, 303; police, 317 Condy’s fluid for colouring, 278 Cordite, cartridges of, 262 Crane, R. Newton, quoted, 192 Cuirass, a bullet-proof, 2 D Daily Mail, letter to the, 151 Daily Mirror, the, quoted, 191 Deer-stalking, 71, 157, 260 Derringer, the Colt, 203, 252 Devilliers bullet, the, 300, 315 Devonshire, red deer in, 154 Disconnector, the, 128, 238 Distance, judging, 243 Don Juan quoted, 34, 188 Dress, 207 Drinking, harm done by, 4, 95, 140, 145 Duelling, practised on the Continent, 16; position to stand in, 78; distance in, 108, 182, 274; question of, 171; remarks on, 176, 180, 185, 189; swords used in, 177; penalties for, 184; laws on, 192; preparations for, 194; competitions in, 313 Duelling pistols, 16, 47; the Flobert, 49; the Gastinne-Renette, 50, 123, 263, 274; the regulation French, 52, 62, 182; author’s championship with, 61; balance of, 80; sights on, 234, 264; recoil of, 239; .44 used for rabbit stalking, 249; cartridges for the, 264; Sika stag shot with a, 271; use of Devilliers bullet in the, 300 E Ears, guarding the, 5, 215; Elliott’s Protector for the, 217, 219 Ejection of cartridges, 130 Elliott, J. A. R., Ear Protector, 217, 219 England, revolver in use in, 17, 231; shooting in, 154; duelling in, 191; open air ranges in, 227, 266; law regarding firearms in, 360 English National Rifle Assn., 16, 156 Euclid quoted, 3 Exhibition shooting, 135, 291, 297 Eyes, protecting the, 215 Eyesight, 222 F Falling bullets, danger from, 10 Faults, correcting, 165 Fencing, 59 Field, the, quoted, vi. Flanneled Fools, 6 Flobert pistol, the, 36, 49 Francis, W., chauffeur, 234 Furlong, Dr. W. V., letter from, 151 G Game shooting, 249; rifle used in, 260, 287 Games, pistol shooting and, 13 Gastinne-Renette, duelling pistols by, 50, 123, 182, 263; gallery of, 54, 267, 270; competitions, 37, 313; prizes, 73, 137, 170, 271, 273; Ira Paine at gallery of, 137; targets used by, 167 Gieve, Mathews & Seagrove, 217 Goggles, use of, 302 Golf, compared with shooting, 5, 55, 266; time wasted at, 6; temper shown at, 140 Grande Medaille d’Or, 73, 137, 170, 271 Greener Killer, the, 310 Grip, how to, 80, 84, 285 H Hammer head attachment, 84 Hammer, positions of the, 33 Hammerless pistols, 43 High School of Riding, 254 Horse pistols, balance of the, 80 Horseback, shooting from, 253 Horsemanship, 254, 258 Horses, docking, 24; runaway, 288 Horsley, Sir Victor, quoted, 147 How to hold the automatic, 21 Humane Killer, the, 311 I Inventors of firearms, 123, 320 Irving, Sir Henry, 144 J Jambing, 69, 84, 127, 153, 232 Jellicoe, Admiral, quoted, 146 K Killers, the Greener, 310; the Humane, 311 Kipling, R., quoted, 6 Kraeplin, report of Prof., 147 L Landseer, Sir Edwin, 158 Languages, learning, 18 Law, relating to revolver shooting in Great Britain and Ireland, 351; relating to carrying weapons in the United States, 360 Le Pistolet Club, 70 Lee-Metford, the, 24 Learning to shoot, 53 Literature, shooting in, 280 Lodge, Sir Oliver, quoted, 150 London Royal Academy, the, 159 Long-range shooting, 108 Long-sighted shooters, 20 M Magazine, the, 97 Maryland, trophy given by the author to the State of, 317 Matador, 255 Mauser automatic pistol, 252 Metronome, the, 103, 272 Military rifles, trigger-pull of, 41; pistol sights, 63; sights of, 156 Moufflon shooting, 252 Muzzle-heavy weapons, 50, 69 N National Rifle Association, 95 Near-sighted shooters, 20, 85, 222 North London Rifle Club, 336, 337, 341 O Ogilvy, Captain, quoted, 136 Olympic Games, the, 72, 77, 87, 148, 255 Outdoor Life, the, 244 P Paine, Chevalier Ira, 70, 136, 188, 275 Paris, shooting galleries in, 54 Pennell, Cholmondely, 208 Petty, roundsman, 317 Pigeon shooting, 40 Pistol shooting, unpopularity of, 13; the way to learn, 25 Pistols, duelling, 16, 17, 49, 50, 52, 62, 80, 123, 182, 239, 249, 263, 264; single-shot, 20, 31, 41; American, 51; the .22, 77; shot used in, 73; how to hold, 80, 286; the Colt regulation .45, 80, 84, 133, 200, 212, 231, 233; the civilian, 84; the police, 84; the Savage, 84; the Smith & Wesson, 84; the German military, 84; rifle stocks for, 85; the U. S. Army, 109; description of, 113; vest pocket models, 203; military automatic, 231, 248 Police pistols, 49, 317 Position, the correct, 58, 92 Powder, use of black, 17 Practice, value of, 60, 61 Prizes, the Grande Médaille d’Or, 73, 137, 170, 271; given for shooting roebuck, 157; the King’s Prize, 209; at Gastinne-Renette’s, 271, 273, 314 Purchasing an automatic, advice on, 125, 127 R Rabbit stalking, 249 Rain, shooting in the, 226 Range, choice of a, 55, 266; the indoor, 268; the open-air, 276 Rapid firing, 100 Recoil, 51; of automatic, 59, 84, 96, 120, 126, 239, 330; of rifle, 261 Referee, the, quoted, 190 Revolver, the, 1; no longer used, 56, 242, 318, 333; the .32 pocket, 239; world’s records with the, 333; .45 Colt cavalry, 334; .44 Smith & Wesson, 335, 343, 348, 349; .45 Smith & Wesson, 340, 341, 342, 344, 345, 346, 347; the .38 Smith & Wesson, 349 Ricochets, danger of, 279, 304 Riding, benefit from, 7; expert, 322 Rifle, right kind of, 23; pistol compared with, 111; the military automatic, 119, 125; shooting clubs, 158; in game shooting, 260; modern improved, 261; the .44 Winchester, 262; the .22 automatic Winchester, 265; author’s record at shooting the, 275 Roebuck, shooting the, 157, 246 Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 311 Running deer, the, 93, 95, 125, 156 Running shots, 86, 92 S Safety bolt, the, 98, 133, 238 Savage, the, 84 Savory & Moore, 217 Scotland, shooting in, 154, 198 Seer, damage to the, 42 Self-defence, shooting for, 132, 212; pistols for, 200, 206 Shooting galleries, 9; the unpopular, 14, 53, 64, 225, 267; the Gastinne-Renette, 54, 267, 270; pistols for, 263; the ideal, 268 Shooting, the instinct of, 8; unpopularity of pistol, 15; big game, 23; exhibition, 135; brains required in, 163; dress, 207; use of spectacles, 215; near-sighted, 20, 85, 222; from horseback, 253; trick, 135, 291 Shot, the No. 7, 74, 305; the No. 8, 201; the No. 10, 294; the No. 5, 305 Shot gun, trigger-pull of the, 40; shooting with the, 90; as sporting firearm, 155 Sights, hind, 20, 21; the U back, 56; the black front, 56, 155, 232; the white bead, 57, 232; learning about, 62; French duelling, 63; the telescope, 250; Winans’ front, 324 Simplification, 326 Single-shot pistols, bad shots from, 20; how to handle the, 31, 41; American, 51; shot from, 73; description of the, 113; cleaning the, 152; .22 used in United States, 249 Smith & Wesson, the, 84; hammerless safety, 98; Ira Paine’s, 188; Russian model, 202, 285; the .44, 335, 343, 348; the .45, 340, 341, 342, 344, 345, 346, 347; the .38, 349 Smoking, harm done by, 4, 95, 140, 142, 145 Snap-shooting, 104, 197, 236, 258 Somersetshire, red deer in, 154 South London Rifle Club, 334, 335, 338, 339 Sport, meaning of, 7 Spoons given as prizes, 13 “Sports,” worship of, 7 Squeeze, the, 99 St. Francis of Assisi, 172 St. George, cross of, 234 St. George Pistol Club, 270 Stock, shape of, 285 Stockholm, games at, 72, 77 Swing shooting, 88, 258 T Targets, moving, 16; rapid-firing, 16, 345; disappearing, 16, 340, 341, 342; stationary, 17, 86, 276, 334, 335; shooting at, 29; the man, 48, 71, 75, 77, 93, 132; construction of, 56; instruction regarding, 71, 268; animal, 73; mechanical stag, 75; French duelling, 77; the running deer, 93, 95, 125, 156; painters of, 157; the perfect, 166; the Gastinne-Renette, 167, 274; military, 340; traversing, 346, 347; advancing, 348 Temper, control of, 139 Tennis, shooting compared with, 5 Timing, 19, 88, 316; apparatus for, 102 Tobacco, danger from use of, 4, 95, 140, 142, 145 Trajectory, flat, 23 Trick shooting, 291 Trigger-pull, 38; for pistol, 48, 65, 188, 241, 314 Trophies, challenge, 17 Trotting, records, “high wheel,” 17, 333; horses, 210 U Union Society of London, 189 United States, automatic pistol in the, 17; revolver and rifle teams in the, 148; laws on duelling, 192; .22 single-shot pistol used in, 249; law regarding firearms in the, 360 Unload, how to, 129 V “Vanoc” quoted, 190 Vise, shooting from a, 57 W Waistcoat, leather, 208, 229 Walking, steps taken in, 245 Weight, pistol, 46, 49, 116, 240 Williams, Lord Justice Vaughan, quoted, 189 Wimbledon, shooting at, 156, 158, 340, 346 Winans, model automatic, 263; front sights, 324, 345 Winans, Ross, 120 Winchester, the .44 rifle, 262, 294; the .22 automatic rifle, 265, 298 Wind, shooting in the, 226 World’s record scores, 333 Z Zeiss glasses, 223