American Pistol Shooting by William Frazer

Author:William Frazer
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781629148564
Publisher: Perseus Books, LLC
Published: 2014-12-15T16:00:00+00:00

Shooting with the revolver reversed. The arm must be held so that the wrist does not interfere with the line of aim and the trigger should be squeezed with the little linger.

The novice at this game should go slowly and try out a few stunts at a time with his regular practice so as to keep his hand in at all-around work. The feats that amuse and entertain are those that involve breaking objects, for an audience likes to see the result of the shot immediately. Shooting done on a stage must, of necessity, be limited to that performed against a backstop but for an out-of-door exhibition a greater variety can be given to the show. Indoor work introduces the problem of securing satisfactory lighting which must be perfected or the difficulty of the work will be greatly increased. Fifteen feet is about the usual distance for indoor shooting and when done on a stage appears much farther.

There are certain stunts that may be well called standard because they are practiced by many exhibitors and these are what are usually seen at a show put on by a real shot. They consist of hitting the old favorite glass or asphalt balls in rapid succession with the pistol held in different positions. To shoot with the gun turned sideways and upside down is not difficult if one remembers where to aim as the aiming point varies with the different positions of the gun. Firing with the pistol inverted is done by squeezing the trigger with the little finger. Hitting two objects simultaneously calls for more skill and also care in placing the targets so that the hands are not too far apart. This shot requires steady holding and good co-ordination in aiming and squeezing. A more difficult stunt is to hit simultaneously one object that is stationary and another swinging. These should be arranged so that the guns are close together and stationary when fired and the swinging target is at one end of its swing. The farther apart the targets are the more difficult the shots become. Shooting corks out of bottles without breaking the latter is a good stunt. Splitting cards held with the edge exposed like a vertical line is not difficult, but to do it when the card is horizontal is not as easy. This stunt is made easier by using large caliber revolvers and square shoulder bullets, as the latter will cut the card almost as though a knife had been drawn through it. Mid-range cartridges are the best to use in this case as the noise and recoil is less than with full loads. Breaking objects with a piece of cardboard placed over the muzzle so that the sights cannot be aligned with the target is a mysterious stunt to those who do not understand it. This is accomplished by shooting with both eyes open and cannot be done by the one-eyed shot. The binocular shot finds that when he attempts to aim, his right

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