Automatic Pistol Shooting

le of shooting; a pistol is not a weapon for deliberat

mainspring as weak as it is possible to have it without risk of too many misfires. If it has one misfire in every twenty shots, or so, it does not matter, the great thing be

s you "come up," so that the pistol goes off the moment it is horizontal and the

s first shot goes off, be especially careful to take all pressure off the trigger. Unless you are very careful you will keep a slig

be immovable. Your aim at each shot ought not to be dist

jerk, trying at the same time to get your sights as near the "bull" as you can b

goes off, and instantly begin to squeeze again as you get your next aim. Do not keep on too long; half a dozen practi

ll of the automatic pistol; and it is preferable to have the sighting so that one can aim straight under the "bull," instead of having to make allowance for the j

gainst half-burnt powder fumes is ver