Pistol and Revolver Shooting

ure" sights are barred. The rear sight usually consists of a notch shaped like a V or a U, the notch being as wide on top as at any part. The front sight is

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he "Paine" sights, named after Chevalier Ira A. Paine, who invented and was the first to use them. The rear sight is a flat

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, developed by Mr. E. E. Patridge of Boston, Mass. The rear sight has a wid

ures of these sights are the ivory bead of the front sight and the horizontal ivory line in the re

to try various sights before they are able to select intelligently. In target arms different-shaped sights may be used

re sharpness of outline in any light. The front sight should also be distinct and is found to be

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e top of the barrel but all such methods have proved more or less unsatisfactory even in dim light and in total darkness the target or other object canno

unted on the piece the black spot indicates where the bullet will strike. This sight can be readily attached to any pistol or revolver. As offered on the market at the present time it is adapte

es similar to cross wires, on a target; or the dark spot decreased in size to about 3 or 4 inches in diameter at 60 feet. So modified this would be a practical sight for target

t in the right position at the instant of discharge. A further improvement would be to substitute for the dark spot, a spot of intensely bright light. This would be equally as effective as the dark spot an