Pistol and Revolver Shooting

with canvas or paper, presenting a white surface with a prominent spot or bull's-eye in the center. Concentric circles o

then lowered into a pit, where the marker can safely examine the target, mark the shot accurately, and cover the shot-hole

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39 inches

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t is used by practically all the shooting clubs and organizations in the United States. For 50-yard shooting the bull's-eye is 8 inches in diameter and contains the 8, 9, and 10 ri

S. R. A. Comb

in heavy lines and Inte

(in light lines) and is known as the "Combination" target. The International target rings do not interfere in any way with the shooting or the scoring by Standard

nternational

ring==5 Centime

? Centimeters,

ng==50 Centimete

pproximately the average dispersion of the most accurate revolvers and pistols and with the concentric rings a uniform distance apart, the score has a proper relation to the dispersion of the shots. The size of the target, about 19? inches in diameter, is also well determined. The targ

the prescribed target practice of the War Departm

rget is reduced so that the bull's-eye is 272?100 inches

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ll's-eye Count

d It, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, a

==26 Ins. Diameter

et, 4ft. x 6

for this reason the large calibers are preferred for gallery shooting. For distances less than 25 yards not more than five shots should be fired on a pa

cores on the Standard American Target, using regulation ammunition. To make h

in localities. It is unquestionably a mistake to introduce new targets in this manner as long as satisfactory targets are in general use, and on which all the important matches and records have been shot. The merit of a

ave the bull's-eye sufficiently large so as to be seen with ease and comfort when

ll's-eye is 4 inches in diameter. The English targets have no circles of count within the bull's-eye. The regulation targets of the United Shooting Societies of France have bull's-eyes 5 and 6 centimet