CONTENTS

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Preface[iii]
CHAPTER
[I.]—Introduction[1]
[II.]—Sport Versus Sports[6]
[III.]—Why Pistol Shooting is Unpopular[13]
[IV.]—The Wrong Way to Learn[16]
[V.]—Preliminary Information[20]
[VI.]—How to Prevent Accidents[26]
[VII.]—How to Prevent Accidents (Continued)[33]
[VIII.]—Trigger-Pull[38]
[IX.]—Ammunition[44]
[X.]—First Lessons[46]
[XI.]—Learning to Shoot[53]
[XII.]—Sights[62]
[XIII.]—Targets[71]
[XIV.]—Practical Targets[77]
[XV.]—How to Hold the Pistol[80]
[XVI.]—Running Shots[86]
[XVII.]—Running Shots (Continued)[92]
[XVIII.]—Shooting an Automatic Pistol[97]
[XIX.]—Timing Apparatus[102]
[XX.]—Snap Shooting[104]
[XXI.]—Long Range Shooting[108]
[XXII.]—The Automatic Pistol[113]
[XXIII.]—The Mechanism of the Automatic Pistol[118]
[XXIV.]—Peculiarities and Faults of Automatic Pistols[125]
[XXV.]—Final Practice[132]
[XXVI.]—Exhibition Shooting[135]
[XXVII.]—Control of Temper[139]
[XXVIII.]—The Effect of Alcohol and Nicotine on Shooting[145]
[XXIX.]—Cleaning and Care of the Pistol[152]
[XXX.]—Practical Pistol Shooting[154]
[XXXI.]—Danger of Leaving Pistols about[160]
[XXXII.]—Using One’s Brains in Shooting[163]
[XXXIII.]—The Perfect Target[166]
[XXXIV.]—Is Duelling Wrong?[171]
[XXXV.]—Remarks on Duelling[176]
[XXXVI.]—Remarks on Duelling (Continued)[180]
[XXXVII.]—Details as to Duelling[185]
[XXXVIII.]—Ought Duelling to be Abolished?[189]
[XXXIX.]—How to Prepare a Novice in Half an Hour for a Duel[194]
[XL.]—Pistols for Self-Defence[200]
[XLI.]—Dress[207]
[XLII.]—Self-Defence[212]
[XLIII.]—Protecting the Eyes and Ears[215]
[XLIV.]—Eyesight[222]
[XLV.]—The Weather and Shooting[226]
[XLVI.]—Military Automatic Pistols[231]
[XLVII.]—Recoil[239]
[XLVIII.]—Judging Distance[243]
[XLIX.]—Game Shooting[249]
[L.]—Shooting from Horseback[253]
[LI.]—Gallery Automatic Pistols[260]
[LII.]—Shooting Gallery[266]
[LIII.]—The Gastinne-Renette Gallery[270]
[LIV.]—Open Air Ranges[276]
[LV.]—Shooting in Literature[280]
[LVI.]—Grip[285]
[LVII.]—Trick Shooting[291]
[LVIII.]—The Devilliers Bullet[300]
[LIX.]—Killing Injured Animals[305]
[LX.]—Competitions[313]
[LXI.]—Police Pistols[317]
[LXII.]—Inventors[320]
[LXIII.]—Simplification[326]
Appendix A[333]
Appendix B. The Law Relating to Revolvers and Revolver
Shooting in Great Britain and Ireland		[351]
Appendix C. The Law of Carrying Weapons in the United States[360]