DRESS
The dress one can wear when pistol shooting is limited to what the company present is wearing at the time.
The ideal dress on a warm day would be that of a rowing man with the addition of a sombrero and nailed shoes, but of course this is inadmissible.
The absolute essentials are to have the right arm, shoulder, and neck free, and a firm grip of the ground with the feet.
A soft front shirt is not so necessary in pistol shooting as in rifle or shotgun shooting.
With the two latter the stock does not get properly imbedded into the shoulder when wearing a stiff shirt, but in pistol shooting as long as the neck and right shoulder are not interfered with, a stiff shirt does not hamper.
Moderately tight clothes, if the right shoulder is free (sleeves cut well out underneath), help to keep the body rigid.
An overcoat is inadvisable. The sleeve not only hampers the movement of the right arm but its weight on the outstretched arm is a great handicap.
An Inverness cape, even if thrown or buttoned back, is also inadmissible; it hampers the right shoulder.
As having the body rather tightly buttoned up is an advantage, a tight fitting frock coat is permissible. It is better buttoned than open as otherwise the skirts are in the way.