Do not shoot at any one at a shorter range than twenty metres (twenty-one yards two feet); the blow from the bullet at twenty metres is not too severe if the shooter is properly protected.
It is useless for practice to shoot at a longer range than twenty metres as the bullet rapidly loses its accuracy beyond that distance.
Wear goggles fitted in a fencing mask, the goggles of thick strong pebble glass or of triplex safety glass (which is lighter).
The fencing mask fitted with heavy goggles is very cumbersome. I think an aviator’s cap and triplex glass goggles is ample protection except that the throat must also be well protected by a thick leather stock as strong as a saddle flap.
A blow on the throat may do serious damage.
I had a bullet come through a too thin leather stock and hit my throat.
I do not think the body need be protected except by a piece of leather low over the abdomen and this can be worn under the trousers.
It is as well to wear old clothes or a thin black blouse as the bullets leave greasy marks.
The object of having the blouse black is that the bullet marks should be more easily seen by the umpire, and scored.
Wear as tight fitting things as you can as long as your right arm is free, it gives your opponent a smaller target to score on. If he hits some flapping part of your blouse it scores him a hit even if it did not touch your body.