I maintain that no man who has not the instinct to shoot ingrained in him, will shoot when under intense excitement and danger. If he is a player of games he will not shoot, but throw things at his adversary, or use his rifle as a pike or club.

Mr. John Lloyd Balderston, writing to the Field newspaper of September 29, 1917, says:

“An officer showed me his charges going through a mimic attack—firing rifle volleys instead of hurling bombs or going in with the bayonet; in these attacks reliance was placed too much on the bayonet and bomb—now we have realized that when the enemy runs away and you run after him he is likely to get away. Accordingly we teach the men not to rush wildly along with the sole idea of bayoneting, but to stop and pump some bullets after him.”

Walter Winans.

January 1, 1919,
17 Avenue de Teroneren,
Bruxelles, Belgique.

CONTENTS

PAGE
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]