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
ILLUSTRATIONS
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THE AUTHOR _Frontispiece_
BREECH-LOADING PISTOLS 47
AUTHOR’S WINNING SCORE FOR GASTINNE-RENETTE COMPETITION, APRIL 7, 1910 49
COLT AUTOMATIC PISTOL, POCKET MODEL, CALIBRE .32 52
COLT AUTOMATIC PISTOL .22 TARGET MODEL 54
COLT AUTOMATIC PISTOL, MILITARY MODEL, CALIBRE .38 70
COLT AUTOMATIC PISTOL, MILITARY MODEL, CALIBRE .45 70
HOW TO HOLD THE DUELLING PISTOL (1) 82
HOW TO HOLD THE DUELLING PISTOL WITH SPUR (2) 83
COLT NEW SAFETY DISCONNECTOR AUTOMATIC PISTOL, .25 129
THE GASTINNE-RENETTE 16 METRES TARGET 168
ORNAMENTAL DUELLING PISTOLS BY GASTINNE-RENETTE 181
PISTOLS BY GASTINNE-RENETTE 183
COLT DERRINGER 203
COLT AUTOMATIC PISTOL .25 205
UNITED STATES ARMY REGULATION .45 COLT AUTOMATIC PISTOL 233
UNITED STATES ARMY REGULATION .45 COLT AUTOMATIC PISTOL. SECTIONAL VIEW 237
GASTINNE-RENETTE GALLERY 271
GASTINNE-RENETTE GALLERY--FIRING POINTS 273
SHIELD ON DUELLING PISTOL WITH GUARD FOR DEVILLIERS BULLET 301
THE GREENER KILLER 310
WINANS’ REVOLVER FRONT SIGHTS 324
AUTHOR’S WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 334
AUTHOR’S WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 335
AUTHOR’S WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 336
AUTHOR’S WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 337
AUTHOR’S WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 338
AUTHOR’S WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 339
AUTHOR’S WORLD’S RECORD SCORE. TWENTY YARDS DISAPPEARING TARGET 340
AUTHOR’S WORLD’S RECORD SCORE. TWENTY YARDS DISAPPEARING TARGET 341
AUTHOR’S WORLD’S RECORD SCORE. TWENTY YARDS DISAPPEARING TARGET 342
AUTHOR’S WORLD’S RECORD SCORE. SIX SHOTS IN 12 SECONDS 343
AUTHOR’S WORLD’S RECORD SCORE. FOR MILITARY REVOLVER AND SIGHTS 344
AUTHOR’S WORLD’S RECORD SCORE. TWENTY YARDS RAPID-FIRING TARGET 345
AUTHOR’S WORLD’S RECORD SCORE. FOR 3-INCH BULL’S-EYE TRAVERSING TARGET, 20 YARDS 346
AUTHOR’S WORLD’S RECORD SCORE. FOR 2-INCH BULL’S-EYE TRAVERSING TARGET, 20 YARDS 347
AUTHOR’S WORLD’S RECORD SCORE ADVANCING TARGET 348
AUTHOR’S WORLD’S RECORD SCORE FIFTY YARDS TARGET 349
TWELVE HIGHEST POSSIBLE SCORES MADE BY THE AUTHOR IN REVOLVER COMPETITIONS AT 20 YARDS IN 1895 350
The Modern Pistol and How to Shoot it
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