| Show ABILITY TO SHOOT VITAL TO O BOYS BOY'S I WELFARE Skill in Handling Weapon Sadly Neglected as Part of Training You would not think of allowing your son to grew up without giving him an education to fight lifes life's battles If he were selected as at a member of the Coot football ball team you would want him to practice and fit himself for the Job In short you ou believe in preparedness in everything that pertains to the success of your sons son's young life But now your son has lias been drafted forthe forthe for forthe the arm army he he Inc is subject to call at any time You fail fall to look Into the future and observe his requirements You know your son must c come me face to face with a veteran veteran vet vet- eran foe Coe sooner or later on the battle battle- field You want him to be able to de defend defend de- de fend himself The man who is strong alert and has athletic training ha has hag an advantage in a to hand-to-hand encounter but deadly weapons are employed in this war and It is very essential that each soldier know mow all about their use Shooting is tenths seven-tenths of a soldiers soldier's business The he average soldier learns how to drill to do the manual of arms and does doea learn something about shooting but individual ability to handle a rifle is achieved by few Every man who has been drafted and has not yet reported for duty should waste no sio time In learning how to shoot straight The government hasn't time to tomake tomake make even accurate shots out of its national national national na na- na- na army If you have been drafted and know nothing about the shooting game go to the nearest rifle revolver or gun club and make your wishes known and you will always find willing and competent Instructors ready to do their best to aid you But you hesitate Does trapshooting assist me in shooting rifle The recoil of the shotgun is about the same as that of or the army rifle Your position in aiming Is practically the same If you are new at the game trapshooting teaches you to point your gun think and pull the in unison It teaches you to absorb the recoil You learn what thu mechanism of a gun is and something about its care so when you do go up against the recoil of ot Uncle Sams Sam's shootIng shootIng shooting shoot- shoot Ing iron you do not flinch at the vital moment when you anticipate the bang and recoil Trapshooting does not teach you jou anything anything anything any any- thing about the use of rifle sights wind wind- age and so forth My advice is Is if you have never fired a gun try the little calibre rifle first While you learn nothIng nothing nothing noth noth- ing about and re recoil oll you do dor learn all the essential rudiments of accurate accurate accurate ac ac- ac- ac curate shooting shooting how how to be careful and r how to squeeze the trigger off instead of Jerking it off I th things But ts t trapshooting you S should J f teaches know z g esto to you cope many with the present war war and chief among these lis is hitting moving objects at varied anI angles angles an an- and when y you are confronted nf o Ae by Uy I 1 veteran ra Runs Huns you U will not t try to hit them with a hand grenade as they retreat Your rifle ifIe or shotgun will be your best pal then and you will wiil thank God for tor all the knowledge of its use and appreciate all you learned about it in civil life |
