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Show OUCK SEASON OPEWS FOR 1920 Here's Interesting Data on Shooting at "Em While Traveling in High D) pj i RB P. CIBXE1 Now Is th- time of tha e.-ir to go Into the fit Id. shoo some game for otirs-f and friends, ami In plaing the part of the Good Samaritan you are also helping ln reducing the high coat of living. With each hunting season we re-calva re-calva Ir.irrell of Ig-ttCn from shool-'ers shool-'ers inquiring about leads, how much lo lead a bird. etc.. and we answer what era c.tn and t irn the hard ones oer to thoie mor expert In the line oi ballistics. i Here i a iiietlon on "the lead rc-itjulreil rc-itjulreil on a flying uuck," and lb- . n awer. wn.cll am Qaltc sure will In-' In-' lerest aN hunlOl I "Question What would be the lead I require. 1 mi it i ick fllnjf 30 mil) - an hour In a turecdon at ruriii angles to the tin.- of fin. at ISO ft distance land at ISO f:. dlaianca? The "hooter 'is using a 1 g.niKe gun loaded wl" 3 ', drain- ni s.ni.ki le."-. I '4 So. I shot. Answer -The shot will ir.wel oxer a distance of 12u ft. at nn aciae clo-lty of t0 f. s. or .uOlol aeconda for one foot, or .003 sec. rr trlKK' r and barrH i me. and we hac tnc total lapaad tlma from lha moment the trigger Im puJlad to th.' tlBU tn.n tlii shot, crosses the path of the ducn. or . l : . I gecontla I'll.- duck is traveling at tho rate of Jw' miles per liojr Ul a direction that will cross the line of f.re at ngh: angbs. Tnirty rnlK-s per hour ! 44 ft. per second, an J f nd that during dur-ing the time that the shot Is travel-.iiK' travel-.iiK' r the lol.il ill iinne. th duck .Mil hava moved 18-100000 of l ft. or a.assi ft.. b which amount tna shooter niun '. .1 him. For the distant e of 18o ft we Will assume an average velocity of &00 ft. per second since wc have no tables which give this. An average yaloclt) of 800 ft. per sec. would be 1 ft. in .00123 ace, and f- the whole 10 ft. will be isu times .00125. or .3'JS sec. Add to this ,001 see. for trlRK i . l barrel tfma, ami the total elapsed time will b- ;;'K nee In .22S sec the duck will have : traveled 22S-100O of 44 ft or 10.032 ft., and thla is the amount the shooter will have to lead him " |