March/April 1983 - American Handgunner

A Father's AdviceIf a sportsman true you'd beListen carefully to me ....Never, never let your gunPointed be at anyone.That it ma1 unloaded beMatters not the least t@ me.-;,-When a he~ge or fence you crossThough of time it cause a lossFroni"'yo~r gun the cartridge takeFor the greater safety~s'sake. .If twixt you and neighboring gunBird shall fly or beast may runLet this maxim ere be thine"Follow not across the line."Stops and beaters oft unseenLurk behind some leafy screen.Calm and steady.always be"Never shoot where you can't see."You may kill or you may missBut at all times think of this:"All the pheasants ever bredWon't repay for one man ~ead."Written by Mark Beaufoy of Coombe House,Shaftsbury, Dorset, England, in 1902, on pre·senting his eldest son, Henry Mark, with his firstgun. Reproduced here by permission of the author'sgranddaughter, Mrs. P. M. Guild.STURM, RUGER & ~ompany, Ine,6 Lacey PlaceSouthport~Connecticut 06490 IT.S.A.Manufacturers of Firearms for the Responsible Sportsman