GUNS Magazine October 1960 - Jeffersonian

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Gay balloons or worn playing cards make cheap, tricky, hunting-fun targets.-FOR BUCKBUSTERSBy BOB KINDLEYTraditional deer poster on gravity rollers is importantin che~king skill developed on the other practice targets.
HUNTERS AS WELL AS HUNTING RIFLES,NEED SIGHT·IN AND TUNE·UP. PRACTICE TARGETSLIKE THESE WILL MAKE YOU A BETTER HUNTERWater-filled coffee can hit by .30-30kicks second target high for next shot.IF YOU HAVE 'T done it already, it'shigh time you got your rifles-andyourself-sighted in and tuned up forhunting' season. No rifle that has restedunfired since lastqhunting season can be'depended onto deliver the essential ontargetgroilps; , and certainly few men, if~ny; can walk'into the hunting field aftera year' of no praCtice and deliver the sureshooting essential to clean kills that arethe mark of sportsmanship., There is only one correct way to sightin a Tifle, and that is from a good, solidrest. There are many methods, varying indetail, and they have been printed and'reprinted .uritil surely every hunter knowshow to find out whether"' his rifle· is onta~get and to correct it if it ish't;' Less has, been printed about sightin'g in arid tuningup the shooter: 'Many hunters regard target shooting atpaper bullseye targets as a weary chore tobe avoided. I find it a bit monotonousmyself, some times. And except for thehunter-to-be who still needs to learn theabsolute fundamentals of hold and squeeze'and sight picture; punching paper targets'~s not the best practice for hunting. Inpni~tice for field shooting, variety notonly adds spice and interest-it adds purposefuldirection that pays off in resultsunder field conditions. Shootin'g fromprone, with 'sling, time unlimited, is onething, and a thing you won't often experiencein hunting. Bustin' an 'old buckbouncing through the brush is another 'problem.Every year, three 'or four months, b~.fore 'deer seas6n,the boy ahd I sight inourrjfles 'with our hunting ammo. This<strong>GUNS</strong> • OCTOBER <strong>1960</strong> '19Good fun targets are candywafers, balloons, tin can topspainted black. cards. Fix upwith imagination and plentyof ammo. At right, free balloonsare tough-to-hit marks.Half-power lead bullet handloads make excellent practice with biggame rifle possible at a fraction of factory hunting ammo ,prices.
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