Chapter II: Preface: iii

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