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Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...so far the net result of all efforts to promote rifle practice has been to create a few super-experts, utterly forgetting that our army is composed of average Americans, and, as conclusively proved by the war just closed, the backbone of all armies is the doughboy and his little AT various government arsenals and storehouses there are two or three million rifles, carefully covered with cosmoline and packed neatly in long wooden cases; with them are many, many millions of cartridges made especially for these arms, all carefully preserved against a contingency most people claim will never arise, said persons faithfully echoing certain noisy opinions that were voiced prior to 1914. This situation caused certain sensible men to suggest that a portion of these idle guns and immense stock of slowly deteriorating ammunition be used to train that part of our population who desire to learn how to shoot, and this suggestion met with one of those half-hearted responses that is far worse than out-and-out opposition, and if anyone is curious on the point just let him try to secure an army rifle and a few bandoliers of ammunition. It can be done. But the delay, red-tape, limitations, regulations, bonds, papers and exasperations attendant on the transaction will soon cause the most enthusiastic civilian to lose heart and turn to some other form of outdoor sport. And even after the gun and cartridges have been secured, the civilian rifleman is confronted with a second and greater obstacle, the utter lack of ranges that are safe and suitable for the hi-powered military weapon. Today we face the unique and almost tragic situation of having many shooters and no place for them to shoot. The problem is no longer to create a popular interest in marksmanship, the crying need is f...
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