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General Hints And Cautions1. Don't be afraid of the kick; it is more imaginary than real when the sling is properly used, your shoulder properly padded, and the gun properly held. 2. Rest your cheek, not your jaw bone, lightly against the small of the stock. 3. Rest your right thumb along the right side of the stock and not on top of it. 4. Blacken both front and rear sights, adjust and place your arm in the sling, and if possible set your sights while you are waiting your turn to go to the firing point. 5. Approach and leave the firing point with your bolt drawn back. This is to prevent accidents. 6. When not actually aiming, have your bolt drawn back. 7. Never attempt to force the bolt into the gun in case of a jam, but ask a coach to fix it for you. 8. Don't allow the muzzle to touch the ground. 9. Don't rub your eyes while at the firing point. 10. When not actually aiming, rest the eyes by shading them or looking at something green. 11. Clean the bore of your rifle before and after firing. After firing it should be cleaned daily, until a rag run through it will not be soiled. 12. Clean the rifle from the breech. 13. Zero of rifle. Every rifle, owing to slight inequalities of boring, sights, and the personal errors of the firer, shoots differently. When you have ascertained its (rifle) and your own peculiar errors and you know where to set your sights to counteract these constant errors, you have determined what is commonly termed the zero of your rifle. To illustrate, if you were shooting on a perfectly calm day (which is essential) at the target from the 500-yard range, and you found that you required one half a point left windage in order to hit the bull's-eye when no wind is blowing, the zero of your rifle for that range would be one half a point left windage. Next: Care Of The Rifle Previous: Hints On Rapid Fire
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