"Walking" Range Improves Marksmen's Aim
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So effective has a “walking” pistol range at a Miami, Fla., club proved, that the U. S. Marine Corps plans to build similar ranges to train its sharpshooters. Forty targets are mounted on a 2 1/2, ton traveling crane 160 feet long. The targets advance from the rear of the range, 50 yards away, right to the firing line. A five-horsepower electric motor operates the crane. Another novel feature is an “edging” arrangement operated by a compressed air cylinder. Only the edge of the target faces the firing line before a match begins; then at the touch of a pushbutton all 40 targets swing synchronously in a split second to face the marksmen. This acts as a foolproof signal in rapid-firing contests and trains the marksman to be steady and quick on the trigger.
- Title (Dublin Core)
- "Walking" Range Improves Marksmen's Aim
- Article Title and/or Image Caption (Dublin Core)
- "Walking" Range Improves Marksmen's Aim
- Language (Dublin Core)
- Eng
- Temporal Coverage (Dublin Core)
- World War II
- Date Issued (Dublin Core)
- 1942-06
- Is Part Of (Dublin Core)
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Popular Mechanics, vol. 77, n. 6, 1942
- pages (Bibliographic Ontology)
- 86
- Rights (Dublin Core)
- Public domain
- Source (Dublin Core)
- Google books
- Archived by (Dublin Core)
- Enrico Saonara
