The cause of a gun's recoil
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The cause of a gun's recoil
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What makes a gun "kick". Points about rifle shooting which you learn in the W. J. R. C.
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EVERYONE who
knows anything
about guns
knows what “kick” is.
But do you know what
makes a rifle “kick,”
and why a high-power rifle “kicks”
80 much more than a .22?
When you pull the trigger the
bullet starts forward, driven by the
gases from the burning powder. The
weight of the bullet and the resist-
ance of the air tend to check the
progress of the bullet. If this re-
sistance were great enough the bullet
would stand still and the gun would
be shot back. But the bullet is so
much smaller than the rifle that it
maves forward at high speed, and the
gun moves very litle,
High Le rifles have a hard
“kick” because their big bullets
travel at high velocity and meet with
great resistance. ‘This forces the
rifle back against the shoulder.
‘The .22 bullet is small and has a
low velocity. As a result, there is
hardly any noticeable recoil, or
“Lick.” his is one reason why the
«22 is the rifie with which to start
shooting.
To know just what makes a gun
“kick” may not seem to you to be
essential to good shooting, but the
fact remains no boy or man ever be-
came an expert shot unless he knew
every little trick of his gun. You
must know your gun as if it were a
live thing. }
The J. R. C. have a great ad-
Seb
any recognized rifle club. They get all the
shooting instructions they need to become real
experts in the use of rifles. They have com-
petent men to teach them all the fine points
of shooting.
Start a W. J. R. C. Unit with
your friends
Why not get together with half a dozen of
pod name join, he Winchester. Janice Rifle
rps and organize a regular Unit which will
be officially recognized by National Head-
quirtes?” Any boy who gets a Unit started
receives a Special Service Pin.
The W. J. R. C. will help you from start
to finish in rigging up an indoor or outdoor
range. Tt provides for officers, supervisors and
adult instructors to make your shooting safe.
It costs you nothing to join the W. J. R. C.
There are ho dues and Ro miltary obligations.
The W. J. R. C. was organized solely to
encourage better marksmanship and better
sportsmanship among boys and girls of |
merica. It is intended to develop the quali-~ |
ties of fair play and manliness Rh a
sential to success in after life. Any boy or
girl not over 18, who is in good standing in his
or her community, is eligible.
Membership in the W. J. R. C. covers the
entire United States. There is hardly a town
now that has not at least a small Unit where
boys are competing for the famous Winches
ter Marksman, Sharpshooter and Expert |
Rifleman Medals.
Get the official plan and rule
book
Write today for the ene uo Rifle
Corps “Plan for organizing a W. J. R. C.
Unit,” and for the official rulebook “How to
handle a rifle safely.”
‘This booklet tells you all about the W. J.
R. C. and describes in detail the fine points
of shooting—alignment of sights, the three |
correct positions, rules for gun safety, the care
of rifles, and the proper rifles for you to use.
If you are a boy scout or a member of any
other boys’ organization, state what organiza-
tion and give the name of the official in charge. |
National Headquarters |
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Language (Dublin Core)
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eng
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Date Issued (Dublin Core)
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1919-08
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pages (Bibliographic Ontology)
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89
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Rights (Dublin Core)
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Public domain (Google digitized)
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Archived by (Dublin Core)
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Davide Donà
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Alberto Bordignon (Supervisor)
Popular Science Monthly, v. 95, n. 2, 1919
