How to trace the flight of a bullet
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How to trace the flight of a bullet
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Tracing the flight of a bullet. Points in rifle shooting that you learn in the W. J. R. C.
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THE instant a
bullet leaves the
muzzle of a gun,
gravity starts plies
it down, or making it
drop.
Atshort, point-blank
range, this drop is
slight. In longer dis-
tances, the drop depends upon the
speed of the bullets. High velocity
bullets drop but little since it takes
them only a tiny fraction of a
second to reach their mark.
To take care of this drop, sights
are fixed so that the rifle points
somewhat above the bull’s-eye,
though the aim is dead straight.
As a result the bullet travels in a
curved path, or trajectory, as shown
in the diagram above.
Knowing just what sight allow-
ance to make on long shots is one
of the fundamentals of shooting
that boys of the Winchester Junior
Rifle Corps soon learn to master.
Boys of the W.J.R.C. have a
great advantage over the fellows
who don’t belong to any recog-
nized rifle club. They get all the
shooting instruction they need to
become real experts in the use of
rifles. They have competent 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 your chums, join the
Winchester Junior Rifle Corps and
organize a regular Unit which will
be officially recognized by National
Headquarters? When you have
enough Marksmen in your Unit,
you will be matched against other
Units.
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. It 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 no dues and no military ob-
ligations. The W.J.R.C. was organized
solely to encourage better marksmanship
and better sportsmanship among boys and
girls of America. It is intended to ne
the qualities of fair play and manliness
which are essential to success in after life.
Any boy or girl not over 18 and 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 of the big National Organization
where boys are learning to become expert
riflemen and are competing for the famous
Winchester Marksman, Shaipebooges and
Expert Rifleman Medals. ou, too, can
earn these trophies of marksmanship if you
join the W.J.R.C. and start shooting now.
Get the official plan and rule book
Write day for the Winchester Julor Rifle
Corps “Plan for organizing a W.J.R.C. Unit" and
for the official rule book — ‘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 rifle for you to use.
If you are a boy scout, give your name in full,
the troop you belong to and the name of the
scout master.
If you are not a boy scout, state what boy
organization, if any, you belong to, giving the
name of the official in charge.
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Language (Dublin Core)
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eng
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Date Issued (Dublin Core)
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1919-10
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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. 4, 1919
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