A homemade range for rifle practice
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Title (Dublin Core)
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A homemade range for rifle practice
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You, too, can have a range like this
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IT'S no easy job
these days to find
a place where you
could use a rifle—if
you have one. But
what is hard for you
to do by yourself,
becomes easy when you get half a
dozen other boys interested in the
same thing.
The range shown here was built
in the cellar of a church! It shows
what organized effort will do.
1f you and a half dozen of your
friends want to own rifles and
want a place where you can learn
to be expert in the handling of
them, the Winchester Junior Rifle
Corps can do for you what 1t has
done for thousands of other boys
throughout the United States
Starta W. J. R. C. Unit
with your friends
The Winchester Junior Rifle
Corps will help you from start to
finish in ngging up an door or
outdoor range.
The W. J. R. C. gives Lo all |
the instruction necessary to become |
a real expert in the use of a rifle. |
It provides for officers, supervisors,
and adult instructors to make
your shooting safe. It also pro-
vides a complete program of
activities throughout the year |
It costs you nothing to join the
W.J.R.C. There are no dues and |
no military obligations. The W.
J.R.C was organized solely to en. |
courage better marksmanship and |
better sportsmanship among boys |
and girls of America. It is in- |
tended to develop the qualities of |
fair play and manliness which are
essential to success in after life. |
Any boy or girl not over 18 who is |
in good standing 1n his or her com- |
munity 1s eligible. |
Membership in the W J.R.C. |
covers the entire United States.
There 1s hardly a town now that |
has not at least a small Unit of |
the big national orgamzation, where boys
are learning to become expert riflemen and |
are competing for the famous Winchester |
Marksman, Sharpshooter and Expert Rifle-
man Medals. You, too, can earn these |
trophies of marksmanship if you join the |
WYRE nd start shoining now. You
can form a five man team wn your Unit and
be matched against other Units.
Get together with half a dozen of your
frends, join the. Winchester. Jamior Rifle.
Corps and organize a regular Unit which |
will be officially recognized by National |
Headguarteas. ‘Any boy who gets a Unie
started receives a Special Service Pin. |
Get the official plan and
rule book
Write today for the Winchester Junior |
Rifle Corps “Plan for organizing a W RC.
Unit,” and for the official rule book “How
to Handle a Rifle Safely » This booklet tells
You all about the W LR.C. and describes
in detail the fine pownts of shooting—align-
ment of sights, the three correct positions,
rules for gun safety, the care of rifles, and
the proper rifle for you to use.
1f you are a boy scout give your name in
full, the troop you belong to and the name |
of the scout master
1f you are not a boy scout, state what or-
ganization, if any, you belong to, giving the
Dame and address 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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1919-12
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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. 5, 1919
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