Shooting for Boys



HOW SHOOTING BEGAN		How to Make a Simple Boomerang



How to Make and Throw a Real Boomerang		The Discovery of the Sling



How to Make and Use a Good Sling		The Invention of the Sling-shot



How to Make and Use a Sling-shot		The Discovery of the Bow and Arrow



The Witchery of Archery		How the Bow is Made



Stringing the Bow		The Kind of Arrows to Use



How to Draw the Bow		The Discovery of the Crossbow



The Development of the Crossbow		How to Make and Shoot a Crossbow



THE INVENTION OF THE GUN		The Blowgun of the Savages



How to Make and Use a Blowgun		The Invention of the Air Gun



How the Air Rifle Works		The Discovery of Gunpowder



How the Gun Was Invented		The Earliest Known Gun



The Development of the Modern Gun		The Matchlock Gun



The Touch-pan		The First Rifled Gun



The Wheel-lock Gun		The Flintlock Gun



The Blunderbuss		The Tube-lock Gun



The Percussion-lock Gun		The Percussion Cap



The Breech-loading Gun		The Last Two Types of Guns



THE MODERN GUN		Sporting Guns



The Single-shot Rifle		The Single-shot Shotgun



The Lever Action Rifle		The Lever Action Shotgun



The Pump-Action Rifle		The Pump-Action Shotgun



The Auto-Loading Rifle		The Auto-Loading Shotgun



The Kind of a Gun to Buy		Military Guns



The U. S. Springfield Rifle		Foreign Military Rifles



THE GUN FOR THE BOY		And How He Killed a Bear



The Gun that is Made for You		The Family of Boys' Guns



The Single-shot Rifle		The Repeating Pump-Action Rifle



The Auto-Loading Rifle		The Winchester Boys' Rifles



The Single-shot Rifle		The Repeating Pump-Action Rifle



The Automatic Rifle		The Marlin Boys' Rifles



The Repeating Pump-Action Rifle		The Repeating Lever-Action Rifle



The Savage Boys' Rifles		The Single-shot Rifle



The Repeating Pump-Action Rifle		The Automatic Rifle



The Stevens Boys' Rifles		The Single-shot Rifle



The Pump-Action Repeater		Shotguns for Boys



GUN SAFETY FIRST		When Every Boy Could Shoot



Gun Accidents in the Early Days		How Guns are Now Made Safe



The Steel the Barrels are Made of		How the Guns are Proved



Other Safety Improvements		The Hammer at Half-cock



Safety in Repeating Rifles		Rules for Safety in Handling Guns



Rules for Safety in Loading a Gun		Rules for Safety in Shooting a Gun



How to Carry a Loaded Gun Safely		Rule for Owning a Gun



POWDER AND SHOT AND SHELL		When the Cartridge Came Into Use



The Coming of the Minie Bullet		The Pin-fire Cartridge



Rim and Center-fire Cartridges		The Rim-fire Cartridge



The Center-fire Cartridge		The Center-fire Cartridge



Shotgun Shells		About Reloading Shells



Powder for Cartridges and Shells		Ordinary Black Powder



Semi-smokeless Powder		Smokeless or Nitro Powder



Ammunition for .22-Caliber Rifles		Shot Cartridges for Rifles



THE FLIGHT OF A BULLET		The Explosion of the Primer



What the Powder Does		What Happens in the Barrel



If the Powder Explodes		Fouling of the Barrel



Air Resistance of a Bullet in Flight		The Part That Rifling Plays



Long-range Bullets		The Path of a Bullet



The Force of Gravity		The Speed of a Bullet



The Flight of a Bullet		Drift



Windage		HOW TO BE A CRACK SHOT



The Shooting Outfit You Need		The Boy Behind the Gun



On Learning How to Shoot		How to Hold a Gun



Standing Position		Kneeling Position



Prone Position		How to Aim a Rifle



Sights and Sighting		About Sights



About Sighting		When to Pull the Trigger



How to Practice Shooting		The Art of Snap-shooting



The Science of Trap-shooting		Trajectory, Windage and Drift Again



About Gun Silencers		A Last Pointer



Taking Care of Your Gun		Your Cleaning Outfit



To Clean Your Rifle		Corrosion by Smokeless Powder



Removal of Metallic Fouling		Firearm Cases



ABOUT TARGET PRACTICE		The Shooting Gallery



Home Shooting Range		What is Needed for a Range



The Kinds of Targets to Use		How to Make a Bullet



How to Make a Swinging Target		The Right Kind of a Range



Rifle Practice with Trap-thrown Balls		Trap-shooting with a Shotgun



Sub-Target Machine Gun		HOW TO START A SHOOTING CLUB



Starting a Club-In the Very Beginning		Starting a Club-Now for Some Publicity



Starting Your Club		Rules for Organizing the Club



Shooting Club Committee Policy		Some Ways to Raise Money for a Shooting Club



Getting the Club's Equipment		How to Encourage New Members



The System of Handicapping		Prize Shooting Contests



Championship Contests		How to Start a Trap Shooting Club



WHY EVERY BOY SHOULD SHOOT		Shooting as Some Folks See It



Shooting as the Boy Sees It		My Idea of Shooting



Military Training in Schools		Shooting Rules for Rifle Clubs

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