Hints on the Use and Handling of Firearms Generally, and the Revolver in Particular

By H. Onslow Curling

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Good Press
• Release date: Nov 26, 2019
• ISBN: 4057664624253

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H. Onslow Curling

Hints on the Use and Handling of Firearms Generally, and the Revolver in Particular

Published by Good Press, 2021

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BY

LIEUT. H. ONSLOW CURLING, C. L. A. B.

HINTS ON THE USE AND HANDLING OF FIREARMS, &c. &c.

BY

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LIEUT. H. ONSLOW CURLING,

C. L. A. B.

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'Nunquam non paratus.'

LONDON:

DULAU & CO., 37 SOHO SQUARE.

All Rights Reserved.

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1885.

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HINTS ON THE USE AND

HANDLING OF FIREARMS,

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'He, that rides at high speed, and with

His pistol kills a sparrow flying.'

Shakespeare

: Henry IV.

THE National Rifle Association may fairly claim the honour of introducing, at their meeting in July 1885, the subject of Military Revolver practice in this country. For years past the want of such a movement has been felt, but the many obstacles to be overcome have been so vast that no one seems to have cared to venture upon the matter, and so it has slept.

The great drawback has been, and is now, to find suitable ranges anywhere near London. Such ranges, the use of which is enjoyed by our Citizen Army, are insufficient, and the expense of keeping them up is considerable, falling heavily upon the corps to whom they belong.

The National Rifle Association, although they offered some 40l. in prizes, and provided not only revolvers but ammunition, for a small consideration, or entrance fee, met with but poor support; but it should be borne in mind that this was the first year of such a competition, and it was in consequence not generally known of. Very little was known of the movement till it actually took place, and then only when noticed by the press the day after its introduction.

Again, it should be remembered that the entries were restricted to officers, warrant officers, and petty officers, of her Majesty's land and