Pistol and Revolver Shooting

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Anyone possessing ordinary health and good sight may, by practice, become a good pistol shot. Persons who are richly endowed by nature with those physical qualities which specially fit them for expert Shooting will, Of course, ''master the art sooner than those less favored; but it has'' been conclusively shown that excellence is more a question of training and practice''than of natural gift. Some of the most brilliant shooting has been done by per sons possessing a decidedly nervous tempera ment; but those of phlegmatic temperament will generally make more uniform and reliable marksmen.