The Marksman Magazine

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Title: The Marksman Magazine
Issue Date: Volume l (No. l) July, 1939
Year: 1939
Language: English
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extracted text: 'Qrbe ID.1l.a rhsma n A MAGAZINE DEDICATED TO OUTDOOR SPORTS Published Monthly by The National Rifle & Pistol Associatfon P. 0 . Box 883, 1U anila Subscriptfrni Rates: 1-Year P2.-; 6 .Uonths Pl.50; Single Copy, P0.20. / VOL. I MANILA, JULY, 1939 :;' NO. 1 ~l[)IT1()l2l~IL With this issue, THE MARKSMAN takes a bow before the pub1i<;_as a magazine devoted to outdoor sports, ;;pecially to pistol and rifle shooting. Ever since the National Rifle and Pistol Association of. the Philippjnes. was incorporated in 1934, the Board of Directors felt the need for an organ wherein the views of the association could be expressed. Lack of fund.s pr~vented the establishment of such a magazine, and the , NRPA_ limited itself to the publication of the annual handbook of matches· for each succeeding year. Today, the association is in a position to satisfy this long-felt want. With over 600 active members, the creation of a magazine to keep them in touch with the activities of the association, has become an imperative 10.ecessity. Thus did THE MARKSMAN come into existence. THE MARKSMAN, however, will not limit its scope purely to· pistol and rifle shooting in the Islands. Trap-shooting, sheet, angling, deep-sea fishing, motor boating, yatching, archery, hunting and other outdoor sports, will find welcome in its pages. Contributors, specially those in the provinces, are welcome to submit articles or pictures suitable for reproduction. The aim of THE MARKSMAN can be summed up briefly: 1. To encourage all kinds of outdoor sports, and 2. To encourage marksman.shjp among citizens, specially among young men and womeri throughout the Islands, as .'3. means of National Defense. In succeeding issues we expect to state more fully our views and policies, and in the meantime hope that this initial number will meet with the approval of readers-as well as advertisers. Our magazine cover shows Major General Basilio J. Valdez in the act of firing the third shot at the i'nau1rwration of the N.R.P.A. Ranges on July 31, 1938. A.t hi.s left is Judge Delfin Jaranilla.
2 T'HE MARKSMAN July_: fl)39 TAX ON AMMUNITION Early this year, the Dep.a.rtment of Finance presented to the National Assembly for consideration an omnibus tax bill which, among other piuvisions, imposed a specific tax of one centavo (P0.01) per cartridge. Alarmed by the seeming extent of this provision in its efforts to popularize marksmanship among civilians, the Board of Directors of the National Rifle & Pistol Association immediately appointed Messrs. Feli~ Cortes and Carlos Quirino as a committee to inquire into the exact terms of the proposed tax. The Committee immediately called on Major-General Basilio J. Valdes, chief of staff of the Philippine Army, who expressed surprise over the proposed item in the tax bill and in no uncertain terms said that a one-centavo tax on all cartridges wouid cripple target-shooting among the civHian population. He was vehemently &Jrainst the imposition of a tax on cartridges to be used for tarJret shooting, and favored a more moderate tax on other kinds of cartridges. "You can quote me on this," declared the Army's chief of staff, an enthusiastic supporter of the movement to encourage marksmanship among our civiHan population. Brigadier General Guillermo B. Francisco, chief of the Philippine C(\nstabulary, w2s likPwi~P against a.ny hindrance to target shooting by the imposition of prohibitive taxes. Their objection was simple. If a .22 caliber long rifle bullet costs one centavo, the tax of an extra centavo would mean a 100% tax on the cartridge used most in target shooting! Such a tax would have been disastrous to devotees of target shooting- throughout the Islands! The cost of practice for the various national and international competition would be doubled, and because the expenses are all borne by the private individual, the result would be that practice would have to be cut in half. And in target shooting, like all other sports, practice makes perfect. The outlook, indeed, appeared gloomy-at least for a few days, until a visit to the Department of Finance revealed that the omnibus tax bill l]nder consideration bv the Committee on Wavs and Means of the National Assembly exempted .22 caliber cartridges from the tax! However, the Committee. - later backed by the NRPA Board of July, 1939 T"HE MARKSMAN 3 Directors-deemed the one-centavo tax onerous for this reason: a center-fire revolver cartridge costing 5 centavos would have to pay a tax of 25 % , a figure they considered too high; whereas, a high power rifl~ cartridge costing 15 centavos would pay only between 6 to 7%, a figure nearer to reason and the pocketbook of target shooters. For this reason, the Board. through its president, Mr. Dalmacio Pekson, wrote a lett~r to Committee of Ways and Means asking for a percentage tax of 5% rather than a one-centavo tax. Mr. Francisco Lavides, chairman of the -Committee on Ways and Means, accepted the suggestion and inserted the change in the proposed bill. Previous to this, tax officials found no objection to the NRPA's proposals of changing the one-centavo tax to 5% tax on cartridges other than caliber .22. Unfortunately, the letter of the NRP A did not state the reason for the amendment, and the Committee, in reporting the bill to the Assembly, left the old provision intact. Fortunately for gun-lovers throughout the Islands, they found staunch friends in Assemblymen Dizon, Moldero, Zulueta, Afable, Ca.macho, Vera, Gumafigan and many others, who, in a last minute effort on the floor of the Assembly, succeeded in getting the amendment a.nnroved without any further opposition. Credit for this is due to the initiative and able presentation of our side bv the Vice-President of the Assosiation who, in mutual consultation with the members of the Assembly, succeeded in convincing them of the necessity for such amendment. The omnibus tax bill was approved by the Assembly, subsequentlv by the President of the Philippines, and went into effect July 1, 1939. Insofar as shooters are concerned, the new law makes only two changes. The initial and annual fees contained in Commonwealth Act_ No. 195 are maintained under the new tax law, (Section 290) except that control is transferred from the Chief of Staff of the Philippine Army to the Chief of the Constabulary. This was natural, in view of ( CC>Btinued on pa.g~ 6) + JOIN THE RED CROSS + July, l 939 THE MARKSMAN 5 (Continned fr<>'m page 3) the separation of the Constabulary from the Army. Under the previous arrangement that came into existence with the birth of the Commonwealth Government, the Provost Marshall, who was in charge of the Constabulary, was also in charge of the licensing of firearms. Section 185 of the new law deals on the tax on cartridges as follows: Sec. 185. Percentage tax on sales of automobiles, sporting goods, refrigerators, musical instruments, and others-There is levied, assessed, and collected once only on every original· sale, barter, exchange, or similar transaction intended to transfer ownership of, or title to, the articles hereinbelow enumerated, a tax equivalent to five per centum of the gross seHing price. . . : (g) Cartridges or other forms of ammunition, (except those for caliber .22 firearms): Provided, however, That no tax shall be collected on cartridges or other forms of ammunition sold and delivered directly to the Philippine Constabulary or Philippine Army for their actual use or issue. . .. This is the history of the new tax on ammunition and cartridges. The National Rifle and Pistol Association takes great pride in having. cooperated with national officials in the drafting of a smaU portion of the omnibus tax bm, and in having protected the interests . of its members and ,the shooting fraternity in general-all to the .larger interests of .encoaraging--rnarksmanship in the-Philippines and help~ng the .development of our plans for National Defense. INVESTORS AND HOME-LOVERS, Act now while our prices are low. See the beautiful homesites of the following subdivisions of the l\'1AGDALENA ESTATE INC. "NEW MANILA" "SAN JUAN SUBDIVISION" "ESP A~A SUBDIVISION" "CAMP MURPHY" These lots are sold without down payment and the buyer is allowed possession after first m-0nthly instaHment is paiid. - CASH, Big Discount. 348 Echague-Tet 2-23-40 and 2-21-54 Sundays: 20 Broadway - Tel. 6-87-25
4 THE MARKSMAN .July, 1939 'TWAS FOUR YEARS AGO ... The first outdoor rang·e of the NRP A was in the premises of the Philippine Vegetable Oil Company (about 100 yards from the present ranges) on Calle Pureza in Santa Mesa, alongside the Pasig river. The range was inaugurated on March 17, 1935, and a picture was taken of the officers and guests above (left to right): A. D. Hileman, Police Chief Columbus E. Piatt, Judg·e Delfin Jaranilla~ president of the NRPA, City Fiscal Alfonso Felix, Attorney Campos and °Lieut. Col. M. N. Castaneda of the. Philarmy. In four short years, the NRP A has increased from a few score to over 600 members, with a clubhouse and ranges on the National Development Company ~ite worth several thousand pesos. This material progress is a tribute to the sincerity and efforts of the past Board of Directors and to its former president, Judge JaraniHa.
6 THE MARKSMAN July, 1939 SHOOTING--Truly a He-Man's Pastime [By E .• J. CARBALLO] Shooting, whether with pistol, rifle or shotgun, is always a he-man's pastime. Not infrequently, though, we see a timid fellow pick up the shooting game. He starts with a .22 caliber pistol or rifle. Soon he gets used to the smell of burnt powder and to the crack of the tiny bullets. Pretty soon he does not even notice the noise of the explosions and this enables him to align his sights well at the bottom of the bulls' eye and to squeeze the trigger when it registers exactly tangent at six o'clock. Because he is now called to shoot side by side with veteran shooters, his ears soon become accustomed to the .30's, .32's, .38's anll also the .45's. Furthermore, he finds that tl}.ese "big" shooters suffer no harm and it is somewhat invigorating to see the hand that holds the pistol jerk high as the calibers recoil, or the body of the rifleman swing back as the high power delivers its kick. Before we know it, the appare-ntly "effeminate" fellow is shifting to a bigger caliber and except for every_ day excessive practice, which calls fo1· the economical .22's, the higher caHbers have become hiS favorite irons. Timid fellows have not i)nly graduated into he-men in this fashion, but such j s the true course of the training of every worthwhile shot in all departments of pistol and rifle '.shooting. Provided that the shooter's pocket book does not prohibit it, the good shot win seldom . remain a target shooter only. He will soon get tired of shooting at stationary objects. He will want to match wits with the denizens of the wild and the wasteland. There seems to be no way 'by which he could graduate from the pistol and rifle ranges into God's open country, so he listens to the hunting stories of his fellow shooters or reads hunting accounts in outdoor magazines. To those shooter3 who are yet to graduate into hunters, THE MARKSMAN will have a definite appeal. In its pages, stories of wing_ ,shooting-the most royal of them all is the snipe hunt-will be told. Tales of hunting virgin plains and mountains for wild boars, deer, tamaraos, and the wild carabaos, will also be told. The he-man shooter cannot turn a deaf ear to the~ calls of the wild. He may start hard and bring home no trophy but he will always want to go back to God's great out-of-doors, where the brook is clear, the night dark and quiet, and man's instinct to exist by overcoming his quarry is once more supreme in the great struggle for survival. The NRP A Pistol Team that won in the last Inter Club Pistol Competition, held in Cebu on April 30, 1939. Kneeling front left: H. T. Castelo and Dr. J. C. Alberto. Standing: Teddy Kalaw and R. Villamor.
s 'THE MARKSMAN July, 1939 COMMENTS ON THE CLASS/FICA TJON SHOOT By G~ TRINIDAD Before anything can be written or said about this course, sincere appreciation and gratitude must be given to Mr. Felix Cortes whose untiring efforts in the shooting game have made the N.R.P.A. adopt ·his suggestion about the "Classification Shoot." I believe that he wrote an article about this course in the Annual Program of Shoots for 1939. I shall quote Dictionary meaning of our two courses:"Classification" -Systematically forming into a class or distrL buting into groups or proper categories. "Qualification" -State of being qualified or any acquirement which fits a person for a place. An act of ascertaining. You will 'clearly see that although there might be some other meanfng between the two courses defined, it is shown that both shoots have but one aim and that is to find the proper quality or class where a member should stand in his shooting. Thi§ aim was duplicated in the program and only tends to confuse the already confused standing of "Tyros." I sincerely believe that the whole course should be careftilly re_ vised for our 1940 program, as it is the most delicate of all shoots as fully 90% of our active members fall under the category of "Tyros.'1 AL though the "Classification Shoot" is a little better than the "Qualification Shoot" because it off e.rs a medal for the high man compared with the Qualification Diploma, yet we cannot see what good it will do to have the two courses fired especially when you hit an Intermediate classification on one and an expert qualification on the other. Rather confus_ ing ain't it? In what category will the range officer put them? A better program of shoots should be adopted wherein competition courses for Tyro "A", Intermediate, Sharpshooter and Medalist classes should be carried as part of the· Annual Program. I think it will promote better shooting as it will be on the competitiv8 basis. At present it is based on the whim of the shooter who is at liberty to shoat the course anytime. Shooting alone and against competition is not the same and l am sure that a good score made alone will not be forthcoming in open July, 1939 THE MARKSMAN 9 competition. So far our 1939 shooting schedule is more or less patterned for the experts only or with the "Open to All" annotation which practically gives the underdog every chance to participate but never a chance to win except in the Tyro, Handicap or Turkey shoots. Shooting like any other sport affects the human accuracy due to inactiveness, lack of practice, old age or unsound physical condition. Another thing is also true-we have old shooters in our club who through no fault of theirs have never made the grade with the champions but ~an hold their own if properly put in their class. We can even assume that he is top man in his class and will beat anybody in the course. We can make restrictions on hi_s winning two or three times which will automatically put him in class with the higher ups thus eliminating the proba.. bility of his taking advantage of his superiority in any given class of shoots except the Championship. We can also adopt rules wherein a top man can be reverted back to the Intermediate or Sharpshooter class especially when he has laid off shooting. I wish to emphasize before hand that I am not making this article as a means to eliminate the present barrier over my head as I am classed as a medalist man. I wish only to cite my personal· ease to show that a top man can also be a tyro man not in the sense of his having a medal but on grounds of his shootiD,g ability which counts most. Several years ago I got interested in shooting and the first opportunity I had for competition was in the "Newspapermen's Shoot". I won first prize and eversince I was called a medalist and have to shoot with Messrs. Cortes, Alberto, Kalaw and other top men. At present we still conduct ·a "Newspapermen's Shoot" but I wonder whether the N.R.P.A. wiU accept the first prize winner as a Tyro even taking into consideration that the shoot was a restricted one and did not allow other shooters to compete~ In the shooting game we find.many kinds of people, some shoot because they happen to be Police Officers and are required by rule to do so, some do it for fun, some for business and others for sports. In our club every member is doing his shooting for the pure sport and love of it and never for financial or personal reasons. In this, a real sportsman who knows his due bounds in shooting will not attempt to match his skill with ~mother whom he knows has the edge over ·him. He usually withdraws from. the game in acknowledgement of his comrades' better skill. Now if this defect is remedied, I believe we will have a new crop of shooting men·ifr.ou~ club. Everaince my f~ther died th'ree ye·ars ago, I have visited the range only twice and held a target gm~ only once. Can you still insist that I should shoot with the top men or shalJ I have to begin from 10 THE MARKSMAN July, 1939 scratch again? True that I have the fundamentals but I will be rusty and then I will also be shooting with rusty fellows so what harm can I make? Shooting is not an exact science like mathematics where two and two put together give four. We use mathematics only in adding our scores. We can shoot a good card today and suddenly flop the ne~t and then make fair the succeeding day but never can a shooter maintain the same score day in and day out. I want to see the shooter who can contradict me as I want him to shoot a good card or a poor one and maintain that same score everytime he shoots. Then maybe he can convince me that there is such thing as an exact science in shooting~ ---x--The distinguished pistolmen of Iloilo who represented the Iloilo Rifle Association in the last Inter Club Com.petition heJd in Cebu on April ao and May 1st, 1939. From left to right: Jose Pejuan, Mariano Nava, Jr., Claudio Lopez and Marcelo Pejuan. MONTILLA TROPH_Y WINNERS: . This i~ the ~trong pistol contingent of the Cebu Gun Club that won· the beautiful Gil Montilla Trophy on March 26, 19~9. Sitting from. left to right: S. A villanosa and Lt. H. C •. PacaJ\a~ Standing, same order, .Judge T. Arnoco, Dr .. D. Recio, T. Erquero and S. Farol.
12 THE MARKSMAN July, 193!? WHEN I TRIED SKEET [By CARLOS QUIRINO] "Come on to the Cosmopolitan Gun Club and let's try the shotgun,'' invited Teddy Kalaw to "Topin" Jaranilla and myself, after the Hunters~ Headquarters Shoot in the Pureza ranges the other Sunday morning. Jaranilla and I were feeling pretty chipper-and who wouldn't after mowing down opposition in that difficult Swiss course rifle match? The proverbial hospitality of the CGC open house tempted us. We decided to invade the Makati gun club after luncheon, in order not to appear like cheapskates. The road beyond Santa Ana was crowded, for it was Sweepstakes Day, but we made good time and got there in the early afternoon. Teddy had brought his 12. gauge shotgun with a polychoke and tried a bit of _trapshooting. He missed the first two, because the polychoke was not adjusted, and then proceeded to bust those rocks pretty regularly. He ~ade a 16 out of 25, which wasn't bad considering everything. Alvarez of Hieacock's had a similar 12 gauge (without the polychoke or the rubber butt pad) which· he generously loaned ·to the writer, who proceeded to try a round at the traps. Teddy was also firing. Bang! went my gun, and the rock broke into a hundred pieces. Both Teddy and Topin looked amazed. Bang! went the second shot, and again my companions gazed Op€llmouthed. Bang! Bang! I must have been phenomenally lucky to get those first four birds, because this was the fir.st time I had handled a shotgun! To tell the truth, after you've been firing with a rifle, even a .22 caliber rifle at that,- shooting with the 12 gauge proved to be somewhat easy. The aim need not be accurate, and the whole point is to sight those beads slightly ahead of the direction in which the rock is traveling. Simple, isn't it? Then I began missing, and it didn't seem so easy as I thought it was, at first. Came a string of three hits, followed by four misses-back and forth, until at the end of the string, I found I had made 1~ hits-July, 1939 THE MARKSMAN 13 or slightly less than 50%. Teddy made pretty much the same score as on his first string. "How about skeet?" asked Teddy, always the adventurous. A box of 25 shell plus the rocks had set me back P2.40, but I wa.s game for another string-just to find out how skeet-shooting felt. Back in my mind, I kept thinking of Vic Baltazar who, the first time he shot skeet, had broken only three or four rocks. And mind you, Vic is a veteran snipe-hunter! Alvarez, a veteran compared to us, was first. Next came 'reddy, and I was last. Alvarez got two birds in the first station. ''Shoot low at that bird going away from you," warned Alvarez. Teddy broke only one. I was up next, and fared no better. W:ell, that was one of the three or four I had to break in order to equal Ba1tazar's record, I said to myself. And so we pass through the various stations, with Teddy busting them more and more as he got into the swing of the game. So did I. And at the end of the string, Teddy h~d broken 16 birds, and I came through with 11. Hooray! Teddy and I had shot as well in skeet as on the traps-and skeet was supposed to be slightly more difficult. Then and there I realized that the bug of skeet-shooting had infected Teddy and myself. I was broke, and my right arm (despite the shooting coat I had put on) was suffering from the pounding it had received. You see, .in my hurry to bring up the butt to the shoulder, the butt often rested at the base of my arm instead of on the shoulder. Skeet rules call for the butt being in a position lower than the right elbow, until the bird comes out of the 937 Dart TAXIDERMIST Save your huntbtg Trophy Birds of any kind--..~pecialty: big Animals. Artistically Mounted for you Call on MACARIO LIGAYA l\'Ianila 14 THE MARKSMAN July, 193!:1 traphouse. Then the gun is swiftly placed on the shoulder, the aim taken with the proper "lead", and a fast jtrk on the trigger finishes the movement. The "squeeze", so important in rifle and pistol shooting, is practically negligible in skeet and trap. At least, that is how it seemed to me. We inveigled Topin to shoJt with us, borrowing the under -and-over shotgun of his father, the Hon. Delfin J aranilla, skeet champion of the Philippines. "Ha-ha, Topin, here's where we'll get even!" we chorused at young Jaranilla. And we did get even, with a vengeance. Not used to the over and under manner of firing two shoots, Topin often fired both shells at 0ne bird. You can jmagine how the forcP. of the explosion nearly set him flat on his back, while a look of amazement swept his face! Meanwhile, Kalaw and myself did better: he broke 18 and I accounted for 16. Poor Topin finished with _a 7-but still it was twice as good as that of Baltazar' s ! "Some 8,000 shells were fired today,'· calculated Alvarez. "For the competition alone-the 12 gauge open trap championship of the Philippines-6,000 rounds were fired." We made a rapid calculation. At 10 centavos per sholr.:-wow, P800 gone in powder smoke in one day! But aU felt very happy. The fascination of skeet had enslaved us. My right arm was black and blue, and I owed Teddy the cost of the shells for that last string-but I was contented. "When will the NRP A instaH its skeet .. range?" we asked one another. "Well, in the meantime-until the NRP A does install a skeet range -I'm glad the Cosmopolitan Gun Club holds open house only once a year." murmured Teddy. "For the sake of our pocketbooks," added Topin. "Me, too," I grunted in approval.
July, 1939 THE MARKSMAN 15 OLD TIMERS .... IN PISTOL SHOOTING Pistol shooting received its first impetus in the Philippines way back a decade ago when Lieut. John L. Hlitching of the U.S. Army was assigned to the Philippines. A veteran gun enthusiast, it was ·Lieut. Hitching who popularized pistol shooting in the Islands. The picture opposite were the winners in several pistol events in Nov1933 and was taken at the Nichols Field where the first national competitions were held under the auspices of the Nichols Field Pistol Club. From left to right: Sgt. Nyquist, Lt. Hitching, Leon Banaag, Captain Gregorio Lugtu of the Manila Police, Dr. Ramon Soler of Atimonan, Modesto Flores and Sgt. Burlingame. Those pictured opposite are the real old-timers of pistol• shooting. It was Lt. Hitching, incidentally, who introduced the single-action Harrington and Richardson pistol to local shooters. The H & R pistol is so accurate that it can be excelled only by the German Udo pistols which neces.sitate; however, an enclosure for fine work. Lt. Hitching won the first Philippine championship in the .22 caliber in 1929, and repeated it in 1930, 1932, and 1933. John Meisech won the title in 1931, and in the competition for the 10th Far Eastern Olympics of 1934, Sergeant Burlingame came first, Lieut. J. L. Hitching, second. Incidentally, it was Lt. Hitching who taught Felix Cortes, premier Filipino pistol .shooter, the finer pojnts of the game way back in 1934. The encouragement given by Lt. Hitching has produced beneficial results, and members of the National Rifle & Pistol Association of the Philippines wish to expres·s their thanks to this fine officer of the United States Army, wherever he may be at present, for his whole-hearted and generous interest in the game ten years ago. ~rAXIDERMIST Good Home Decoration Can mount any kind of Animals Especially game birds at very reasonable price. 806 Pennsylvania, See PACIFICO RAMOS Manila Old Timers: Sgt. Nyquist, Lt. Hitching·, Leon Banaag, Oapt. G. Lug-tu, Dr. R. Solel', M. Flores and Sgt. J;Jurlingame.
July, 1939 THE MARKSMAN 17 SHOOTING IT OUT WITH THE CEBU ANOS AND ILONGOS by V.MANUEL Secretary, N. R.. P. A. .--~ Sec. V. Manuel, manager and coach, wonders w by one of his boys mad·e such a lousy score. He is pointing to a tangent hit made by a NRP A shooter * * * This is not a gang warfare. Nor is this a grudge shooting. This is a narration of the highlights of the last inter-club shoot held at the progressive City of Cebu on April 30th and May lst, this year, interlaced with the adventures of the N.R.P.A. teams and crammed with the headaches of their coach. When the whistle blew on the first day of the shoot and the contestants took their respectjve positions in the firing line, the N.R.P.1\. squad was qufre certain that the Cebuanos as well as the Ilongos were good shots. Although the N.R.P.A. boys were calm and determination discernible. in their eager faces, there was a feeling of numbness slowly 18 THE MARKSMAN July, 1939 creeping from the tips of my toes and coming up, up, and finally gave me the jitters when the outcome of the slow fire stage of the first event was known. N.R.P.A. was badly beaten and despondency nearly assailed me. It was then that I managed to command and bring together my scattered faculties and told the boys that unless we made each shot count, we would have to be relegated to the scrap heap of the vanquished. However .... When the smoke··· of the first battle cleared it was apparent that the N.R.P.A. had the situation well in hand when Teddy Kalaw piled so many points in the timed &nd rapid fire stages that the Cebuanos, who were confident at the start, wore long faces then. My hopes soared up to the stratosphere. I was then sure that we would emerge victorious despite the fact that the Cebuanos and the Ilongos, the eternal allies, were bent upon breaking the offensive let loose by the invaders from Manila. The U. P. boys, badly handicapped, and seeing that it would not help them any to block the path of the N.R.P.A. changed tactics. They concentrated their attention to covering the steady advance of the N.R.P.A. with a relentless barrage to occupy either second or third places in all the encounters. Lt. Capili, the genial U. P. coach, was a _glutton for details, ·and thanks to him several points were not lost by both his team and ours. Textbooks School Supplies ---Kindergarten to University Library Books Catholic Books Complete stocks insure a service that others cannot give PHILIPPINE EDUCATION CO. 101-103 Eacolta }lanila "Complete School Service" The Crack shots of the Cebu Gun Club who formed the Pistol and Rifle Team in the last Inter Club Tour - nament, held in Cebu April 30 and May 1st, 1939. From left, sitting: Judge T. Amoco, S. Avellanosa and S. Farol. Standing: T. Esquero, Dr .. D. Recio and Lt. H. C. Pacana. 20 T H E M A R K S- ~I A N July, 1939 If you would ask me just how the N.R.P.A. slaughtered everbody in easy fashion, I'd tell you that it was in the main purely a psychological trick that we-played on the Cebuanos. At first I was not aware of it, and it ·was only when our boys were setting a fast stride that I remembered all about it. Here it is. When we received the invitation of the Cebuanos to shoot W out with them in Cebu City, I wrote them a letter to the effect that the N.R.P.A. was only wai_ting for a chance to vindicate its defeat at their hands for the Montilla Trophy, and that Cebu was on the spot. I followed this letter with another wherein I told the Cebuanos that the boys have been constantly practicing and that they were in the pink of condition.. ,Their guns were red-hot, so to speak. And when I chanced to pass Cebu on my way to Mindanao, one week before the shoot, I told the captain of the Cebuanos that our shooters were the pick of the land and that with the easy course scheduled in their progTam, everything was a einch. But ... Before giving an account of the shoot, let me tell _you first about the progressive City of Cebu. Qebu City is so much like Manila, with the exception, of course, of the hot spots in the bigger city, that one invariably feels at home in Cebu. Besides, the people are courteous, including the taxi-drivers. However ..• A coach will have lots of head-aches, if not a serious nervous breakdown, managing a shooting team in this southern city. In the first place, you must consider the taxi-drivers. "Senor, quiere taxi? Quiere goodtime ?" A wink of his eyes meant many things. One -is usually accosted in this manner by the taxi-drivers on the side walks or immediately after putting his wobbly feet on Cebu shores. At the waterfront one is sure to b~ mobbed by these drivers. Another:: thorn in your side is the ricketty "tartanilla" that topples b_a.ck, nearly_ throwinQ'. you out, when you g·et in for a ride. .J.uly, 1939 T'HE MARKSMAN Sec. V .. Manuel is here watchinf! the scorer put down the r;ght scores on the blackboard. To his right stands Judge Arnoco, President of the Cebu Gun Club. On the blackboard can be seen the first scores for slow fire: 1\ Kalaw, 86 - Dr. Alberto, 73 (both N.R.P.A.) * * * 21 I became coach of the N.R.P.A teams by adoption. When I passed Cebu City again on my way back to Manila, one day before the shoot, I was told by the boys that Judge Jaranilla, our official team manager and coach, was not available for the reason that he was then in Baguio handling an important ca.se. And the boys being without a "father", had to adopt me, and this was how I happened to take the place of Judge .J aranilla as coach of the team. When one of your boys is frequently asked by taxi-driv~rs the same question, day and niight, in mono syllables, "Quiere taxi, quiere ... senor?", you would certainly jump three feet and explode. Baltazar is a good fellow, but he has a qualiity of intrinsic value to the taxi-drivers. He has the stamp of a foreigner and the mein and gait of an oppulent "hacendero", so that these hustlers group around him. But, as usual, good old Baity shoo them away as quickly as they come to him, and you can then breathe easily. Hurray for Baity, he can take care of himself! 22 T'HE MARKSMAN July, 1939 And what about Villamor? This soq.th-paw easily gets sea-s~ck, bui he can be cured just as easy by luscious curves. When he ·made passes to the waitresses at the Eden restaurant, without having his block knocked off, and assured one of them "marami cuata sa maynila", I thought for a moment I'd pack up and beat it. Then you have Teddy Kalaw tln your hands to worry about. He j_s the most reserved, but the most romantically inclined among the lot. And in Cebu there are romantically inclined girls too. What would you do when you see Teddy make goo-goo eyes to a pert, pretty cashier at the Elite, and by your watch it was already in the neighborhood of eleven o'clock in the ev·ening prior to the shoot? And on top of this he goes to bed full of ice-cream sodas. Trying to keep your boys within your folds is an arduous task. J aranilla, Jr., the anchor man of the team, is still groping in the "innocent" stage of his virlle manhood. So, he has to be protected from all temptations at all cost. "Doc" Alberto, who can diagnose any sickness and determine the heart-beats of any girl just like that, with a snap of his fingers, makes things too hot and tumultous to .suit a coach, whose incEn.ations are dangerously wavering along the same iines as those of his boys. Castelo had the presence of mind to bring along his own coach. H;i.s wife took care of him. April 30th was a Sunday, and the boys went to church quite early. The first dav of the shoot was a hot one. When I sav .hot. I mean HOT. Heated discussion prevailed all around during the first hour between an l.R.A. shooter, the captain of Cebu, and yours truly. It all started when "D-Oc" Alberto refused to take his place at the firing line because the line was not in proper alignment with that of the targets. The LR.A. fellow said· he could .shoot in any crooked position; vours truly said that if he could do it he must be a contortionist; then the Cebuano butted in and said tha.t we were both cross-eved and that the Hnes were in proper alignment. The umpire all the while desperately kept on blowing his whistle trY'ing to keep up a semblance of order. After this ver - bal skirmish, the umpire finaJly had the situation in hand, blew his whistle very weakly, and the fire works begun. Taking their positions at the firing line the N.R.P.A. squad, composed of Kalaw, Villamor, "Doc'' Alberto and Castelo, shot it out in an July, 1939 THE MARKSMAN 23 easy fashion and copped first place in the National Match Course, for center fire hand guns, 21 points ahead of Cebu. And they did this feat after having been badly beaten in the slow fire stage, and. yours truly came close to buckling down. U. P. came up from very far behind and took third place. Individual honors went to Teddy Kalaw who took 1st place, ViHamor, 2nd, and Dr. Recio of Cebu, 3rd. The next event was the individual International Course for small bore rifle, 40 shots, metallic sights at 50 meters. Although this event lacked the enthusiasm shown fo team events, it was, nevertheless, in_ teresting from the point of view of individual honors. The result was very upsetting for the home teams. Our Jaranilla, Jr. took first honors one point ahead of Pijuan of LR.A., who placed second, while Farol of Cebu fin1 i shed third. It was already well past one o'clock in the afternoon when the order "cease firing" was given. Everybody then had an awful void deep in his stomach, so that all available means of transportation had to be mustered to transfer the casualties to the eating place in the city. A succulent lunch was served at the LIDO, a famous eating .ioint in the City of Cebu. The genial hosts, the Cebu Gun Club, were untiring in thefr efforts to make everybody happy, rlespite his hunger. The occasion was a lively affair, everybody talked at the same time. With everybody fully loaded with a "supply" enough to last a; week, the contestants were all geared for the order of "commence firing'~ at exactly two-thirty in the afternoon .. The third event for the day was the Dewar team match. Baltazar, Villamor, "Doc" Alberto, and Jaranilla, Jr. defended the colors of -;;he N.R.P.k The shoot was very closely contested. The Cebuanos, :iftet the 50 yard stage, made an effort to rally but the N.R.P.A. again took DR. V. DE 0105 1894. Juan Luna, Manila HOURS OF CONSULTATION: 8:00 A .. M. to 6:00 P.M. 24 THE MARK-SMAN July, 1939 first honors after the scores for the 100 yard stage were verified, barely two paints ahead of the home team. U. P. again was satisfied with third place. Jaranilla, Jr. was the highest individual pointer. When we hit the hay that evening, tired, but happy, we had· already won 2 cups and 12 medals. The boys pretended to be asleep, but the fact was that nobody could sleep on account of the excitement, and ·~ach one was thinking of what the next day would bring. Teddy sneaked <:1 way for more ice-cream sodas. The next day, Monday, May 1st, ~t was even hotter. The l.R.A. folks were up quite early, and as if to taunt the N.R.P.A. took their breakfast at the Eden where the Manilans get their meals. The llongos were determined to massacre the boys from Manila, and they told us so. The order to "commence firing" was given at exactly ten in the morning. The first event was the individual slow center fire shoot at 50 yards. lloilo entered only one shooter. The entry was a "gaucho" who got tired of riding the pampas of Argentina, came to the Philippines and . became a "Pinoy". Incidentally he was the only one of the visiting teams that boasted of a private directory of the City .of Cebu, inside out, compiled in .iust one night. Teddy romped_ away with first honors, scoring one p(}int ahead of A villanosa of ~ebu. . Farol, also of Cebu,· placed third. During this event, the LR.A., boys shot their big guns in practice, since it was popularly conceded that they would down everybody with their Springfields. Lunch was brought and served at the ra11ges, and a much livelier day was had by all. After a respite of two hours, the umpire announced the last ~vent, the 30 cal·. rifle shoot, 40 shoots at 200 yards. Teddy, "Doc" Alberto, Baltazar and Jaranilla, Jr. picked up the cudgels for the N.R.P.A. After the first string of 20 shots, I knew our "boys will make a good showing. My prediction became true. The N.R.P.A. do\vned its keenest rival, the I.R.A., by 49 poii1ts, so that we again took first place, while lloilo had to content itself with second place. The U.P. boys, after a good scolding by Lt. Cabili, were able to creep up to third. Individual honors want to three of our outstanding riflemen; Teddy Kalaw, Dr. J. C. Alberto, and Victor Baltazar. When all the results have been verified, a caucus was held by the re-presentatives of the Cebu Gun Club, Iloilo Rifle Association. the .July, 193g THE MARKSMAN 25 U. P. and the N.R.P.A. It was decided to hold the next inter-club shoot in the City of Iloilo in 1940 to coincide with the Carnival in that city. The national championships are to be held in Manila, ·the N.R.P.A. to act as hosts, in 1941. I have to express here my appreciation for the efficient manner in which delicate problems regarding questioned scores have been sat~sfac torily solved by the committee headed by Mr. Mariano Nava of Iloil-o. A tribute should also be extended to Judge Amoco, president of Cebu Gun Club, for his cooperation with this committee. In the evening I set loose all my "\vards. I was very glad that I had: no more responsibilities in my hands. A couple went to see the Cebu Carnival; Teddy celebrated our victory with more ice-cream sodas; others hired a taxi and went for a ride, and what a ride! Only Villamar remajned at the hotel on account of a previous engagement with somebody from Manila who was selling cosmetics. When I laid in my bed that night, I was satisfied that our boys were reliable, well behaved, and that there was never a finer bunch of straight shooters than they. The following day, May 2nd, we said good-by to our hosts and all our friends. When we boarded the s/s "Panay" that morn-ing, we experienced a mixed feeling of happiness and sadness. We were happy because we gloriously won the shoots and that we were coming home to our loved ones. And we were sad because as the boat cast off her moorings, we were leaving behind_ us our newly ma.de friends who have all been good and courteous to us. I can say here that the bonds of friendship th.at tie together all the members of the gun clubs that par ... tjcipated in the shoot, have been strengthened by the frank cordiality of the hosts, the Cebu Gun Club, and by the spirit of high sportsmanship shown by everybody. I also wish to add that I am certain that the Cebu shooters will make a better showing next time. It was their first shoots and naturaJly they were somewhat rattled, in other words, more or less nervous .. All in all the N.R.P.A. teams won three cups and 21 medals. DR. J. C. ALBERTO 618 Trinidad·, Manila HOURS OF CONSULTATION: 2 :00 to 6 :00 P.M.
July, 1939 THE MARKSMAN 27 THANKS FOR THE TROPHIES * * * Donations This Year Expected To Reach An AILTime High * * * The increasing number of sports-lovmg dtizens who have donated medals and trophies for special matches iu either the rifle or pistol is an indication of the growing popularity of shooting as a pastime in the Philippines. The list of donors for last year follows: 1. Salvador •Lopez, rich hacendero of Davao, who donated medals for .45 caliber matches early in 1938. 2. Felix Cortes, national pistol champion now abroad on a vacation, gave medals for .30 caliber rifle competition. 3. Pedro Escalambre who gave a cup and ·medals for the best shooters in the .22 caliber rifle kneeling position. 4. R,a:qion Villamor, crack pistol shooter, who donated medals for tyros in pistol shooting. 5. Dr. Jose Alberto who offered medals to the. best shooters in the rifle standing position. With only half of the year 1939 gone, the same number of trophies for special matches were offered as last year. Through the good 'offices of Juan de Lange, Jorge Araneta, business tycoon, offered a beautiful trophy· for the best pistol shooter in the Islands. The .22 caliber pistol match was made available to all pistol shooters, specially to those in the Visayas, in order to determine who was the best pistol shot in the Philippines. The course offered was the Olymp,ic course. of 60 shoots at 50 meters. Up to the present time, with the match two-thirds through, the .. National Rifle & Pistol Association is leading 1 the Cebu and lloilo Gun· Club shooters. Felix Cortes has practically cinched the championship, having shot consistPntly above 500 points, with the nearest competitor a score of points behind him. Jn the Gil Montilla shoot, the Cebu boys romped away with trophy by a wide margin. winning- first and third places in the individual matches, with Sixto Farol comin~ first. Graciano Castaneda of the NRPA second, and Lt. H. Pacana, thir<l. :s THE MARKSMAN July, 1939 The Cebu sharpshooters ~re also leading in •the D-M-H-M rifle ;hoot, 30 shots· at 50 meters, the Olympic course, although by a i:iar·ower margin. Bu1 t unless the NRP A shooters improve, they will also ose this trophy. Most recent of the donations were those of Tomas Navarro of the Iunters' Headquarters who .. offered medals for the rifle match of 25 :hots at 50 yards, Swiss course .. The shoot was held last 'June 18th. Las't of the donors is Perfecto Cruz, young rifle enthusiast, who •ffered medals in the high power rifle. The match will be held on ;eptember 3, over a course totalling in all- 50 shots, including 20 in the ·apid fire. A :speCial gold medal will be awarded to the high man in he rapid fire course. Gran.daddy of all the special shoots; of course, is that for the Valdes ~up, a beautiful trophy offered by the Chief of Staff of the Philippine ~rmy. _Cortes won it three years ago, then Martin Gison was next, md Cortes repeated last year. This year, several shooters tied with •erfect scores : Cortes, Ramon ViHamor arid Dr. Ramon Soler in the pisol; Dr. J. Alberto, Esteban ·Ferrer and Lt. Carlos Quirino in cthe -rifle. ncidentally, this is tthe first time that rifle shooters have· been able. to nake a bid for the trophy by making _possible 500 scores at 50 yards. The shoot-off to break the tie was held last June 10th. What is the good of a good ''Single" Whisky? JOl-INNI~~ ~T AI,..K•~Il. Born 1820-st.ill going strong SOLE. AGENTS THE MANILA WINE MERCHANTS, INC. Largest Wholesale and Retail Liquor Dealers in the Philippines. Head Office: 174 Juan Luna . Tels. 4-90-57-4-90-58 Retail Branch Office : 37 _39 Calle Alhambra Tel. 2-17 -61 July, 1939 THE MARKSMAN ' ' aTH ROUND OF DMHM TROPHY-Shown abov~:are IQ.e~ - ~,rs of the NRPA, Far Eastern University and the U. P. teams that participat~d in the 5th Round of the DMHM Trophy Individual and Team Shoots, 22 cal. rifle. In the team event the NRP A boys emerged easy victors, while Mr .. V. Baltazar romped away with the pennant in the individual event with 299 points to his ·credit. -W-J~STINGI-IOUSE WESTERN EQUIPMENT & SUPPI;Y CO. "PACEMAKER" REF R 1 - G ER AT 0 RS 117-125 T. Pinpin, Manila Tel. 2-45..:91 29
30 THE MARKSMAN July, 1939' ELEMENT ARY BALLISTICS In order that the shooter may thoroughly comprehend, chose, · and enjoy his hobby, it is necessary that he have at lea.st an elementary knowledge of ballistics. Ballistics is a term used to describe the movement. and property of the bullet from the time it leaves the sheH case until it reaches its <lestinatjon. Ballistics are divided into two groups, internal and external. Internal ballistics have to do with the bullet while still in the barrel; 1'110~ANGC HEIGHT or TRA.JECTORY r-i=·-~~~:.--~~--·::r:=;-: _., __ =:-.: .. ::: ... :::~:=:~_-::·=---=--=--=·_=-:..=-:-=... = .. -=._= __ =R=A=N=G=E=-=-= -=-=-:_ :_ :_ :_ :_ :...:..-:_. ~~·-:.~-.-TA-· ~ .... ·r-;r TRAJECTORY external ballistics have to do with the bullet after leaving the muzzle of the gun. The blow of the firing pin upon the primer ignites the priming mixture much in the manner that an ordinary match ignites when the tip is struck or scratched. The flash of the primer in turn ignites the powder which is instantaneously converted into gas, causing very high pressure .in ali directions. The base of the bullet, being the only surface offering little resistance, gets the full benefit of the gas pressure and is forced out of the shell case into the bore of the gun and driven at high speed out of the muzzle. The more progressive or slow· Chamber" CROSS SECTION VIEW OF RIFLE BARREL burning the powder. the less jarringly the conve;sion from powder to gas takes place, and the more gradual and further from the chamber is the point of maximum pressure. The pressure exerted by the gas is expressed in atmospheres, or more commonly in pounds per square inch. Normal pressure in the 30/06 barrel is, for example, 30,000 pounds (10 tons) per square inch, and the Springfield Armory proof load for testing of the rifle is 45,000 pounds. For different types of firearms different powders are neces:::~ry, :for examp~e, a powder suitable for a long barrel may be quite unsuited for use in a short barrel, as a portion of the powder would not be burned : .July, 1939 31 until after the bullet had Jeft t1"e muzz1e, thereby causing great loss in velocity and energy. Consequently the shorter the barrel, the greater the muzzle pressure, the louder the report, and usually the muzzle blast. "'Wnen the bullet enters the barrel, it engages the rifling and is forced· into rotation. Without this rotation, any •ylindrical bullet would tumble and have no accuracy upon leaving the muzzle. The rate of twist is usua1ly expressed in the !number of inches requiretl for any single land or groove to make a complete turn. The U. S. Springfield, for example, has a 10-inch twist. The depth of the grooves and the rate of twist varies with the type of bullet and the velocity. In general, barrels for lead or light copper jacketed bullets have deeper grooves than for those with hard cupro nickel jackets such as used in all high velocity cartridges. In general also the faster the twist the faster the cartridge. A minjmum ballistics. barrel, extra wide The muz'lle grooves, improper velocity is given CrGOYe shade of the c011- in foot seronds. ical shoulder represent:ng th Land greatly increase number of feet the pressure, con- the projecHk centrate it near would travel in the chamber and ·· one second if it cause dis.turban<'- continued at the es in the barrel same rate a~ affecting the ac- when leaving tile curacy of the CROSS CUT VIEW OF BARREL muzzle. Since Ht€ shot. Externa'· bullet is subject to two forces, air resistance and gravity; the speed of flight begins to drop at once. The speed with which the bullet continues to travel is dependent upon the weight and form of the bullet, also upon the· wind. The fiight of the bullet from muzzle to point of impact is in the form of a curve, wjth the highest poirit about 54 per cent of the way toward the target. The greater the distance of the target the more the muzzj·e must be elevated to provide ag·ainst a drop short of the target. Point hhmk range is that range at which the bullet travels practically flat and before any perceptible drop due to air resistance or gravitation has taken place and coincides with the ~ine from muzzle to target. TEDDY got his Bird QUIRINO in _,Action These are in connection with Quirino ·s Articles on page 12 ,Ju.Iy, 1989 THE MARKSMAN 33 High velocity cartridges are those where the velocity is such that height of the trajectory over a line drawn from muzzle to target is very low. High velocity focreases accuracy and makes the altering of the rear sight for small differences in range unnecessary. It follows that the higher the velocity, the greater the point blank range. At the moment of leaving the muzzle, the base of the bullet is subjected to an uneven push from the gas escaping directly .behind it, and because the bullet is no more guided by the barrel. This is detrimental to its balance and causes the base of the bullet to pendulate or "yaw." The degree of swing from the perpendicuJar is referred to as the "angle of yaw," and it is for this reason that a high velocity cartridge cutting a target ·at close range will keyhole, and its penetration be less than at a greater. distance, because a well constructed bullet will rapidly lose its yaw ant settle to a regular flight. The amount of yaw is directly influenced by the length of 'the bearing surface of the bullet against the barrel. The shorter this surface, the greater the angle of yaw. For this reason a long round nose bullet has more penetration at short distances thv.n a boat tail sharp pointed or Spitzer type. In general a full ' jacketed bullet has double the penetration of one of similar shape with soft nose. The muzzle report is caused by escaping gas striking the 3.ir. The bullet report is caused by the piling up of air in front of the buflet. At ~ distance, only the bullet report is heard, behind the gun the sound heard .is combination of both. The muzzle flash is the dark reddish flash in front -of the muzzle caused by powder not completely consumed in the barrel. ·A peculiar phenomenon familiar to all shooters, is the brilliant bluish ball of fire, usuaHy known as the muzzle blast. When the highly heated gases strike the air they combine with it to create an explosive mixture which in turn explodes, intensifying the muzzle and bullet reports, all of which are heard as one by the shooter. The amount of muzzle flash and blast varies according to bullet, powder, and barrel length. DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPRlNGFIELD SERVICE RIFLE The Springfield Arsenal was opened shortly prior to 1799, when the first American army musket was built there. It was a copy of the French Charlesville rifle, caliber .69, shooting a one ounce ball with a muzzle 34 THE MARKSMAN July, 193~ velocity of 900 foot seconds. With a few changes, an arms built at Spring_ field were .69 caliber, until 1842 when the first rifling was introduced and a spherical bullet used. The caliber was next reduced to .58, doubling the effective range from 250 to 500 yards. In 1866, the first .50 caliber metal cartridge was employed, but Jasted only until 1873 when it was reduced to .45 caliber. This rifle stayed until 1893, when the Krag was introduced in the successive models of 1892, 11894, and 1898. The Krag, in turn was discontinued in 1905, when the present day model of 1903, bu.Ht on the pattern of the Mauser Model: 1898, of which it is partly a copy and partly a modification, was adopted.' In 1905, attention was given the Mauser Spitzer bullet, which was adopted in 1906. and one thread was removed from the barrel, reducing the original length from 24 to 23.79 inches. The Spitzer type 1906 cartridge has double the accuracy and about 30 per cent greater velocity, energy, and range than the original 1903 cartridge. Since 1906 the development has not been in the mechanical features of the rifle, but in the quality of materials used and the ammunition~ For this reason the purchaser of a Springfield rifle should see to it that his rifle, if made at Spring°field, has a serial number o-·1er 800,000, or if made at Rock Island, over 285,507. We call attention to this because all actions under the respective numbers mentioned are destroyed and replaced when returned to Springfield. On the new actions nickel and chrome vanadium steels are used, together with new processes of heat treatment which assure· the greatest degree of safety to the shooter. The present trend in army rifles is the automatic type, and the time is undoubtedly close at hand when all armies will be so equipped. TOM'S_ DIXIE KITCHEN DINE-DANCE-WINE WHERE SPORTSMEN MEET Plaza Goiti Manila ;___.----------------------------·~------------------------~--
.July, 1839 THE MARKSMA.N' 35 FANCY SHOOTING FANCY or snap shooting at flying targets with a -~~ caliber rifle is often called "trick" shooting. This is the wrong term for there is no trickery about it a0 nd any boy who has learned to shoot fairly well at a stationary target can master fancy shooting if he will try hard enough. You must remember that this sort of shooting is not easy to do and can not be learned in a few hours of practice. But.. the same general principle apply to all types of accurate shooting, whether at moving or stationary targets. A'.nd you must line up your sights and aim in the same careful manner. Shooting profile pictures, such as an Indian head or a running rabbit, the bullet holes tracing the outline, is a lot of fun and is not so difficult as it might seem. First practice drawing the outline on cardboard cards about two feet square. Instead of drawing lines, use dots like bullet holes to mark the outline of the figure. Now try drawing the picture with your rifle. The Remington repeaters are best to use as a single shot requires too much time to r·~ ioad. Drawing the picture with bullet holes will seem quite different than making it with chalk dots, for you will be several feet away from the picture and things will look different. But keep practicing and you will soon get the knack. Shooting small objects thrown into the air is another good stunt. Start wjth an empty tin can, and learn to hit it almost every time b1~ fore you change to smaller objects. Toss it up yourself, but not too high, at first. Generally it will be faHing when you fire, so remember to' aim a little bebw such targets.
36 T. H E ::\1 A R K S l\1 A ~ HANG FIRES AND MISS FIRES by ALIBI IKE (A near champion of Skeet) Ben Turpin, the famous cross_ eyed· comedian of the silent screen, eontrary to the popular belief, was a dead-shot with a six-shooter. If you think we are ribbing, try standing ten p~es from him with an apple on your head and let him nick your ear instead of the apple. --x-A Chicago poliCeman was killed by his own bullet. The officer had a running gun fight with a thug. The bandit ran up a tenement house and entered a doo·r with the cop hard behind him. The officer fired at .the door. ThP door proved to be reinforced with steel and a peculiar indentation on the steel plate, at about waist high. made the bullet ricochett in an upward angle and strike the officer ht>tween the eyes.. --x-A rich "hacendero", who all his Iif e sported a super 38 on his belt whene,·er he went about ·his lands, had an occasion to use it. A disgruntled farmhand attacked him with a bolo one day. The hacendero unlimbered his pistol and levelled it at the man. Luckily a farm foreman saw the inrident, came to the aid of his boss and arrested the would-he attacker. When the malcontent was being lead away, the hacendero looked at his trusty, rusty Colt and then fainted.. The gun was unloaded. --x-"Paltiks" are dangerous weapons. Dangerous not only to the one against whom it is used, but to the user as well. Here is one. A "paltik" maker has just finished one of his contrabands. He was proud of his work, so he loaded his piece with a 20 ga. shell, went to the back yard and pulled the trigger. Bang! When the smoke cleared the gun-maker was sprawled on tlie '!"round, his face bloody from several wounds and his right hand was miss:ng. His gun was broken to small pieces and scattered about. Faulty breech, weak frame, and a BUM piece as a whole! A g-roup of competitors in the Club Rifle Championship· of the Cosmopolitan Gun Club iin 1933. Several best shots of the club are shown in the picture: A. D. Hileman, R. A. Thom.pson, R .. McFrederick, M. Flores: J _ B. Hond, Jurlgc .laranilla :_md · :>thcrs. Messrta. F. Corfrs and _ b_, !lh:e!'a n-ere t~en marksm£!!~
38 THE ~1ARKSMAN July, 1939 122 STRAIGHT AT SKEET THA rs TOM MYERS' RECORD * * Just two weeks from the date of the 12-gauge Opens Skeet Championship, wh:ch was to be held at the Co3mopolitan Gun Club at San Pedro Makati, July 9, Tom Myers had a run of 122 straight at skeet. 'This surpasse3 his own previous record of 90 straight made three weeks ago. Myers had made 98 x 100 on two previou& attempts to make 100 straight and succeeded finally in making his new record. Tom Myers, howe·Jer, w:JI still have plenty of competition for the Open medal. Oscar Roehr has been hitting them regularly, and then there is Geo. L. Curtis to· reckon with. Curtis has had plenty of eompetitions in the States and has won his share of medals. In addition, there are R. C. Staight, Judge Delfin Jaranma, A. D. Hileman and .T. E. Norton, all of whom can be counted on to give a good account of themselve~. Competitive shooting with the consequent tension either brings 0ut excellent shooting or may cause an otherwise steady shot to crack. Good scores are anticipated, as well as an unusually large entry. Skeet shootin~ has been gaining in popularity in the Philippines and there are now skeet layouts at the Cosmopolitan Gun Club, Baguio Gun Club and Nichols Field. For every Sports need Sbop at HEACOCK'S 108 ESCOLTA ---.--BAGUIO-CEBU-MANILA-DAV AO-lLOILO Ideal ranges of the Cebu Gun Club at Lahug, Cebu, 4 kilometers from the City. Site like the above is appropriate for rang·es from 22 cal. to 30 cal. High power rifle or larger stilJ.
40 LIPA A THE MARKSMAN GUN CLUB HAS GOOD START July, l 939 The Lipa Gun Club was successfully ir.augurated last June 25 in Lipa. Batangas, with Jose Manguiat, Armandc Mendoza and Jose P. ·Heyes heading the local crack sho~ts. Result of the cJassification Ehoot, using .22 caliber pi&tols on 50 yards Nl{A target (10 shoots ~t 15 yards, slow fire) were: .Jose Manguiat, '.J5; Jose P. Reyes, 91; Armando Mendoza, 84; Dr. Vitaliano Luna, 80; Pedro A. Katigbak-Roxas, 80; Pedro Maralit, 80; .Jose Recto, 75. Results of the initiation shots using .22 caliber pistol on 50 yards target NRA ten shots, slow fire, at 15 yards were: Armando Mendoza, 98; .Jose Manguiat, 94; .Jose P. Reyes, 92; Dr. VitaJiano Luna, 92; Pedro A. Katigbak-Roxas, 90; Lamberto Hermosa, 86; Vicente Malabanan, ~6; Tomas 8emana, 82; Pedro Maralit, 82; Francisco Katigbak, 80; Bernar _ <lino Africa, 78; Wenceslao Aquino, 7 4; Gregorio Katigbak, · 72; and ,Tose Recto, 70. The newly-elected officers a;re Jose M .. Manguiat president; Pedro L. Malabanan, secretary-tre;;i.surer; Leon M. Katigbak, Felino M. Katigbak and Jose P. Reyes, charge d'affairs; whH·e Teodoro 1\1. Kalaw and Claro 1\1. RecM are honorary officers. After the. shoots, members and guests gathered at the club's headquarter for a stag luncheon. Classification and Women's Shoot WITH EMPHASIS ON THE WOMEN [By MOD. FLORE8] The adoption of the classification courses as prescribed in the 1939 program of shoots (page 57) of the N. R. P. A. was ag·reed upon at ·che last meeting of the board of ~i!ectors on June 17, a resolution to this effect having been approved by that body. These cfassification course5 will replace the qualification courses, requiring all Tyros of the association to fire the former courses as often as possible, until they make the grade. ·
40 LIPA A THE MARKSMAN GUN CLUB HAS GOOD START July, l 939 The Lipa Gun Club was successfully ir.augurated last June 25 in Lipa. Batangas, with Jose Manguiat, Armandc Mendoza and Jose P. ·Heyes heading the local crack sho~ts. Result of the cJassification Ehoot, using .22 caliber pi&tols on 50 yards Nl{A target (10 shoots ~t 15 yards, slow fire) were: .Jose Manguiat, '.J5; Jose P. Reyes, 91; Armando Mendoza, 84; Dr. Vitaliano Luna, 80; Pedro A. Katigbak-Roxas, 80; Pedro Maralit, 80; .Jose Recto, 75. Results of the initiation shots using .22 caliber pistol on 50 yards target NRA ten shots, slow fire, at 15 yards were: Armando Mendoza, 98; .Jose Manguiat, 94; .Jose P. Reyes, 92; Dr. VitaJiano Luna, 92; Pedro A. Katigbak-Roxas, 90; Lamberto Hermosa, 86; Vicente Malabanan, ~6; Tomas 8emana, 82; Pedro Maralit, 82; Francisco Katigbak, 80; Bernar _ <lino Africa, 78; Wenceslao Aquino, 7 4; Gregorio Katigbak, · 72; and ,Tose Recto, 70. The newly-elected officers a;re Jose M .. Manguiat president; Pedro L. Malabanan, secretary-tre;;i.surer; Leon M. Katigbak, Felino M. Katigbak and Jose P. Reyes, charge d'affairs; whH·e Teodoro 1\1. Kalaw and Claro 1\1. RecM are honorary officers. After the. shoots, members and guests gathered at the club's headquarter for a stag luncheon. Classification and Women's Shoot WITH EMPHASIS ON THE WOMEN [By MOD. FLORE8] The adoption of the classification courses as prescribed in the 1939 program of shoots (page 57) of the N. R. P. A. was ag·reed upon at ·che last meeting of the board of ~i!ectors on June 17, a resolution to this effect having been approved by that body. These cfassification course5 will replace the qualification courses, requiring all Tyros of the association to fire the former courses as often as possible, until they make the grade. · July, 1939 THE MARKSMAN 41 It will be recalled here that at the time you applied for membership in the N.R.P.A. you heartily endorsed its objective; "To encourage marksmanship especially among young men and women throughout the Islands as a means of National Defense." In order to live up to this purpose of· the N. R. P. A., each member is requested to fire the classification course in either the pistol or the rifle. We do not expect everyone to be able to qualify even as intermediate class but we earnestly request that he should at least fire the prescribed course. An examination of the list of those who have already fired th~ classification courses scheduled in our program of activities for this year indicates that many names have not been included to date. It is presumed however that the'se parties concerned must have either been very busy or overlooked the matter. In the way of brushing up a little members are earnestly requested to fire the prescribed classification course at their earliest convenience. The N. R. P. A. intends to report later to the Philippine Army the names of those who htve qutlified in either Pistol or Rifle, and it wiH ind~ed by a pleasure to have your name in the list. The ladies of N. R. P.A. members are also being called upon to hustle up a bit, this year's ladies' shoot having been poorly attended. The way we look at it, the members are to blame for this because of their indifference i~ preferring to have the ladies stay at home instead of limbering up in wide ~pen spaces of the ranges and shootin~ at targets. It is beUeved that by taking your wife to the ranges once or twice a week, her household duties will not be sorely abandoned. On the contrary, her experience gained outdoors will win for her self-confidence and good com_ pany. It might also be mentioned, in this connection, that you are not always on hand to protect your family and home from intruders ... In other countries, women are given military training in camps for several months. Here, there is no such law compelling our women to undergo military training. However, the National Defense Act is not for men alone. Women must share with them the burden of military preparedness. The N. R. P. A. has a noble aim to help the Commonweal th Government train the Filipino citizen~y, including the women, of course, in this outdoor sport; which in itself is a healthy recreation. 42 THE MARKSMAN Julv, 1939 The N. R. P. A. board of directors, therefore, requests all the members to urge and encourage their wives and daughters to learn the art of target shooting for the proper care and handling of fire arms. With this end in view, we have included in our annual program the Ladies Pistol Shoot. This year, this event is scheduled for May 7, 1939, but which was postponed to November on account of the negligible number of entries. In passing, we wish to repeat here that the N. R. P. A. ranges are at the disposal of the members from 8 :00 A. M. to 5 :00 P. M. Before firing, however, please report to the administrative officer or to the rangP. officer. You should also inform either officer on duty that you are shooting for the Classification Shoot. DUMAGUETE GUN CLUB GETS ITS INCORPORATION PAPERS The newly organized Dumaguete Gun Club has already received its papers of incorporations and will soon lay down its prograii:i o:f acti_vities. Over at the Matheson farm the club has leased the shooting _range, and ranges at various distances are now under construction. The members of the board o.f directors of the club are: Dr. Santiag:> S. Calo, president; Dr. Eduvigio G. Ruperto, vice-presient; Lt. Benjamin Viloria, secret.ary; Felicisimo -Flores, treasurer; and Robert S. Matheson, member Charter members of the club are: Dr. Emilio _M. Javier, Mariano Perdices, Eduvigio Ruperto, Alejandro Aviado, Dr. Santiago S. Calo, Jose Flores, Miguel Amil, Leonardo Ozoa., Pedro Flores, Dr. Jesus F. Ozoa, · Simeon S. Flores, Lt. Florencio B. Gonzales, Manuel E. Gonzales, Felipe Catadman, Felicisimo Flores, Robert S. Matheson, and Benjamin N. Viloria. During the recent town fiesta prominent men of the province participated in the open pistol competition held at Silliman ROTC range. About 75 entries competed in the pistol and rifle shoots. Winners in the pistol competition were: Lt. Benjamin Viloria, 98 points; Godofredo Jorolan, 94 points; Robert S. Matheson, 94 points; Dr. Santiago S. Calo, 93 points. Winners in the rifle competition were: Henry Flesher, first place ; George Fleisher, second place. Plans are under way for competitions in various distances and calibers, and a program for the month,Jy shoots will be published.
42 THE MARKSMAN Julv, 1939 The N. R. P. A. board of directors, therefore, requests all the members to urge and encourage their wives and daughters to learn the art of target shooting for the proper care and handling of fire arms. With this end in view, we have included in our annual program the Ladies Pistol Shoot. This year, this event is scheduled for May 7, 1939, but which was postponed to November on account of the negligible number of entries. In passing, we wish to repeat here that the N. R. P. A. ranges are at the disposal of the members from 8 :00 A. M. to 5 :00 P. M. Before firing, however, please report to the administrative officer or to the rangP. officer. You should also inform either officer on duty that you are shooting for the Classification Shoot. DUMAGUETE GUN CLUB GETS ITS INCORPORATION PAPERS The newly organized Dumaguete Gun Club has already received its papers of incorporations and will soon lay down its prograii:i o:f acti_vities. Over at the Matheson farm the club has leased the shooting _range, and ranges at various distances are now under construction. The members of the board o.f directors of the club are: Dr. Santiag:> S. Calo, president; Dr. Eduvigio G. Ruperto, vice-presient; Lt. Benjamin Viloria, secret.ary; Felicisimo -Flores, treasurer; and Robert S. Matheson, member Charter members of the club are: Dr. Emilio _M. Javier, Mariano Perdices, Eduvigio Ruperto, Alejandro Aviado, Dr. Santiago S. Calo, Jose Flores, Miguel Amil, Leonardo Ozoa., Pedro Flores, Dr. Jesus F. Ozoa, · Simeon S. Flores, Lt. Florencio B. Gonzales, Manuel E. Gonzales, Felipe Catadman, Felicisimo Flores, Robert S. Matheson, and Benjamin N. Viloria. During the recent town fiesta prominent men of the province participated in the open pistol competition held at Silliman ROTC range. About 75 entries competed in the pistol and rifle shoots. Winners in the pistol competition were: Lt. Benjamin Viloria, 98 points; Godofredo Jorolan, 94 points; Robert S. Matheson, 94 points; Dr. Santiago S. Calo, 93 points. Winners in the rifle competition were: Henry Flesher, first place ; George Fleisher, second place. Plans are under way for competitions in various distances and calibers, and a program for the month,Jy shoots will be published. RAMON VILLAMOR One of the outstanding Rifle and pistolmen at present. A record holder in 22 cal. Rifle stand_ ing position. Like Mr. Felix Cortes, he is good pistol shot in the NRP A. His hobby i1s target shooting, and you will always hear of him in the pistol and rifle whenever an open shoots are held. He has already about 40 prizes including Medals and Trophies.
44 T H E M A R K S :!\f A N July, J 939 TVT Man Romps Away With Prize At Annual Newspapermen· s Shoot A. Tatlonghari, TVT correspondent in Batangas, and a new member of the N.R.P.A. captured the annual newspapermen's shoot held at at NRPA ranges last June 18, with a score of 194 points. Luis Hizon, another TVT man, was, second with 188 points. Juan Collas, of the Phiiippines Free Press, one of the strongest contenders for the title, finished third with 185. This year's newsmen shooting competition was well attended with TVT, DMHM, Free :Prees, and Roces Publications representatives participating. Lively competition featured the day's events. Beer and sandwiches were served after the contest. The absence of S. P. Lopez, last year's winner, was reg!etted by the N.R.P.A. Hawkins. of the Bulletin and Intengan of the Herald were also absent. Miss Ja:ne Wilson, daughter of United Press Correspondent Dick Wilson, won the Handicap pistol shoot with 152 points. Austin Johnson of the Free Press, was second with 65, Bert Covet of the TVT was third with 48, winning the consolation prize. In the Hunter's shoot held also on the same day, Attorney Delfin .JaraniHa, Jr., one of the islands' outstanding shooters, won the event with sixteen consecutive tens. (Highest number) Lieutenant Carlos Quirino, -P. A. Res., placed second- with eleven consecutive tens. Attorney V. Baltazar was third with five consecutive tens. Twelve contestants participated in this year's tilt all of them considered as the best shots in the Philippines today. All the contestants who were not able to make consecutive tens were eliminated until the fight narrowed down to Jaranilla, Quirino and Baltazar. Tne result o.f the newsmen's shoot: 1. A. Tatlonghari, TVT -----------.---- 194 2. L. Hizon, TVT ____________________ 188 3. J. Collas, Free Press ______________ 180 4. F. G. Tutay, Free Press __________ 156 5. D. L. Francisco, Free Press ________ 155 6. Miss Jane Wilson, U.- Press ________ 152 7. Mrs. Bert Covet, TVT ...,----------- 115 8. C. Claudio, DMHM -----~-------- 97 9. A. Johnson, Free Press ___________ 65 10. T. Capertl, Roces Pub. ____________ 62 11. P. Jose, Graphic _________________ 50 12. Bert Covet, TVT _________________ 48
.foi.y, 1939 T H E ~I A R K S M A N My First Experience • Shooting IR It Was Not A Pleasant Beginning, But It's Worth Remembering By FLA VIO G. CANUEL Life Member N.R.P.A. 45 It was sometime in 1928 that a very good friend of mine, M1'. :MoJ. Flores, invited me to shoot in the Cosmopolitan Gun Club. I wa3 jubiL ant over this invitation for I thought then it would give me a chance to be on the firing line, without in the least thinking of the effects on my physique that my first shots would give me. I began firing on a Caliber 22 revolver, first at 10 y.ards, then at 15 meters, and finally at 25 yards. I made out not a very discouraging record ~nd I felt the thrill and beauty of shooting. Then I tried a Caliber 45 government model pistol and my first slwt at 10 yards was, maybe by chance, perfectly in the Bull's eye. The-, su·ccessive shots, however, notwithstanding the very short distance~ ·belied, my· efficiency as a promising tyro. My tutor, Mr. Flores, instructed me how to aim, squeeze the trigger and to forget the recoil or kick, but no amount of instruction or encouragement, however, could conquer the fear that. I might lose grip of the pistol, for the kick of a Caliber 45 pistol is such that an unexperienced man would naturally feel it while :firing. With such predicament visible on my pale face, I stopped firing on the Caliber 45 pistol by pretending that I was very tired already. This I had to resort to because Mr. Flores introduced me to those then gathered in the range as one who for years had been handling, checking and certifying almost all kinds and makes of firearms, being then employed in the, Firearms Section of the Philippine Constabulary, but absolutely a green horn ii\ actual firing of firearms. Afterwards I joined the gang firiI1g on Caliber 30 H. P. 1·ifles. I remembered I fired two shots at standing position and another two on a kneeling position, at a distance of 200. yards, but to my bewildermPnt, the red flag was hurled after every shot. I made better results in the prone position and out of my twenty shots, about five or six buried deep in the target, not one in the Bull's eye. The poor mark I obtained did not bother me a bit for that was my first time to fire on Caliber 30 rifle; it was the almost unbearable strain and pain I felt in the muscles THE MARKSMAN July, 1939 and bones of my shoulder, arm and breast, which put me to bed for two consecutive day,s. In my confinement, I was censuring Mr. Flores for having brought me to a gun club but when I got 9ver all these pains and returned to my desk already refreshed, I began to feel very grateful to Mr. Flores for having given me an opportunity not only to do target practice but to breathe fresh air in the range, forget office worries, and associate and mingle with real, dyed-in-the-wool sportsmen. Several months ago, on a regular day, I stealthily fired on Caliber 22 pistol in the Pureza range of N.R.P.A. and I found myself a much better shot than in my first try-out at the Cosmopolitan Gun Club. This is due perhaps to a frequent private target practice I had during the intervening period. I have in some degree conquered the natural fear in firing any gun and observed the correct principles of shoot'ing. From my experience, I gather that it is essential and seemingly indispensable to have frequent target practice fo a well established range ·in ·order that proficiency in actual handling, firing and using of firearms may. be attained. I would, therefore, suggest to all members of the N.R.P.A.r myself not excluded, to have constant target practice in the ranges of the club. La Estrella Del Norte LEVY HERMANOS, INC. 46 Escolta Man~la
July, 1939 THE MARKSMAN SURPRISES APLENTY FEATURED .COSMOPOLITAN 12 GAUGE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP * * * 49 Surprises galore marked the annual 12 gauge open championship held at the Cosmopolitan Gun Club at San Pedro Makati, last June 18.. The results were far from what local dopesters predicted. Tom Myers won first place with 192 x 200. Oscar Roehr and Tom Highsmith were tied for second with 189 each. In the .shoot off, Roehr won giving him second and Tom Highsmith third place. Joe Beech won high novice with 184. Just a year ago Roehr won high novice in the 1938 open so it can regdily be seen that his shooting has steaqily improved. ·Trap shooting is an exacting· game and missing a few birds puts one in the class with the also-runs. Young Joe Beech looks. like a natural shooter. Maybe it. runs in the family as his brother is also an expert shot. His score . of 184 x 200 is no mean lead and besides it was his first competition o~ any kind in trap shooting. He has served ample notice that he will have to bP reckoned with in future competitions. Baguio Gun Club had a representative group of shooters here and had thev had the opportunity for more practice on the local traps to familiarize themselves with the angles and speed more than one medal would have gone to the MoPnblin Provjnce. The B.agufo crowd consisted of Tom Highsmith, J. I. Highsmith,· A. K. NeviHe, Mike Gribben, Wm. McGee, Allen Hight, I. F. Lupton. H. C. Heald was also present but did not participate. A good crowd attended and enjoyed the food and drinks. Dr. RAMON SOLER , ATIMONAN. TAY A BAS
50 THE MARKSMAN THE GUN SHOP By .JIM CROSSMAN LATEST RED W JOB Name: Model 75 Winchester Age: Practically none, being as it's brand new Weight: 8 pounds July, 193!1 Personal Description: Light weight targ·er rifle, 28'' barrel, Winchester designed targer sjghts with inter-changeab1€ inserts in the front and J /4 minute clicks in the rear, . but some very peculiar graduations on the latter. Sighbline is practically target-scope height, with stock to match, generally similar to stock on the M/52 and M/70 target rifles, length 13-1/8, drop about 1-3/4 comb, 2-1/4 heel. Sling swivel.s. adapted to wide government sling, front swivel adjustable front barrel band, M/72 bolt in the M/69 receiver. Bolt cocks on opening and is a fairly smooth working affair. Trigger pull adj us table by undressing the rifle and turning a screw in the bottom of the works. Personal habits: Poppa Time has been galloping along at such a rate that we haven't gotten around to ·shooting this gun. However groups sent out by Winchester average 1.3" for one rifle, 1.45 for another, each average for 5 ten shot groups at 100 yards, muzzle and elbow rest. Financial arrangement: By collecting· 2,995 pennies you can sell this gun to any eager customer. The $29.95 includes target sights and a sling. For target work those sights should be worth 5 bucks easily. Although approximately a peewee M /52, it isn't in the price class of that rifle or the M/37 Remington, but comes closer to the M/lfJ Savage and 416 Stevens. It's not as heavy as the 52 and for·that reason is much better adapted to four position work, school rifle teams, young " shooters or the female of the species. You should call it to the attention of your local junior ciub or school team. Being designed primarily as a target rifle, it needs a little reworking to make it a good field and plinking gun. However it looks a fine little job and should be quite popular in its field. July, 1939 THE MARKSMAN 51 NEW POLY A long letter comes to hand from E. Fielh White, Headman of the Poly Choke outfit. And it seems, according to this letter, that the Poly boys have something new on the fire, the net result of which will be to give them all the advantages of both the Poly Choke and the Cutts Compensator, with none of their disadvantages, which would be something. The Cutts is famous for its beautiful patterns and, in a lesser degree, its recoil reduction, but infamous for its looks and noise: Poly claims they can get the patterns and recoil reduction of the Cutts without it.s noise and with their own quick choke-change. Nothing but reading ·material to experiment with so far but hope to shoot one soon. CHISELING Unpleasant rumor that two or three brothers were caught gypping at Perry this year, a rather unusual occurrence as the boys are usually pretty well behaved back there. It's something we hate to see crop up and are glad to note that chiselers were knocked down plenty hard. NObody can make a living off prize money in the rifle game, so it must be played for fun. Durned if we can see the fun in beating anyone else by cheating and taking points not earned. When you set up rules to play any game it seems as though you should stick by 'em, even if they (Continited on varJe 53) F ARMACIA CENTRAL DEALERS IN PERFUMERIES MEDICAL SUPPLIES '=' * * PRESCRIPTIONS MR. JOSE TE.EHANKEE, JR. Manager 248 ROSARIO. MANILA July, 1939 THE MARKSMAN 53 (Continued /1'<Ym· page 51) don't happen to please you, otherwise the game loses ;:iJl points. Fortunately cheating is rather rare in the shooting game, although there are chiselers in any game who'd rather play it crooked than straight. The regular Service teams are plenty hard boiled and if they catch a man taking a point he doesn't deserve he's all washed up right now. BROAD GUARD Harrington and Richardscn~s smart feller, Walter Roper, sends out one of the'.r new wide trigger guards for the M & R Ultra model. It's· about twice as wide as the old guard and feels much ·more comfortable. Walter sa1d as how it was an easy job to replace guards, being necessary to remove only one pin. Which is quite true, only· he forgot to say how to rep]ace all the parts that fell out when the old guard was removed and we need a couple of blueprints for same. But desptte this, the wide guard does make that already good-feeling gun hand even better. BLACKBIRDS, EH? Boy friend takes on a dove hunt for the first ti~e and reports back that they're no fun-too much like shooting blackbirds. Mebbeso, but we wish we could take him by the hand a·nd show him some dove shoots ·we've tied into. ·From slow, easy birds that you could knock down with a dirty look to high speed darting flight, they offer more variety of shooting than any birds we know of. If you get by trees when they're coming in to roost, you only need a slingshot to get a limit-if you're a slingshot expert. But when they really start places, it's a different story. GUN CLEANING A lot of the boys gleefully heaved out all their cleaning equipment when this non-rust ammunition came out. But a little while later you could have found many of them scrabbling around in the pile looking for this stuff, or sneaking in the back door of t}\e sporting goods store. Despite non-rust ammunition the cleaning 'rod is still a valuable accessory. A gun barrel i.s, after all, merely i polished ,pi~ce of steel and 1mder the right conditions wiH rust without the aid and assistance of primer deposit. So it has to be given the. protection/that any polished piece of steel needs. When used with rustless ammunition, we merely wipe out the bores of our guns with a dry patch and coat with a good gun on or grease if they are to be left for any time. This probably isn't necessary where a gun is shot every few days, but it's easier to do this little task than it is to scrub out a lot of rust. Before shooting, of course, they should be wiped out with another dry patch. (Continued on '}JaUe 52) 52 THE MARKSMAN July, HI~~ lC011th1ut'd lro-111 page 53) The .22 apparently exerts some mild preservjng effect and some of our .22's haven't seen a rod in months, but they are shot every week or so. Lead is very easily removed with a wad of fine steel wool on the end of the cleaning rod and we use this prescription in de-leading our shotguns. Some .22's, especially revolvers, will lead badly, particularly with dry high speed ammunition. Government .45 and .30'06 ammunition has a corrosive primer, and some special commercial ammunition will rust your gun, but the chances of getting hold of thjs aren't very great. A thorough cleaning with water or some good solvent is necessary after using this ammunition. Metalfouling-a deposit of conper from the bullet jacket, usually built up· on the lands-is not so well known these days, fortunately. It's easiest removed with "ammonia dope," for whjch there are several formulas. So even if your customer is going to use rustless ammunition you can, with a clear conscience, peddle him a cle·aning rod, some patches ·and some good gun grease or oil. We don't like a light oil, because in time it will run off, leaving part of the bore unprotected.· We rusted several guns at the muzzle before we discovered what was going on. * * HUNTERS' HEAOijUARTERS Dealers in FIREARMS AND AMMUNITIONS 307 BUSTOS MANILA
54 THE MARK g MAN .Tul'y, I93°~ WES·TERN BOAT-TAIL BULLETS GREATER VELOCITY BY PRODUCING A BULLET WITH LESS TAIL DRAG As a bullet flies through the air, the air stream passing from point to base tends to create a vacuum. at the base which acts as a drag on the forward progress of the bullet. The greater the velocity, the more noticeable this vacuum or vortex (see illustration). By using a bullet with a reduced tail diameter, the negative effect of the vortex is reduced with consequent greater velocity. This has been known for some time, but until a few ~ars a.go bullets of this type proved erratic' and inaccurate. The Western Cartridge Company produced the first boat-tai bullets from an accuracy standpoint. ';rhese new bullets were .submitted iJI the United States Ordnance Department tests and performed so well that they have since been adopted hy the United States and other_ govern-. ments for their service rifle ammunition. They have been used by the world's best shots on the range and tbeir remarkable accuracy has contributed to many world's records. This is the First Boat-Tail Bullet to Win a U. S. Government ~ccuracy Test Re1narkable photograph of bullet tmvelling 2,700 feet per seco1id, showing air resistance at poin.t and ~ast'!:.. Compare the wide vortex 6r tail d1 ag with that of the boat·tail bullet shown on the opp-Osite picture. Actual plwtograph made by United States Bureau of Standards illus· frating how the Western Boat-tail bullet reduces air resistance. Note particularly how the reduction in l1ase diameter diminishes the area of tail drag or vo»tex. Winner of 10th Far Eastern Olympic .22 Rifle Championship, R. Dixon, one of the ex_ pert riflemen in the Islands. He was the best shot in his time. Sgt, :M. Burlingame: of the Nichols },ield Pistol Club, first prize winner in the 10th Far Eastern Olympic Pistol •Championship.

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Media: Editorial; Tax on ammunition; 'Twas four years ago...; Shooting--Truly a He-Man's pastime; Comments on the classification shoot; When I tried skeet; Old timers ... In pistol shooting; Shooting it out with the Cebuanos and Ilongos; Thanks for the trophies; Elementary ballistics; Fancy shooting; Hang fires and miss fires; 122 Straight at skeet; Lipa Gun Club has a good start; Classification and women's shoot with emphasis on the women; Dumaguete Gun Club gets its incorporation papers; TVT Man Romps away with prize at Annual Newspapermen's Shoot; My First experience in shooting; Surprises aplenty featured Cosmopolitan 12 Gauge Open Championship; The Gun Shop; Western boat - Tail bullets; The Marksman Magazine Vol. I, No.1 (July 1939)