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‘The Birch-Bark Roll 4 Crise see. TARGET-SHOOTING (Open to Men only) Everything that can be said in favor of firearms for use in general sport applies to the rifle only (and its understudy the revolver). The scatter-gun has no official existence for us. It is ruination to the marksman’s power and should be abolished. A rifle range is a desir- able adjunct to all grown-up camps. Honors are awarded according to the army standards. Revolver-Shot. Target 4x4 feet. Bulls eye 8 inches (counts 4 points). Inner ring 2 feet (3 points). Outer, the rest of target (2 points). : Distance, 30 yards. 96 shots divided in any number up to six days, one hand, standing: — 250 points count coup; 300, grand coup. Half with left hand only; half with right only: — 230 points, coup; 260, grand coup. Rifleman. To be a marksman according to militia standards, a coup; to be a sharpshooter, or an expert rifle-man, a grand coup. EYESIGHT To spot the Rabbit three times out of five at 60 yards, also to distinguish and map out correctly six Pleiades and see clearly the ‘Pappoose (Alcor) on the Squaw’s (Mizar) back,” counts a coup; to spot the Rabbit three times out of five at 70 yards and seven Pleiades and the Pappoose counts a far-sight grand coup. (Those 24